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All results from a given calculation for CH2CH(CH3)2 (Isobutyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 2A'
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.150424
Energy at 298.15K-156.159242
HF Energy-155.802137
Nuclear repulsion energy125.519416
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at MP2/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3178 3023 15.18      
2 A 3158 3005 48.83      
3 A 3152 2998 35.87      
4 A 3077 2928 10.75      
5 A 3017 2870 20.43      
6 A 1610 1531 9.08      
7 A 1604 1526 4.79      
8 A 1544 1469 0.37      
9 A 1492 1420 4.04      
10 A 1386 1319 2.27      
11 A 1250 1189 2.30      
12 A 1154 1098 2.12      
13 A 990 942 1.21      
14 A 809 770 0.03      
15 A 523 498 20.28      
16 A 408 388 20.51      
17 A 377 358 1.12      
18 A 271 258 0.18      
19 A 3288 3127 16.51      
20 A 3154 3000 3.61      
21 A 3149 2995 13.98      
22 A 3075 2926 26.00      
23 A 1594 1517 2.77      
24 A 1592 1514 0.29      
25 A 1478 1406 5.82      
26 A 1398 1330 0.88      
27 A 1216 1157 0.69      
28 A 1008 959 0.02      
29 A 1001 952 1.65      
30 A 936 891 0.86      
31 A 386 367 0.01      
32 A 248 236 0.00      
33 A 135 129 0.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26328.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9513) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25046.6 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/3-21G*
ABC
0.27602 0.26112 0.15249

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.377 0.000
C2 1.491 0.124 0.000
H3 -0.185 1.465 0.000
H4 2.051 0.151 0.929
H5 2.051 0.151 -0.929
C6 -0.661 -0.216 -1.275
C7 -0.661 -0.216 1.275
H8 -0.518 -1.302 -1.292
H9 -1.736 -0.001 -1.283
H10 -0.212 0.211 -2.179
H11 -0.518 -1.302 1.292
H12 -1.736 -0.001 1.283
H13 -0.212 0.211 2.179

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 C6 C7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.51221.10352.26282.26281.55371.55372.18092.19152.19552.18092.19152.1955
C21.51222.14631.08521.08522.52432.52432.78183.47472.76672.78183.47472.7667
H31.10352.14632.75492.75492.16252.16253.07162.49022.51403.07162.49022.5140
H42.26281.08522.75491.85863.51382.75823.69374.38823.84502.97313.80602.5854
H52.26281.08522.75491.85862.75823.51382.97313.80602.58543.69374.38823.8450
C61.55372.52432.16253.51382.75822.55011.09551.09591.09602.79132.78333.5092
C71.55372.52432.16252.75823.51382.55012.79132.78333.50921.09551.09591.0960
H82.18092.78183.07163.69372.97311.09552.79131.78151.78012.58473.13183.7991
H92.19153.47472.49024.38823.80601.09592.78331.78151.78043.13182.56683.7889
H102.19552.76672.51403.84502.58541.09603.50921.78011.78043.79913.78894.3580
H112.18092.78183.07162.97313.69372.79131.09552.58473.13183.79911.78151.7801
H122.19153.47472.49023.80604.38822.78331.09593.13182.56683.78891.78151.7804
H132.19552.76672.51402.58543.84503.50921.09603.79913.78894.35801.78011.7804

picture of Isobutyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 120.298 C1 C2 H5 120.298
C1 C6 H8 109.606 C1 C6 H9 110.415
C1 C6 H10 110.723 C1 C7 H11 109.606
C1 C7 H12 110.415 C1 C7 H13 110.723
C2 C1 H3 109.283 C2 C1 C6 110.831
C2 C1 C7 110.831 H3 C1 C6 107.743
H3 C1 C7 107.743 H4 C2 H5 117.810
C6 C1 C7 110.302 H8 C6 H9 108.775
H8 C6 H10 108.638 H9 C6 H10 108.636
H11 C7 H12 108.775 H11 C7 H13 108.638
H12 C7 H13 108.636
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

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