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All results from a given calculation for C3H8 (Propane)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-119.041697
Energy at 298.15K-119.050063
HF Energy-119.041697
Nuclear repulsion energy81.888542
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 B97D3/6-31G
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 3067 3067 72.58 89.78 0.61 0.76
2 A1 2981 2981 18.27 252.79 0.00 0.00
3 A1 2974 2974 44.94 82.62 0.21 0.35
4 A1 1533 1533 5.06 9.02 0.73 0.84
5 A1 1514 1514 0.00 47.90 0.75 0.86
6 A1 1439 1439 2.64 3.34 0.64 0.78
7 A1 1184 1184 1.98 4.44 0.60 0.75
8 A1 867 867 1.04 10.51 0.28 0.44
9 A1 375 375 0.23 0.26 0.11 0.20
10 A2 3053 3053 0.00 7.29 0.75 0.86
11 A2 1511 1511 0.00 43.79 0.75 0.86
12 A2 1319 1319 0.00 15.69 0.75 0.86
13 A2 928 928 0.00 0.02 0.75 0.86
14 A2 219 219 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
15 B1 3067 3067 134.56 37.61 0.75 0.86
16 B1 3007 3007 7.76 154.33 0.75 0.86
17 B1 1528 1528 13.09 0.06 0.75 0.86
18 B1 1224 1224 0.57 0.85 0.75 0.86
19 B1 766 766 5.28 0.19 0.75 0.86
20 B1 271 271 0.00 0.01 0.75 0.86
21 B2 3063 3063 39.30 58.66 0.75 0.86
22 B2 2977 2977 50.13 1.92 0.75 0.86
23 B2 1517 1517 2.81 0.47 0.75 0.86
24 B2 1421 1421 2.84 5.32 0.75 0.86
25 B2 1373 1373 5.29 2.37 0.75 0.86
26 B2 1058 1058 1.44 5.18 0.75 0.86
27 B2 943 943 3.00 0.51 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22588.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22588.1 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 B97D3/6-31G
ABC
0.96795 0.27704 0.24520

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.593
C2 0.000 1.282 -0.262
C3 0.000 -1.282 -0.262
H4 0.883 0.000 1.255
H5 -0.883 0.000 1.255
H6 0.000 2.186 0.365
H7 0.000 -2.186 0.365
H8 0.889 1.320 -0.912
H9 -0.889 1.320 -0.912
H10 -0.889 -1.320 -0.912
H11 0.889 -1.320 -0.912

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.54101.54101.10341.10342.19792.19792.19002.19002.19002.1900
C21.54102.56372.17362.17361.10043.52421.10151.10152.82512.8251
C31.54102.56372.17362.17363.52421.10042.82512.82511.10151.1015
H41.10342.17362.17361.76562.52002.52002.53703.09443.09442.5370
H51.10342.17362.17361.76562.52002.52003.09442.53702.53703.0944
H62.19791.10043.52422.52002.52004.37211.78041.78043.83563.8356
H72.19793.52421.10042.52002.52004.37213.83563.83561.78041.7804
H82.19001.10152.82512.53703.09441.78043.83561.77793.18272.6399
H92.19001.10152.82513.09442.53701.78043.83561.77792.63993.1827
H102.19002.82511.10153.09442.53703.83561.78043.18272.63991.7779
H112.19002.82511.10152.53703.09443.83561.78042.63993.18271.7779

picture of Propane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.542 C1 C2 H8 110.850
C1 C2 H9 110.850 C1 C3 H7 111.542
C1 C3 H10 110.850 C1 C3 H11 110.850
C2 C1 C3 112.580 C2 C1 H4 109.448
C2 C1 H5 109.448 C3 C1 H4 109.448
C3 C1 H5 109.448 H4 C1 H5 106.271
H6 C2 H8 107.915 H6 C2 H9 107.915
H7 C3 H10 107.915 H7 C3 H11 107.915
H8 C2 H9 107.612 H10 C3 H11 107.612
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.254      
2 C -0.417      
3 C -0.417      
4 H 0.133      
5 H 0.133      
6 H 0.136      
7 H 0.136      
8 H 0.137      
9 H 0.137      
10 H 0.137      
11 H 0.137      


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 0.044 0.044
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.267 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.785 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.552
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.402 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.375 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.026
Polar
3z2-r2-0.053
x2-y20.518
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.775 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.403 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.876


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 64.089
(<r2>)1/2 8.006