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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.529293
Energy at 298.15K-315.548751
Nuclear repulsion energy373.211316
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 B3PW91/6-31G
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 3131 2998 0.00      
2 Ag 3044 2915 0.00      
3 Ag 3033 2905 0.00      
4 Ag 3020 2892 0.00      
5 Ag 3017 2890 0.00      
6 Ag 1553 1487 0.00      
7 Ag 1540 1475 0.00      
8 Ag 1533 1468 0.00      
9 Ag 1529 1464 0.00      
10 Ag 1454 1392 0.00      
11 Ag 1415 1356 0.00      
12 Ag 1411 1352 0.00      
13 Ag 1341 1284 0.00      
14 Ag 1179 1129 0.00      
15 Ag 1107 1060 0.00      
16 Ag 1088 1042 0.00      
17 Ag 1026 983 0.00      
18 Ag 929 890 0.00      
19 Ag 478 458 0.00      
20 Ag 279 267 0.00      
21 Ag 197 189 0.00      
22 Au 3127 2994 141.48      
23 Au 3094 2963 140.96      
24 Au 3071 2941 1.86      
25 Au 3048 2919 0.03      
26 Au 1541 1476 18.38      
27 Au 1360 1302 0.56      
28 Au 1343 1286 0.28      
29 Au 1265 1212 0.11      
30 Au 1069 1024 0.50      
31 Au 909 870 1.62      
32 Au 780 747 2.32      
33 Au 751 720 9.52      
34 Au 239 229 0.00      
35 Au 158 151 0.00      
36 Au 70 67 0.00      
37 Au 45 43 0.00      
38 Bg 3126 2994 0.00      
39 Bg 3083 2953 0.00      
40 Bg 3058 2929 0.00      
41 Bg 3044 2915 0.00      
42 Bg 1541 1476 0.00      
43 Bg 1361 1304 0.00      
44 Bg 1348 1291 0.00      
45 Bg 1308 1253 0.00      
46 Bg 1237 1185 0.00      
47 Bg 994 952 0.00      
48 Bg 832 797 0.00      
49 Bg 757 725 0.00      
50 Bg 242 232 0.00      
51 Bg 135 129 0.00      
52 Bg 107 103 0.00      
53 Bu 3131 2998 89.34      
54 Bu 3044 2915 82.63      
55 Bu 3035 2907 190.36      
56 Bu 3026 2898 9.06      
57 Bu 3016 2889 1.22      
58 Bu 1557 1491 15.64      
59 Bu 1546 1481 3.60      
60 Bu 1536 1471 1.83      
61 Bu 1528 1464 0.01      
62 Bu 1454 1393 9.42      
63 Bu 1420 1360 2.54      
64 Bu 1384 1325 0.90      
65 Bu 1291 1236 0.26      
66 Bu 1130 1083 13.97      
67 Bu 1101 1054 1.28      
68 Bu 1042 998 0.44      
69 Bu 910 872 4.95      
70 Bu 478 458 0.13      
71 Bu 342 327 0.09      
72 Bu 82 78 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 54699.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52385.5 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 B3PW91/6-31G
ABC
0.35644 0.01620 0.01586

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.002 0.767 0.000
C2 -0.002 -0.767 0.000
C3 -1.405 1.379 0.000
C4 1.405 -1.379 0.000
C5 -1.405 2.914 0.000
C6 1.405 -2.914 0.000
C7 -2.813 3.515 0.000
C8 2.813 -3.515 0.000
H9 0.556 1.129 0.880
H10 0.556 1.129 -0.880
H11 -0.556 -1.129 0.880
H12 -0.556 -1.129 -0.880
H13 -1.959 1.017 -0.880
H14 -1.959 1.017 0.880
H15 1.959 -1.017 -0.880
H16 1.959 -1.017 0.880
H17 -0.851 3.274 0.879
H18 -0.851 3.274 -0.879
H19 0.851 -3.274 0.879
H20 0.851 -3.274 -0.879
H21 -2.782 4.611 0.000
H22 -3.378 3.197 -0.885
H23 -3.378 3.197 0.885
H24 2.782 -4.611 0.000
H25 3.378 -3.197 -0.885
H26 3.378 -3.197 0.885

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
C11.53431.53422.56442.56663.93943.93425.12301.10111.10112.16362.16362.16402.16402.79122.79122.79022.79024.22224.22224.74624.25604.25606.05445.28215.2821
C21.53432.56441.53423.93942.56665.12303.93422.16362.16361.10111.10112.79122.79122.16402.16404.22224.22222.79022.79026.05445.28215.28214.74624.25604.2560
C31.53422.56443.93771.53465.13092.55876.46162.16372.16372.79062.79061.10111.10114.22334.22332.16152.16155.24565.24563.51302.82532.82537.30866.67896.6789
C42.56441.53423.93775.13091.53466.46162.55872.79062.79062.16372.16374.22334.22331.10111.10115.24565.24562.16152.16157.30866.67896.67893.51302.82532.8253
C52.56663.93941.53465.13096.46981.53157.68962.79362.79364.22394.22392.16302.16305.24855.24851.10021.10026.64486.64482.18572.18122.18128.61147.81087.8108
C63.93942.56665.13091.53466.46987.68961.53154.22394.22392.79362.79365.24855.24852.16302.16306.64486.64481.10021.10028.61147.81087.81082.18572.18122.1812
C73.93425.12302.55876.46161.53157.68969.00514.22134.22135.23865.23862.78282.78286.64076.64072.16432.16437.76527.76521.09611.09721.09729.86669.17499.1749
C85.12303.93426.46162.55877.68961.53159.00515.23865.23864.22134.22136.64076.64072.78282.78287.76527.76522.16432.16439.86669.17499.17491.09611.09721.0972
H91.10112.16362.16372.79062.79364.22394.22135.23861.76012.51693.07133.07182.51763.11042.56462.56513.11044.41334.75104.90314.78224.44456.21945.45895.1657
H101.10112.16362.16372.79062.79364.22394.22135.23861.76013.07132.51692.51763.07182.56463.11043.11042.56514.75104.41334.90314.44454.78226.21945.16575.4589
H112.16361.10112.79062.16374.22392.79365.23864.22132.51693.07131.76013.11042.56463.07182.51764.41334.75102.56513.11046.21945.45895.16574.90314.78224.4445
H122.16361.10112.79062.16374.22392.79365.23864.22133.07132.51691.76012.56463.11042.51763.07184.75104.41333.11042.56516.21945.16575.45894.90314.44454.7822
H132.16402.79121.10114.22332.16305.24852.78286.64073.07182.51763.11042.56461.75984.41544.75323.06892.51475.42295.12973.79032.60113.14347.41186.80107.0263
H142.16402.79121.10114.22332.16305.24852.78286.64072.51763.07182.56463.11041.75984.75324.41542.51473.06895.12975.42293.79033.14342.60117.41187.02636.8010
H152.79122.16404.22331.10115.24852.16306.64072.78283.11042.56463.07182.51764.41544.75321.75985.42295.12973.06892.51477.41186.80107.02633.79032.60113.1434
H162.79122.16404.22331.10115.24852.16306.64072.78282.56463.11042.51763.07184.75324.41541.75985.12975.42292.51473.06897.41187.02636.80103.79033.14342.6011
H172.79024.22222.16155.24561.10026.64482.16437.76522.56513.11044.41334.75103.06892.51475.42295.12971.75846.76606.99082.50823.08362.52908.72637.92957.7307
H182.79024.22222.16155.24561.10026.64482.16437.76523.11042.56514.75104.41332.51473.06895.12975.42291.75846.99086.76602.50822.52903.08368.72637.73077.9295
H194.22222.79025.24562.16156.64481.10027.76522.16434.41334.75102.56513.11045.42295.12973.06892.51476.76606.99081.75848.72637.92957.73072.50823.08362.5290
H204.22222.79025.24562.16156.64481.10027.76522.16434.75104.41333.11042.56515.12975.42292.51473.06896.99086.76601.75848.72637.73077.92952.50822.52903.0836
H214.74626.05443.51307.30862.18578.61141.09619.86664.90314.90316.21946.21943.79033.79037.41187.41182.50822.50828.72638.72631.77141.771410.77089.98529.9852
H224.25605.28212.82536.67892.18127.81081.09729.17494.78224.44455.45895.16572.60113.14346.80107.02633.08362.52907.92957.73071.77141.77039.98529.30279.4697
H234.25605.28212.82536.67892.18127.81081.09729.17494.44454.78225.16575.45893.14342.60117.02636.80102.52903.08367.73077.92951.77141.77039.98529.46979.3027
H246.05444.74627.30863.51308.61142.18579.86661.09616.21946.21944.90314.90317.41187.41183.79033.79038.72638.72632.50822.508210.77089.98529.98521.77141.7714
H255.28214.25606.67892.82537.81082.18129.17491.09725.45895.16574.78224.44456.80107.02632.60113.14347.92957.73073.08362.52909.98529.30279.46971.77141.7703
H265.28214.25606.67892.82537.81082.18129.17491.09725.16575.45894.44454.78227.02636.80103.14342.60117.73077.92952.52903.08369.98529.46979.30271.77141.7703

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.378 C1 C2 H11 109.263
C1 C2 H12 109.263 C1 C3 C5 113.510
C1 C3 H13 109.299 C1 C3 H14 109.299
C2 C1 C3 113.378 C2 C1 H9 109.263
C2 C1 H10 109.263 C2 C4 C6 113.510
C2 C4 H15 109.299 C2 C4 H16 109.299
C3 C1 H9 109.279 C3 C1 H10 109.279
C3 C5 C7 113.126 C3 C5 H17 109.130
C3 C5 H18 109.130 C4 C2 H11 109.279
C4 C2 H12 109.279 C4 C6 C8 113.126
C4 C6 H19 109.130 C4 C6 H20 109.130
C5 C3 H13 109.189 C5 C3 H14 109.189
C5 C7 H21 111.495 C5 C7 H22 111.076
C5 C7 H23 111.076 C6 C4 H15 109.189
C6 C4 H16 109.189 C6 C8 H24 111.495
C6 C8 H25 111.076 C6 C8 H26 111.076
C7 C5 H17 109.559 C7 C5 H18 109.559
C8 C6 H19 109.559 C8 C6 H20 109.559
H9 C1 H10 106.122 H11 C2 H12 106.122
H13 C3 H14 106.087 H15 C4 H16 106.087
H17 C5 H18 106.094 H19 C6 H20 106.094
H21 C7 H22 107.730 H21 C7 H23 107.730
H22 C7 H23 107.554 H24 C8 H25 107.730
H24 C8 H26 107.730 H25 C8 H26 107.554
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.296      
2 C -0.296      
3 C -0.288      
4 C -0.288      
5 C -0.299      
6 C -0.299      
7 C -0.477      
8 C -0.477      
9 H 0.148      
10 H 0.148      
11 H 0.148      
12 H 0.148      
13 H 0.147      
14 H 0.147      
15 H 0.147      
16 H 0.147      
17 H 0.151      
18 H 0.151      
19 H 0.151      
20 H 0.151      
21 H 0.156      
22 H 0.156      
23 H 0.156      
24 H 0.156      
25 H 0.156      
26 H 0.156      


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 -55.322 0.295 0.000
y 0.295 -54.825 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -53.754
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.033 0.295 0.000
y 0.295 -0.287 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.320
Polar
3z2-r22.639
x2-y2-0.497
xy0.295
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.925 -1.932 0.000
y -1.932 14.278 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.327


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 685.127
(<r2>)1/2 26.175