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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.349476
Energy at 298.15K-158.359992
HF Energy-158.349476
Nuclear repulsion energy133.149409
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 BLYP/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 3025 3002 109.81      
2 A1 2962 2939 13.39      
3 A1 2928 2905 19.09      
4 A1 1491 1479 10.59      
5 A1 1405 1394 1.17      
6 A1 1182 1173 0.33      
7 A1 771 765 0.55      
8 A1 424 421 0.33      
9 A2 3023 3000 0.00      
10 A2 1460 1449 0.00      
11 A2 932 925 0.00      
12 A2 208 206 0.00      
13 E 3028 3005 64.36      
13 E 3028 3005 64.34      
14 E 3016 2993 4.65      
14 E 3016 2993 4.65      
15 E 2953 2931 36.73      
15 E 2953 2931 36.74      
16 E 1486 1474 1.82      
16 E 1486 1474 1.82      
17 E 1466 1455 0.35      
17 E 1466 1455 0.35      
18 E 1375 1364 1.89      
18 E 1375 1364 1.89      
19 E 1326 1315 6.37      
19 E 1326 1315 6.36      
20 E 1160 1151 2.72      
20 E 1160 1151 2.72      
21 E 943 936 0.00      
21 E 943 936 0.00      
22 E 900 893 1.16      
22 E 900 893 1.16      
23 E 351 348 0.00      
23 E 351 348 0.00      
24 E 251 249 0.02      
24 E 251 249 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28159.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27942.9 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 BLYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.25437 0.25437 0.14714

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.374
H2 0.000 0.000 1.481
C3 0.000 1.473 -0.096
C4 1.276 -0.737 -0.096
C5 -1.276 -0.737 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.536 -1.199
H7 1.330 -0.768 -1.199
H8 -1.330 -0.768 -1.199
H9 0.891 2.012 0.267
H10 -0.891 2.012 0.267
H11 1.297 -1.777 0.267
H12 2.188 -0.235 0.267
H13 -2.188 -0.235 0.267
H14 -1.297 -1.777 0.267

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.10731.54661.54661.54662.19782.19782.19782.20292.20292.20292.20292.20292.2029
H21.10732.15842.15842.15843.08843.08843.08842.51282.51282.51282.51282.51282.5128
C31.54662.15842.55212.55211.10412.82972.82971.10261.10263.51892.79932.79933.5189
C41.54662.15842.55212.55212.82971.10412.82972.79933.51891.10261.10263.51892.7993
C51.54662.15842.55212.55212.82972.82971.10413.51892.79932.79933.51891.10261.1026
H62.19783.08841.10412.82972.82972.65992.65991.78021.78023.84813.17323.17323.8481
H72.19783.08842.82971.10412.82972.65992.65993.17323.84811.78021.78023.84813.1732
H82.19783.08842.82972.82971.10412.65992.65993.84813.17323.17323.84811.78021.7802
H92.20292.51281.10262.79933.51891.78023.17323.84811.78143.81112.59423.81114.3756
H102.20292.51281.10263.51892.79931.78023.84813.17321.78144.37563.81112.59423.8111
H112.20292.51283.51891.10262.79933.84811.78023.17323.81114.37561.78143.81112.5942
H122.20292.51282.79931.10263.51893.17321.78023.84812.59423.81111.78144.37563.8111
H132.20292.51282.79933.51891.10263.17323.84811.78023.81112.59423.81114.37561.7814
H142.20292.51283.51892.79931.10263.84813.17321.78024.37563.81112.59423.81111.7814

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.919 C1 C3 H9 111.417
C1 C3 H10 111.417 C1 C4 H7 110.919
C1 C4 H11 111.417 C1 C4 H12 111.417
C1 C5 H8 110.919 C1 C5 H13 111.417
C1 C5 H14 111.417 H2 C1 C3 107.687
H2 C1 C4 107.687 H2 C1 C5 107.687
C3 C1 C4 111.195 C3 C1 C5 111.195
C4 C1 C5 111.195 H6 C3 H9 107.563
H6 C3 H10 107.563 H7 C4 H11 107.563
H7 C4 H12 107.563 H8 C5 H13 107.563
H8 C5 H14 107.563 H9 C3 H10 107.775
H11 C4 H12 107.775 H13 C5 H14 107.775
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.014      
2 H 0.069      
3 C -0.272      
4 C -0.272      
5 C -0.272      
6 H 0.086      
7 H 0.086      
8 H 0.086      
9 H 0.084      
10 H 0.084      
11 H 0.084      
12 H 0.084      
13 H 0.084      
14 H 0.084      


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 0.074 0.074
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.521 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.521 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.117
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.202 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.202 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.405
Polar
3z2-r20.810
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 7.055 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.055 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.249


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 100.869
(<r2>)1/2 10.043