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

using model chemistry: LSDA/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 LSDA/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.040457
Energy at 298.15K-156.049124
Nuclear repulsion energy126.705126
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 LSDA/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 3076 3020 10.17      
2 A 3065 3010 29.20      
3 A 3063 3008 21.93      
4 A 2978 2924 12.02      
5 A 2838 2787 17.09      
6 A 1508 1481 15.77      
7 A 1498 1471 13.42      
8 A 1433 1407 4.33      
9 A 1391 1366 14.53      
10 A 1286 1263 2.44      
11 A 1202 1181 2.82      
12 A 1086 1067 2.31      
13 A 985 968 5.59      
14 A 832 817 0.36      
15 A 524 515 39.46      
16 A 401 394 19.49      
17 A 358 352 0.95      
18 A 268 263 0.15      
19 A 3187 3130 9.67      
20 A 3063 3008 4.00      
21 A 3061 3006 8.04      
22 A 2977 2923 20.78      
23 A 1485 1459 4.88      
24 A 1481 1454 1.60      
25 A 1379 1354 24.10      
26 A 1291 1268 0.78      
27 A 1174 1153 0.71      
28 A 975 958 0.01      
29 A 942 925 2.36      
30 A 903 887 2.98      
31 A 372 366 0.04      
32 A 237 233 0.02      
33 A 123 121 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25222.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.982) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24768.2 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 LSDA/3-21G*
ABC
0.28374 0.26775 0.15711

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.274 0.251 0.000
C2 0.874 1.182 0.000
H3 -1.229 0.838 0.000
H4 1.267 1.579 0.942
H5 1.267 1.579 -0.942
C6 -0.274 -0.625 -1.253
C7 -0.274 -0.625 1.253
H8 0.634 -1.254 -1.258
H9 -1.161 -1.285 -1.270
H10 -0.277 -0.008 -2.170
H11 0.634 -1.254 1.258
H12 -1.161 -1.285 1.270
H13 -0.277 -0.008 2.170

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 C6 C7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.47811.12052.24242.24241.52901.52902.16202.18082.18532.16202.18082.1853
C21.47812.13001.09541.09542.48072.48072.75253.44022.72882.75253.44022.7288
H31.12052.13002.76842.76842.15002.15003.07122.47482.51613.07122.47482.5161
H42.24241.09542.76841.88383.47202.70783.64304.35763.81902.92083.76882.5317
H52.24241.09542.76841.88382.70783.47202.92083.76882.53173.64304.35763.8190
C61.52902.48072.15003.47202.70782.50671.10541.10491.10502.74402.75463.4785
C71.52902.48072.15002.70783.47202.50672.74402.75463.47851.10541.10491.1050
H82.16202.75253.07123.64302.92081.10542.74401.79511.79312.51623.10063.7597
H92.18083.44022.47484.35763.76881.10492.75461.79511.79503.10062.54003.7743
H102.18532.72882.51613.81902.53171.10503.47851.79311.79503.75973.77434.3399
H112.16202.75253.07122.92083.64302.74401.10542.51623.10063.75971.79511.7931
H122.18083.44022.47483.76884.35762.75461.10493.10062.54003.77431.79511.7950
H132.18532.72882.51612.53173.81903.47851.10503.75973.77434.33991.79311.7950

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 120.500 C1 C2 H5 120.500
C1 C6 H8 109.251 C1 C6 H9 110.754
C1 C6 H10 111.100 C1 C7 H11 109.251
C1 C7 H12 110.754 C1 C7 H13 111.100
C2 C1 H3 109.332 C2 C1 C6 111.150
C2 C1 C7 111.150 H3 C1 C6 107.478
H3 C1 C7 107.478 H4 C2 H5 118.597
C6 C1 C7 110.111 H8 C6 H9 108.616
H8 C6 H10 108.422 H9 C6 H10 108.634
H11 C7 H12 108.616 H11 C7 H13 108.422
H12 C7 H13 108.634
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.335      
2 C -0.351      
3 H 0.229      
4 H 0.195      
5 H 0.195      
6 C -0.598      
7 C -0.598      
8 H 0.215      
9 H 0.208      
10 H 0.209      
11 H 0.215      
12 H 0.208      
13 H 0.209      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.238 -0.039 0.000 0.241
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.575 0.463 0.000
y 0.463 -27.764 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.827
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.280 0.463 0.000
y 0.463 -0.562 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.842
Polar
3z2-r21.684
x2-y20.188
xy0.463
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.818 0.825 0.000
y 0.825 5.843 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.403


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000