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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH(CH3)CH3 (Isobutane)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.352573
Energy at 298.15K-157.363518
HF Energy-157.352573
Nuclear repulsion energy134.997580
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/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3208 2915 146.01      
2 A1 3151 2863 15.44      
3 A1 3126 2840 16.60      
4 A1 1630 1481 15.92      
5 A1 1551 1409 2.94      
6 A1 1311 1191 0.05      
7 A1 840 764 0.31      
8 A1 461 418 0.12      
9 A2 3201 2908 0.00      
10 A2 1599 1452 0.00      
11 A2 1031 936 0.00      
12 A2 221 201 0.00      
13 E 3208 2915 85.66      
13 E 3208 2915 85.66      
14 E 3193 2901 7.19      
14 E 3193 2901 7.19      
15 E 3141 2853 40.79      
15 E 3141 2853 40.79      
16 E 1623 1474 3.48      
16 E 1623 1474 3.48      
17 E 1605 1458 0.20      
17 E 1605 1458 0.20      
18 E 1527 1387 6.35      
18 E 1527 1387 6.35      
19 E 1476 1341 2.57      
19 E 1476 1341 2.57      
20 E 1285 1167 2.40      
20 E 1285 1167 2.40      
21 E 1037 942 0.00      
21 E 1037 942 0.00      
22 E 993 902 0.47      
22 E 993 902 0.47      
23 E 389 354 0.01      
23 E 389 354 0.01      
24 E 276 251 0.01      
24 E 276 251 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 30413.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9086) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27633.7 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/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.26116 0.26116 0.15107

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.371
H2 0.000 0.000 1.459
C3 0.000 1.455 -0.096
C4 1.260 -0.728 -0.096
C5 -1.260 -0.728 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.514 -1.180
H7 1.311 -0.757 -1.180
H8 -1.311 -0.757 -1.180
H9 0.876 1.983 0.264
H10 -0.876 1.983 0.264
H11 1.279 -1.751 0.264
H12 2.156 -0.233 0.264
H13 -2.156 -0.233 0.264
H14 -1.279 -1.751 0.264

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.08781.52821.52821.52822.16762.16762.16762.17102.17102.17102.17102.17102.1710
H21.08782.12942.12942.12943.04253.04253.04252.47602.47602.47602.47602.47602.4760
C31.52822.12942.52032.52031.08612.79072.79071.08461.08463.47042.76142.76143.4704
C41.52822.12942.52032.52032.79071.08612.79072.76143.47041.08461.08463.47042.7614
C51.52822.12942.52032.52032.79072.79071.08613.47042.76142.76143.47041.08461.0846
H62.16763.04251.08612.79072.79072.62212.62211.75311.75313.79203.12773.12773.7920
H72.16763.04252.79071.08612.79072.62212.62213.12773.79201.75311.75313.79203.1277
H82.16763.04252.79072.79071.08612.62212.62213.79203.12773.12773.79201.75311.7531
H92.17102.47601.08462.76143.47041.75313.12773.79201.75293.75572.55883.75574.3117
H102.17102.47601.08463.47042.76141.75313.79203.12771.75294.31173.75572.55883.7557
H112.17102.47603.47041.08462.76143.79201.75313.12773.75574.31171.75293.75572.5588
H122.17102.47602.76141.08463.47043.12771.75313.79202.55883.75571.75294.31173.7557
H132.17102.47602.76143.47041.08463.12773.79201.75313.75572.55883.75574.31171.7529
H142.17102.47603.47042.76141.08463.79203.12771.75314.31173.75572.55883.75571.7529

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.889 C1 C3 H9 111.256
C1 C3 H10 111.256 C1 C4 H7 110.889
C1 C4 H11 111.256 C1 C4 H12 111.256
C1 C5 H8 110.889 C1 C5 H13 111.256
C1 C5 H14 111.256 H2 C1 C3 107.787
H2 C1 C4 107.787 H2 C1 C5 107.787
C3 C1 C4 111.102 C3 C1 C5 111.102
C4 C1 C5 111.102 H6 C3 H9 107.727
H6 C3 H10 107.727 H7 C4 H11 107.727
H7 C4 H12 107.727 H8 C5 H13 107.727
H8 C5 H14 107.727 H9 C3 H10 107.821
H11 C4 H12 107.821 H13 C5 H14 107.821
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.004      
2 H 0.084      
3 C -0.398      
4 C -0.398      
5 C -0.398      
6 H 0.131      
7 H 0.131      
8 H 0.131      
9 H 0.120      
10 H 0.120      
11 H 0.120      
12 H 0.120      
13 H 0.120      
14 H 0.120      


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 0.125 0.125
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.038 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.038 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.310
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.364 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.364 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.728
Polar
3z2-r21.456
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.553 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.553 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.657


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 98.900
(<r2>)1/2 9.945