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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH(CH3)CH3 (Isobutane)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.551608
Energy at 298.15K-157.562315
HF Energy-157.551608
Nuclear repulsion energy134.116185
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 B3PW91/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3124 2997 82.84      
2 A1 3048 2924 14.45      
3 A1 3045 2922 0.17      
4 A1 1571 1508 24.29      
5 A1 1467 1407 5.86      
6 A1 1241 1190 2.51      
7 A1 803 770 1.29      
8 A1 435 417 0.69      
9 A2 3115 2989 0.00      
10 A2 1538 1476 0.00      
11 A2 988 948 0.00      
12 A2 218 210 0.00      
13 E 3121 2994 47.07      
13 E 3121 2994 47.07      
14 E 3111 2985 3.58      
14 E 3111 2985 3.58      
15 E 3040 2917 28.33      
15 E 3040 2917 28.34      
16 E 1565 1501 6.79      
16 E 1565 1501 6.79      
17 E 1546 1483 0.70      
17 E 1546 1483 0.70      
18 E 1439 1381 12.95      
18 E 1439 1381 12.95      
19 E 1382 1326 4.22      
19 E 1382 1326 4.22      
20 E 1215 1166 5.28      
20 E 1215 1166 5.28      
21 E 991 951 0.16      
21 E 991 951 0.16      
22 E 949 911 3.62      
22 E 949 911 3.62      
23 E 365 350 0.03      
23 E 365 350 0.03      
24 E 261 250 0.02      
24 E 261 250 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29278.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28089.9 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 B3PW91/3-21G*
ABC
0.25844 0.25844 0.15032

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.391
H2 0.000 0.000 1.491
C3 0.000 1.459 -0.099
C4 1.264 -0.730 -0.099
C5 -1.264 -0.730 -0.099
H6 0.000 1.485 -1.197
H7 1.286 -0.743 -1.197
H8 -1.286 -0.743 -1.197
H9 0.890 1.993 0.257
H10 -0.890 1.993 0.257
H11 1.281 -1.767 0.257
H12 2.171 -0.226 0.257
H13 -2.171 -0.226 0.257
H14 -1.281 -1.767 0.257

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.10001.53941.53941.53942.17442.17442.17442.18672.18672.18672.18672.18672.1867
H21.10002.15832.15832.15833.07113.07113.07112.50712.50712.50712.50712.50712.5071
C31.53942.15832.52762.52761.09822.77642.77641.09721.09723.48972.77132.77133.4897
C41.53942.15832.52762.52762.77641.09822.77642.77133.48971.09721.09723.48972.7713
C51.53942.15832.52762.52762.77642.77641.09823.48972.77132.77133.48971.09721.0972
H62.17443.07111.09822.77642.77642.57262.57261.77901.77903.78623.12353.12353.7862
H72.17443.07112.77641.09822.77642.57262.57273.12353.78621.77901.77903.78623.1235
H82.17443.07112.77642.77641.09822.57262.57273.78623.12353.12353.78621.77901.7790
H92.18672.50711.09722.77133.48971.77903.12353.78621.77973.78042.56223.78044.3418
H102.18672.50711.09723.48972.77131.77903.78623.12351.77974.34183.78042.56223.7804
H112.18672.50713.48971.09722.77133.78621.77903.12353.78044.34181.77973.78042.5622
H122.18672.50712.77131.09723.48973.12351.77903.78622.56223.78041.77974.34183.7804
H132.18672.50712.77133.48971.09723.12353.78621.77903.78042.56223.78044.34181.7797
H142.18672.50713.48972.77131.09723.78623.12351.77904.34183.78042.56223.78041.7797

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 109.923 C1 C3 H9 110.955
C1 C3 H10 110.955 C1 C4 H7 109.923
C1 C4 H11 110.955 C1 C4 H12 110.955
C1 C5 H8 109.923 C1 C5 H13 110.955
C1 C5 H14 110.955 H2 C1 C3 108.566
H2 C1 C4 108.566 H2 C1 C5 108.566
C3 C1 C4 110.361 C3 C1 C5 110.361
C4 C1 C5 110.361 H6 C3 H9 108.263
H6 C3 H10 108.263 H7 C4 H11 108.263
H7 C4 H12 108.263 H8 C5 H13 108.263
H8 C5 H14 108.263 H9 C3 H10 108.394
H11 C4 H12 108.394 H13 C5 H14 108.394
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.301      
2 H 0.214      
3 C -0.583      
4 C -0.583      
5 C -0.583      
6 H 0.203      
7 H 0.203      
8 H 0.203      
9 H 0.205      
10 H 0.205      
11 H 0.205      
12 H 0.205      
13 H 0.205      
14 H 0.205      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.047 0.047
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.234 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.234 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.906
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.164 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.164 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.328
Polar
3z2-r20.655
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.363 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.363 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.722


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.115
(<r2>)1/2 9.956