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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: BLYP/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 BLYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.411940
Energy at 298.15K-315.431160
Nuclear repulsion energy369.242201
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 BLYP/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 3031 3008 0.00      
2 Ag 2959 2936 0.00      
3 Ag 2941 2919 0.00      
4 Ag 2928 2906 0.00      
5 Ag 2927 2904 0.00      
6 Ag 1520 1509 0.00      
7 Ag 1507 1495 0.00      
8 Ag 1497 1486 0.00      
9 Ag 1494 1482 0.00      
10 Ag 1417 1406 0.00      
11 Ag 1372 1362 0.00      
12 Ag 1365 1354 0.00      
13 Ag 1309 1299 0.00      
14 Ag 1134 1126 0.00      
15 Ag 1044 1036 0.00      
16 Ag 1027 1019 0.00      
17 Ag 978 971 0.00      
18 Ag 887 880 0.00      
19 Ag 465 461 0.00      
20 Ag 267 265 0.00      
21 Ag 192 191 0.00      
22 Au 3028 3005 175.22      
23 Au 2996 2974 154.22      
24 Au 2970 2948 3.08      
25 Au 2948 2926 0.02      
26 Au 1506 1495 12.55      
27 Au 1324 1314 0.44      
28 Au 1307 1297 0.23      
29 Au 1233 1223 0.07      
30 Au 1042 1035 0.37      
31 Au 886 879 1.21      
32 Au 763 757 1.69      
33 Au 738 732 7.07      
34 Au 235 233 0.00      
35 Au 155 154 0.00      
36 Au 71 71 0.00      
37 Au 44 43 0.00      
38 Bg 3028 3005 0.00      
39 Bg 2984 2961 0.00      
40 Bg 2958 2935 0.00      
41 Bg 2946 2923 0.00      
42 Bg 1506 1495 0.00      
43 Bg 1324 1314 0.00      
44 Bg 1315 1305 0.00      
45 Bg 1274 1265 0.00      
46 Bg 1205 1196 0.00      
47 Bg 968 961 0.00      
48 Bg 812 806 0.00      
49 Bg 742 736 0.00      
50 Bg 238 236 0.00      
51 Bg 134 133 0.00      
52 Bg 105 104 0.00      
53 Bu 3031 3008 108.42      
54 Bu 2958 2936 95.09      
55 Bu 2945 2923 206.53      
56 Bu 2935 2912 3.06      
57 Bu 2925 2903 1.67      
58 Bu 1525 1514 5.36      
59 Bu 1513 1502 2.54      
60 Bu 1501 1490 1.59      
61 Bu 1493 1482 0.10      
62 Bu 1417 1407 2.38      
63 Bu 1374 1363 2.20      
64 Bu 1348 1338 3.02      
65 Bu 1261 1251 2.53      
66 Bu 1090 1082 9.50      
67 Bu 1041 1033 0.13      
68 Bu 982 975 0.37      
69 Bu 871 865 3.01      
70 Bu 461 458 0.14      
71 Bu 333 330 0.09      
72 Bu 80 80 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 53064.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52661.0 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 BLYP/6-31G
ABC
0.35033 0.01582 0.01549

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.002 0.776 0.000
C2 -0.002 -0.776 0.000
C3 -1.420 1.398 0.000
C4 1.420 -1.398 0.000
C5 -1.420 2.950 0.000
C6 1.420 -2.950 0.000
C7 -2.844 3.561 0.000
C8 2.844 -3.561 0.000
H9 0.560 1.140 0.887
H10 0.560 1.140 -0.887
H11 -0.560 -1.140 0.887
H12 -0.560 -1.140 -0.887
H13 -1.978 1.034 -0.887
H14 -1.978 1.034 0.887
H15 1.978 -1.034 -0.887
H16 1.978 -1.034 0.887
H17 -0.863 3.313 0.886
H18 -0.863 3.313 -0.886
H19 0.863 -3.313 0.886
H20 0.863 -3.313 -0.886
H21 -2.809 4.664 0.000
H22 -3.413 3.241 -0.892
H23 -3.413 3.241 0.892
H24 2.809 -4.664 0.000
H25 3.413 -3.241 -0.892
H26 3.413 -3.241 0.892

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
C11.55251.55202.59542.59773.98693.98155.18491.10871.10872.18472.18472.18472.18472.82252.82252.82302.82304.27194.27194.79774.30544.30546.12175.34515.3451
C21.55252.59541.55203.98692.59775.18493.98152.18472.18471.10871.10872.82252.82252.18472.18474.27194.27192.82302.82306.12175.34515.34514.79774.30544.3054
C31.55202.59543.98501.55235.19322.58946.53952.18442.18442.82222.82221.10881.10884.27144.27142.18282.18285.30935.30933.54942.85772.85777.39126.75836.7583
C42.59541.55203.98505.19321.55236.53952.58942.82222.82222.18442.18444.27144.27141.10881.10885.30935.30932.18282.18287.39126.75836.75833.54942.85772.8577
C52.59773.98691.55235.19326.54811.54917.78262.82542.82544.27234.27232.18362.18365.31085.31081.10791.10796.72496.72492.20622.20282.20288.70987.90497.9049
C63.98692.59775.19321.55236.54817.78261.54914.27234.27232.82542.82545.31085.31082.18362.18366.72496.72491.10791.10798.70987.90497.90492.20622.20282.2028
C73.98155.18492.58946.53951.54917.78269.11374.26974.26975.30065.30062.81412.81416.71906.71902.18432.18437.85957.85951.10391.10501.10509.98009.28509.2850
C85.18493.98156.53952.58947.78261.54919.11375.30065.30064.26974.26976.71906.71902.81412.81417.85957.85952.18432.18439.98009.28509.28501.10391.10501.1050
H91.10872.18472.18442.82222.82544.27234.26975.30061.77342.53943.09733.09752.53963.14342.59552.59753.14484.46324.80244.95544.83354.49446.28725.52255.2284
H101.10872.18472.18442.82222.82544.27234.26975.30061.77343.09732.53942.53963.09752.59553.14343.14482.59754.80244.46324.95544.49444.83356.28725.22845.5225
H112.18471.10872.82222.18444.27232.82545.30064.26972.53943.09731.77343.14342.59553.09752.53964.46324.80242.59753.14486.28725.52255.22844.95544.83354.4944
H122.18471.10872.82222.18444.27232.82545.30064.26973.09732.53941.77342.59553.14342.53963.09754.80244.46323.14482.59756.28725.22845.52254.95544.49444.8335
H132.18472.82251.10884.27142.18365.31082.81416.71903.09752.53963.14342.59551.77324.46364.80293.09522.53735.48725.19303.82802.63293.17717.49466.88057.1066
H142.18472.82251.10884.27142.18365.31082.81416.71902.53963.09752.59553.14341.77324.80294.46362.53733.09525.19305.48723.82803.17712.63297.49467.10666.8805
H152.82252.18474.27141.10885.31082.18366.71902.81413.14342.59553.09752.53964.46364.80291.77325.48725.19303.09522.53737.49466.88057.10663.82802.63293.1771
H162.82252.18474.27141.10885.31082.18366.71902.81412.59553.14342.53963.09754.80294.46361.77325.19305.48722.53733.09527.49467.10666.88053.82803.17712.6329
H172.82304.27192.18285.30931.10796.72492.18437.85952.59753.14484.46324.80243.09522.53735.48725.19301.77196.84747.07292.52953.10972.55168.82638.02527.8259
H182.82304.27192.18285.30931.10796.72492.18437.85953.14482.59754.80244.46322.53733.09525.19305.48721.77197.07296.84742.52952.55163.10978.82637.82598.0252
H194.27192.82305.30932.18286.72491.10797.85952.18434.46324.80242.59753.14485.48725.19303.09522.53736.84747.07291.77198.82638.02527.82592.52953.10972.5516
H204.27192.82305.30932.18286.72491.10797.85952.18434.80244.46323.14482.59755.19305.48722.53733.09527.07296.84741.77198.82637.82598.02522.52952.55163.1097
H214.79776.12173.54947.39122.20628.70981.10399.98004.95544.95546.28726.28723.82803.82807.49467.49462.52952.52958.82638.82631.78431.784310.889310.099810.0998
H224.30545.34512.85776.75832.20287.90491.10509.28504.83354.49445.52255.22842.63293.17716.88057.10663.10972.55168.02527.82591.78431.783210.09989.41409.5814
H234.30545.34512.85776.75832.20287.90491.10509.28504.49444.83355.22845.52253.17712.63297.10666.88052.55163.10977.82598.02521.78431.783210.09989.58149.4140
H246.12174.79777.39123.54948.70982.20629.98001.10396.28726.28724.95544.95547.49467.49463.82803.82808.82638.82632.52952.529510.889310.099810.09981.78431.7843
H255.34514.30546.75832.85777.90492.20289.28501.10505.52255.22844.83354.49446.88057.10662.63293.17718.02527.82593.10972.551610.09989.41409.58141.78431.7832
H265.34514.30546.75832.85777.90492.20289.28501.10505.22845.52254.49444.83357.10666.88053.17712.63297.82598.02522.55163.109710.09989.58149.41401.78431.7832

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.445 C1 C2 H11 109.223
C1 C2 H12 109.223 C1 C3 C5 113.607
C1 C3 H13 109.247 C1 C3 H14 109.247
C2 C1 C3 113.445 C2 C1 H9 109.223
C2 C1 H10 109.223 C2 C4 C6 113.607
C2 C4 H15 109.247 C2 C4 H16 109.247
C3 C1 H9 109.237 C3 C1 H10 109.237
C3 C5 C7 113.212 C3 C5 H17 109.134
C3 C5 H18 109.134 C4 C2 H11 109.237
C4 C2 H12 109.237 C4 C6 C8 113.212
C4 C6 H19 109.134 C4 C6 H20 109.134
C5 C3 H13 109.144 C5 C3 H14 109.144
C5 C7 H21 111.414 C5 C7 H22 111.081
C5 C7 H23 111.081 C6 C4 H15 109.144
C6 C4 H16 109.144 C6 C8 H24 111.414
C6 C8 H25 111.081 C6 C8 H26 111.081
C7 C5 H17 109.463 C7 C5 H18 109.463
C8 C6 H19 109.463 C8 C6 H20 109.463
H9 C1 H10 106.223 H11 C2 H12 106.223
H13 C3 H14 106.185 H15 C4 H16 106.185
H17 C5 H18 106.193 H19 C6 H20 106.193
H21 C7 H22 107.754 H21 C7 H23 107.754
H22 C7 H23 107.581 H24 C8 H25 107.754
H24 C8 H26 107.754 H25 C8 H26 107.581
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.205      
2 C -0.205      
3 C -0.196      
4 C -0.196      
5 C -0.199      
6 C -0.199      
7 C -0.366      
8 C -0.366      
9 H 0.102      
10 H 0.102      
11 H 0.102      
12 H 0.102      
13 H 0.102      
14 H 0.102      
15 H 0.102      
16 H 0.102      
17 H 0.106      
18 H 0.106      
19 H 0.106      
20 H 0.106      
21 H 0.114      
22 H 0.117      
23 H 0.117      
24 H 0.114      
25 H 0.117      
26 H 0.117      


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 -55.992 0.310 0.000
y 0.310 -55.531 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -54.466
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.993 0.310 0.000
y 0.310 -0.302 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.295
Polar
3z2-r22.590
x2-y2-0.461
xy0.310
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.364 -2.222 0.000
y -2.222 14.937 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.529


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 701.021
(<r2>)1/2 26.477