return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Energy > Optimized > Energy

All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-313.308413
Energy at 298.15K-313.328375
Nuclear repulsion energy374.581134
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 HF/6-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3251 2935 0.00      
2 Ag 3182 2873 0.00      
3 Ag 3172 2864 0.00      
4 Ag 3163 2856 0.00      
5 Ag 3158 2851 0.00      
6 Ag 1669 1507 0.00      
7 Ag 1656 1495 0.00      
8 Ag 1652 1491 0.00      
9 Ag 1648 1488 0.00      
10 Ag 1579 1425 0.00      
11 Ag 1542 1392 0.00      
12 Ag 1534 1385 0.00      
13 Ag 1458 1317 0.00      
14 Ag 1264 1142 0.00      
15 Ag 1153 1041 0.00      
16 Ag 1132 1022 0.00      
17 Ag 1086 981 0.00      
18 Ag 977 882 0.00      
19 Ag 517 466 0.00      
20 Ag 294 265 0.00      
21 Ag 214 193 0.00      
22 Au 3250 2935 230.62      
23 Au 3227 2914 121.53      
24 Au 3200 2890 1.80      
25 Au 3179 2871 0.03      
26 Au 1657 1496 14.97      
27 Au 1469 1326 0.44      
28 Au 1450 1309 0.47      
29 Au 1370 1237 0.02      
30 Au 1148 1036 0.24      
31 Au 981 885 0.91      
32 Au 836 755 1.39      
33 Au 799 722 5.55      
34 Au 253 229 0.00      
35 Au 166 149 0.00      
36 Au 70 63 0.00      
37 Au 50 45 0.00      
38 Bg 3250 2934 0.00      
39 Bg 3214 2902 0.00      
40 Bg 3188 2878 0.00      
41 Bg 3177 2869 0.00      
42 Bg 1657 1496 0.00      
43 Bg 1471 1328 0.00      
44 Bg 1454 1313 0.00      
45 Bg 1414 1276 0.00      
46 Bg 1342 1212 0.00      
47 Bg 1070 966 0.00      
48 Bg 897 810 0.00      
49 Bg 807 728 0.00      
50 Bg 256 231 0.00      
51 Bg 141 127 0.00      
52 Bg 115 104 0.00      
53 Bu 3251 2935 120.07      
54 Bu 3181 2872 65.46      
55 Bu 3175 2867 237.25      
56 Bu 3165 2858 9.75      
57 Bu 3157 2851 1.25      
58 Bu 1674 1511 12.32      
59 Bu 1662 1500 2.54      
60 Bu 1653 1492 2.19      
61 Bu 1647 1487 0.00      
62 Bu 1579 1425 7.17      
63 Bu 1544 1394 2.07      
64 Bu 1504 1358 1.01      
65 Bu 1403 1267 0.09      
66 Bu 1212 1094 10.12      
67 Bu 1149 1038 0.14      
68 Bu 1082 977 0.44      
69 Bu 964 871 3.04      
70 Bu 510 460 0.16      
71 Bu 371 335 0.04      
72 Bu 86 78 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 57911.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9029) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52287.8 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 HF/6-31G
ABC
0.36038 0.01627 0.01592

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.767 0.000
C2 -0.000 -0.767 0.000
C3 -1.408 1.372 0.000
C4 1.408 -1.372 0.000
C5 -1.408 2.905 0.000
C6 1.408 -2.905 0.000
C7 -2.817 3.503 0.000
C8 2.817 -3.503 0.000
H9 0.545 1.125 0.871
H10 0.545 1.125 -0.871
H11 -0.545 -1.125 0.871
H12 -0.545 -1.125 -0.871
H13 -1.953 1.014 -0.871
H14 -1.953 1.014 0.871
H15 1.953 -1.014 -0.871
H16 1.953 -1.014 0.871
H17 -0.863 3.264 0.870
H18 -0.863 3.264 -0.870
H19 0.863 -3.264 0.870
H20 0.863 -3.264 -0.870
H21 -2.786 4.587 0.000
H22 -3.375 3.187 -0.876
H23 -3.375 3.187 0.876
H24 2.786 -4.587 0.000
H25 3.375 -3.187 -0.876
H26 3.375 -3.187 0.876

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20 H21 H22 H23 H24 H25 H26
C11.53301.53272.56012.56063.93223.92765.11481.08811.08812.15272.15272.15322.15322.78272.78272.78182.78184.21234.21234.72844.24494.24496.03465.27135.2713
C21.53302.56011.53273.93222.56065.11483.92762.15272.15271.08811.08812.78272.78272.15322.15324.21234.21232.78182.78186.03465.27135.27134.72844.24494.2449
C31.53272.56013.93151.53315.12072.55466.45092.15252.15252.78182.78181.08821.08824.21294.21292.15202.15205.23495.23493.49762.81642.81647.28666.66546.6654
C42.56011.53273.93155.12071.53316.45092.55462.78182.78182.15252.15254.21294.21291.08821.08825.23495.23492.15202.15207.28666.66546.66543.49762.81642.8164
C52.56063.93221.53315.12076.45661.53127.67542.78242.78244.21264.21262.15212.15215.23615.23611.08731.08736.63096.63092.17432.17182.17188.58587.79477.7947
C63.93222.56065.12071.53316.45667.67541.53124.21264.21262.78242.78245.23615.23612.15212.15216.63096.63091.08731.08738.58587.79477.79472.17432.17182.1718
C73.92765.11482.55466.45091.53127.67548.99024.20944.20945.22845.22842.77432.77436.62726.62722.15262.15267.75157.75151.08451.08531.08539.84059.15789.1578
C85.11483.92766.45092.55467.67541.53128.99025.22845.22844.20944.20946.62726.62722.77432.77437.75157.75152.15262.15269.84059.15789.15781.08451.08531.0853
H91.08812.15272.15252.78182.78244.21264.20945.22841.74202.50043.04733.04772.50083.09742.56112.56073.09664.40014.73214.88264.76154.42936.19705.44575.1577
H101.08812.15272.15252.78182.78244.21264.20945.22841.74203.04732.50042.50083.04772.56113.09743.09662.56074.73214.40014.88264.42934.76156.19705.15775.4457
H112.15271.08812.78182.15254.21262.78245.22844.20942.50043.04731.74203.09742.56113.04772.50084.40014.73212.56073.09666.19705.44575.15774.88264.76154.4293
H122.15271.08812.78182.15254.21262.78245.22844.20943.04732.50041.74202.56113.09742.50083.04774.73214.40013.09662.56076.19705.15775.44574.88264.42934.7615
H132.15322.78271.08824.21292.15215.23612.77436.62723.04772.50083.09742.56111.74194.40174.73383.04612.49945.40975.12183.77002.59663.12987.38866.78527.0066
H142.15322.78271.08824.21292.15215.23612.77436.62722.50083.04772.56113.09741.74194.73384.40172.49943.04615.12185.40973.77003.12982.59667.38867.00666.7852
H152.78272.15324.21291.08825.23612.15216.62722.77433.09742.56113.04772.50084.40174.73381.74195.40975.12183.04612.49947.38866.78527.00663.77002.59663.1298
H162.78272.15324.21291.08825.23612.15216.62722.77432.56113.09742.50083.04774.73384.40171.74195.12185.40972.49943.04617.38867.00666.78523.77003.12982.5966
H172.78184.21232.15205.23491.08736.63092.15267.75152.56073.09664.40014.73213.04612.49945.40975.12181.74056.75166.97242.49113.06012.51268.70067.91367.7184
H182.78184.21232.15205.23491.08736.63092.15267.75153.09662.56074.73214.40012.49943.04615.12185.40971.74056.97246.75162.49112.51263.06018.70067.71847.9136
H194.21232.78185.23492.15206.63091.08737.75152.15264.40014.73212.56073.09665.40975.12183.04612.49946.75166.97241.74058.70067.91367.71842.49113.06012.5126
H204.21232.78185.23492.15206.63091.08737.75152.15264.73214.40013.09662.56075.12185.40972.49943.04616.97246.75161.74058.70067.71847.91362.49112.51263.0601
H214.72846.03463.49767.28662.17438.58581.08459.84054.88264.88266.19706.19703.77003.77007.38867.38862.49112.49118.70068.70061.75281.752810.73319.95789.9578
H224.24495.27132.81646.66542.17187.79471.08539.15784.76154.42935.44575.15772.59663.12986.78527.00663.06012.51267.91367.71841.75281.75299.95789.28389.4478
H234.24495.27132.81646.66542.17187.79471.08539.15784.42934.76155.15775.44573.12982.59667.00666.78522.51263.06017.71847.91361.75281.75299.95789.44789.2838
H246.03464.72847.28663.49768.58582.17439.84051.08456.19706.19704.88264.88267.38867.38863.77003.77008.70068.70062.49112.491110.73319.95789.95781.75281.7528
H255.27134.24496.66542.81647.79472.17189.15781.08535.44575.15774.76154.42936.78527.00662.59663.12987.91367.71843.06012.51269.95789.28389.44781.75281.7529
H265.27134.24496.66542.81647.79472.17189.15781.08535.15775.44574.42934.76157.00666.78523.12982.59667.71847.91362.51263.06019.95789.44789.28381.75281.7529

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.248 C1 C2 H11 109.252
C1 C2 H12 109.252 C1 C3 C5 113.276
C1 C3 H13 109.305 C1 C3 H14 109.305
C2 C1 C3 113.248 C2 C1 H9 109.252
C2 C1 H10 109.252 C2 C4 C6 113.276
C2 C4 H15 109.305 C2 C4 H16 109.305
C3 C1 H9 109.255 C3 C1 H10 109.255
C3 C5 C7 112.959 C3 C5 H17 109.243
C3 C5 H18 109.243 C4 C2 H11 109.255
C4 C2 H12 109.255 C4 C6 C8 112.959
C4 C6 H19 109.243 C4 C6 H20 109.243
C5 C3 H13 109.195 C5 C3 H14 109.195
C5 C7 H21 111.307 C5 C7 H22 111.062
C5 C7 H23 111.062 C6 C4 H15 109.195
C6 C4 H16 109.195 C6 C8 H24 111.307
C6 C8 H25 111.062 C6 C8 H26 111.062
C7 C5 H17 109.423 C7 C5 H18 109.423
C8 C6 H19 109.423 C8 C6 H20 109.423
H9 C1 H10 106.345 H11 C2 H12 106.345
H13 C3 H14 106.330 H15 C4 H16 106.330
H17 C5 H18 106.335 H19 C6 H20 106.335
H21 C7 H22 107.764 H21 C7 H23 107.764
H22 C7 H23 107.717 H24 C8 H25 107.764
H24 C8 H26 107.764 H25 C8 H26 107.717
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.294      
2 C -0.294      
3 C -0.289      
4 C -0.289      
5 C -0.299      
6 C -0.299      
7 C -0.451      
8 C -0.451      
9 H 0.147      
10 H 0.147      
11 H 0.147      
12 H 0.147      
13 H 0.146      
14 H 0.146      
15 H 0.146      
16 H 0.146      
17 H 0.149      
18 H 0.149      
19 H 0.149      
20 H 0.149      
21 H 0.151      
22 H 0.148      
23 H 0.148      
24 H 0.151      
25 H 0.148      
26 H 0.148      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -57.028 0.489 0.000
y 0.489 -56.469 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -55.027
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.281 0.489 0.000
y 0.489 -0.441 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.722
Polar
3z2-r23.444
x2-y2-0.559
xy0.489
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.371 -1.691 0.000
y -1.691 13.549 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.047


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 683.213
(<r2>)1/2 26.138