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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (methylcyclopropane)

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 CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.585605
Energy at 298.15K-155.594274
HF Energy-155.221932
Nuclear repulsion energy123.230612
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' 3295 3134 17.03      
2 A' 3216 3060 10.41      
3 A' 3198 3043 7.15      
4 A' 3141 2988 20.05      
5 A' 3073 2923 21.86      
6 A' 1604 1526 6.49      
7 A' 1574 1497 2.15      
8 A' 1498 1425 4.13      
9 A' 1437 1367 1.28      
10 A' 1265 1204 0.16      
11 A' 1204 1145 0.09      
12 A' 1136 1081 21.05      
13 A' 1017 967 0.06      
14 A' 958 911 6.93      
15 A' 827 787 0.67      
16 A' 763 726 6.87      
17 A' 376 358 0.17      
18 A" 3279 3119 0.15      
19 A" 3193 3037 13.27      
20 A" 3144 2991 24.61      
21 A" 1596 1518 1.76      
22 A" 1558 1483 2.91      
23 A" 1243 1182 0.55      
24 A" 1220 1161 0.32      
25 A" 1170 1113 7.71      
26 A" 1145 1090 0.93      
27 A" 881 838 1.24      
28 A" 841 800 11.88      
29 A" 355 338 1.11      
30 A" 227 216 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24716.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9513) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23512.3 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
0.50776 0.20905 0.18332

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 0.355 0.419 0.000
C2 -0.902 1.277 0.000
H3 1.290 0.970 0.000
C4 0.355 -0.903 0.768
C5 0.355 -0.903 -0.768
H6 1.265 -1.204 1.274
H7 1.265 -1.204 -1.274
H8 -0.564 -1.184 1.270
H9 -0.564 -1.184 -1.270
H10 -1.793 0.638 0.000
H11 -0.940 1.916 0.890
H12 -0.940 1.916 -0.890

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.52291.08541.52901.52902.25502.25502.24192.24192.15982.17052.1705
C21.52292.21432.63202.63203.53253.53252.79022.79021.09691.09611.0961
H31.08542.21432.23012.23012.52032.52033.11273.11273.10162.58082.5808
C41.52902.63202.23011.53521.08342.25511.08412.25272.75343.10523.5178
C51.52902.63202.23011.53522.25511.08342.25271.08412.75343.51783.1052
H62.25503.53252.52031.08342.25512.54801.82833.13273.79043.83994.3909
H72.25503.53252.52032.25511.08342.54803.13271.82833.79044.39093.8399
H82.24192.79023.11271.08412.25271.82833.13272.53982.53833.14593.7970
H92.24192.79023.11272.25271.08413.13271.82832.53982.53833.79703.1459
H102.15981.09693.10162.75342.75343.79043.79042.53832.53831.77641.7764
H112.17051.09612.58083.10523.51783.83994.39093.14593.79701.77641.7798
H122.17051.09612.58083.51783.10524.39093.83993.79703.14591.77641.7798

picture of methylcyclopropane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H10 110.002 C1 C2 H11 110.892
C1 C2 H12 110.892 C1 C4 H5 59.865
C1 C4 H6 118.357 C1 C4 H8 117.149
C1 H5 C4 59.865 C1 H5 H7 118.357
C1 H5 H9 117.149 C2 C1 C3 115.170
C2 C1 C4 119.180 C2 C1 H5 119.180
C3 C1 C4 116.049 C3 C1 H5 116.049
C4 C1 H5 60.271 C4 H5 H7 117.867
C4 H5 H9 117.600 H5 C4 H6 117.867
H5 C4 H8 117.600 H6 C4 H8 115.018
H7 H5 H9 115.018 H10 C2 H11 108.203
H10 C2 H12 108.203 H11 C2 H12 108.562
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability