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All results from a given calculation for C3H8 (Propane)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-119.039416
Energy at 298.15K-119.047841
HF Energy-119.039416
Nuclear repulsion energy82.454017
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 M06-2X/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 A1 3160 3160 44.11 86.75 0.59 0.74
2 A1 3075 3075 46.73 20.26 0.58 0.73
3 A1 3073 3073 0.18 292.31 0.03 0.05
4 A1 1561 1561 7.82 6.92 0.74 0.85
5 A1 1544 1544 0.01 50.64 0.75 0.86
6 A1 1472 1472 5.54 2.50 0.73 0.85
7 A1 1214 1214 1.96 5.09 0.55 0.71
8 A1 905 905 1.23 12.27 0.28 0.44
9 A1 383 383 0.21 0.25 0.08 0.15
10 A2 3144 3144 0.00 5.57 0.75 0.86
11 A2 1540 1540 0.00 44.36 0.75 0.86
12 A2 1342 1342 0.00 16.59 0.75 0.86
13 A2 946 946 0.00 0.03 0.75 0.86
14 A2 218 218 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
15 B1 3155 3155 91.48 33.13 0.75 0.86
16 B1 3106 3106 4.42 149.27 0.75 0.86
17 B1 1556 1556 17.81 0.14 0.75 0.86
18 B1 1252 1252 0.54 1.20 0.75 0.86
19 B1 779 779 5.11 0.19 0.75 0.86
20 B1 277 277 0.00 0.01 0.75 0.86
21 B2 3157 3157 28.03 54.48 0.75 0.86
22 B2 3072 3072 30.27 2.39 0.75 0.86
23 B2 1546 1546 4.12 0.17 0.75 0.86
24 B2 1454 1454 8.43 5.06 0.75 0.86
25 B2 1408 1408 2.15 1.12 0.75 0.86
26 B2 1104 1104 0.84 7.57 0.75 0.86
27 B2 965 965 4.37 0.37 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23203.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23203.0 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 M06-2X/6-31G
ABC
0.97354 0.28232 0.24932

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.594
C2 0.000 1.269 -0.262
C3 0.000 -1.269 -0.262
H4 0.878 0.000 1.251
H5 -0.878 0.000 1.251
H6 0.000 2.172 0.355
H7 0.000 -2.172 0.355
H8 0.884 1.301 -0.908
H9 -0.884 1.301 -0.908
H10 -0.884 -1.301 -0.908
H11 0.884 -1.301 -0.908

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.53121.53121.09651.09652.18552.18552.17462.17462.17462.1746
C21.53122.53882.16142.16141.09373.49671.09521.09522.79352.7935
C31.53122.53882.16142.16143.49671.09372.79352.79351.09521.0952
H41.09652.16142.16141.75602.50862.50862.52023.07523.07522.5202
H51.09652.16142.16141.75602.50862.50863.07522.52022.52023.0752
H62.18551.09373.49672.50862.50864.34481.77081.77083.79973.7997
H72.18553.49671.09372.50862.50864.34483.79973.79971.77081.7708
H82.17461.09522.79352.52023.07521.77083.79971.76843.14552.6013
H92.17461.09522.79353.07522.52021.77083.79971.76842.60133.1455
H102.17462.79351.09523.07522.52023.79971.77083.14552.60131.7684
H112.17462.79351.09522.52023.07523.79971.77082.60133.14551.7684

picture of Propane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.656 C1 C2 H8 110.689
C1 C2 H9 110.689 C1 C3 H7 111.656
C1 C3 H10 110.689 C1 C3 H11 110.689
C2 C1 C3 111.998 C2 C1 H4 109.571
C2 C1 H5 109.571 C3 C1 H4 109.571
C3 C1 H5 109.571 H4 C1 H5 106.403
H6 C2 H8 107.995 H6 C2 H9 107.995
H7 C3 H10 107.995 H7 C3 H11 107.995
H8 C2 H9 107.669 H10 C3 H11 107.669
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.287      
2 C -0.436      
3 C -0.436      
4 H 0.145      
5 H 0.145      
6 H 0.147      
7 H 0.147      
8 H 0.144      
9 H 0.144      
10 H 0.144      
11 H 0.144      


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 -21.440 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.907 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.739
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.383 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.318 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.065
Polar
3z2-r2-0.131
x2-y20.468
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.705 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.200 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.763


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.381
(<r2>)1/2 7.961