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

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-121G*

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/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-27.788010
Energy at 298.15K-27.798911
HF Energy-27.788010
Nuclear repulsion energy79.180289
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/CEP-121G*
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 3242 2929 203.26      
2 A1 3175 2869 5.93      
3 A1 3165 2859 30.78      
4 A1 1645 1486 14.04      
5 A1 1563 1412 2.22      
6 A1 1310 1184 0.06      
7 A1 840 759 0.19      
8 A1 457 413 0.01      
9 A2 3231 2919 0.00      
10 A2 1613 1457 0.00      
11 A2 1029 930 0.00      
12 A2 218 197 0.00      
13 E 3239 2926 113.66      
13 E 3239 2926 113.66      
14 E 3226 2914 5.75      
14 E 3226 2914 5.75      
15 E 3163 2858 54.04      
15 E 3163 2858 54.04      
16 E 1636 1478 2.63      
16 E 1636 1478 2.63      
17 E 1619 1463 0.15      
17 E 1619 1463 0.15      
18 E 1543 1394 4.67      
18 E 1543 1394 4.67      
19 E 1477 1334 3.45      
19 E 1477 1334 3.45      
20 E 1285 1161 1.88      
20 E 1285 1161 1.88      
21 E 1038 938 0.01      
21 E 1038 938 0.01      
22 E 992 897 0.19      
22 E 992 897 0.19      
23 E 385 348 0.09      
23 E 385 348 0.09      
24 E 273 247 0.00      
24 E 273 247 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 30618.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9034) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27660.8 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/CEP-121G*
ABC
0.25818 0.25818 0.14933

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.382
H2 0.000 0.000 1.472
C3 0.000 1.464 -0.090
C4 1.268 -0.732 -0.090
C5 -1.268 -0.732 -0.090
H6 0.000 1.523 -1.178
H7 1.319 -0.761 -1.178
H8 -1.319 -0.761 -1.178
H9 0.879 1.995 0.270
H10 -0.879 1.995 0.270
H11 1.288 -1.759 0.270
H12 2.167 -0.236 0.270
H13 -2.167 -0.236 0.270
H14 -1.288 -1.759 0.270

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09061.53811.53811.53812.17982.17982.17982.18292.18292.18292.18292.18292.1829
H21.09062.14132.14132.14133.05673.05673.05672.48982.48982.48982.48982.48982.4898
C31.53812.14132.53542.53541.08932.80592.80591.08821.08823.48912.77782.77783.4891
C41.53812.14132.53542.53542.80591.08932.80592.77783.48911.08821.08823.48912.7778
C51.53812.14132.53542.53542.80592.80591.08933.48912.77782.77783.48911.08821.0882
H62.17983.05671.08932.80592.80592.63732.63731.75821.75823.81083.14423.14423.8108
H72.17983.05672.80591.08932.80592.63732.63733.14423.81081.75821.75823.81083.1442
H82.17983.05672.80592.80591.08932.63732.63733.81083.14423.14423.81081.75821.7582
H92.18292.48981.08822.77783.48911.75823.14423.81081.75803.77582.57633.77584.3343
H102.18292.48981.08823.48912.77781.75823.81083.14421.75804.33433.77582.57633.7758
H112.18292.48983.48911.08822.77783.81081.75823.14423.77584.33431.75803.77582.5763
H122.18292.48982.77781.08823.48913.14421.75823.81082.57633.77581.75804.33433.7758
H132.18292.48982.77783.48911.08823.14423.81081.75823.77582.57633.77584.33431.7580
H142.18292.48983.48912.77781.08823.81083.14421.75824.33433.77582.57633.77581.7580

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.971 C1 C3 H9 111.281
C1 C3 H10 111.281 C1 C4 H7 110.971
C1 C4 H11 111.281 C1 C4 H12 111.281
C1 C5 H8 110.971 C1 C5 H13 111.281
C1 C5 H14 111.281 H2 C1 C3 107.877
H2 C1 C4 107.877 H2 C1 C5 107.877
C3 C1 C4 111.017 C3 C1 C5 111.017
C4 C1 C5 111.017 H6 C3 H9 107.692
H6 C3 H10 107.692 H7 C4 H11 107.692
H7 C4 H12 107.692 H8 C5 H13 107.692
H8 C5 H14 107.692 H9 C3 H10 107.752
H11 C4 H12 107.752 H13 C5 H14 107.752
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.047      
2 H 0.133      
3 C -0.533      
4 C -0.533      
5 C -0.533      
6 H 0.146      
7 H 0.146      
8 H 0.146      
9 H 0.164      
10 H 0.164      
11 H 0.164      
12 H 0.164      
13 H 0.164      
14 H 0.164      


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 0.136 0.136
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.070 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.070 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.352
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.359 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.359 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.718
Polar
3z2-r21.436
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 7.045 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.045 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.424


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 86.638
(<r2>)1/2 9.308