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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-313.936378
Energy at 298.15K-313.955904
Nuclear repulsion energy373.766245
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3142 2984 0.00      
2 Ag 3067 2912 0.00      
3 Ag 3065 2911 0.00      
4 Ag 3053 2899 0.00      
5 Ag 3049 2896 0.00      
6 Ag 1572 1493 0.00      
7 Ag 1558 1479 0.00      
8 Ag 1547 1469 0.00      
9 Ag 1542 1464 0.00      
10 Ag 1460 1386 0.00      
11 Ag 1411 1340 0.00      
12 Ag 1404 1333 0.00      
13 Ag 1346 1279 0.00      
14 Ag 1177 1118 0.00      
15 Ag 1086 1031 0.00      
16 Ag 1064 1010 0.00      
17 Ag 1016 965 0.00      
18 Ag 922 875 0.00      
19 Ag 480 456 0.00      
20 Ag 278 264 0.00      
21 Ag 199 189 0.00      
22 Au 3143 2985 132.41      
23 Au 3124 2967 53.37      
24 Au 3101 2945 0.46      
25 Au 3079 2924 0.05      
26 Au 1568 1489 20.46      
27 Au 1384 1314 0.57      
28 Au 1365 1296 0.19      
29 Au 1275 1210 0.28      
30 Au 1091 1036 0.86      
31 Au 914 868 2.13      
32 Au 778 739 3.00      
33 Au 749 711 12.40      
34 Au 247 235 0.00      
35 Au 165 157 0.00      
36 Au 75 71 0.00      
37 Au 46 44 0.00      
38 Bg 3142 2984 0.00      
39 Bg 3113 2956 0.00      
40 Bg 3089 2933 0.00      
41 Bg 3075 2920 0.00      
42 Bg 1568 1489 0.00      
43 Bg 1386 1316 0.00      
44 Bg 1371 1302 0.00      
45 Bg 1325 1259 0.00      
46 Bg 1234 1171 0.00      
47 Bg 1006 955 0.00      
48 Bg 833 791 0.00      
49 Bg 754 716 0.00      
50 Bg 250 237 0.00      
51 Bg 141 134 0.00      
52 Bg 111 106 0.00      
53 Bu 3142 2984 65.04      
54 Bu 3069 2914 150.73      
55 Bu 3065 2911 31.44      
56 Bu 3059 2905 3.90      
57 Bu 3049 2895 0.64      
58 Bu 1573 1494 20.77      
59 Bu 1564 1485 5.78      
60 Bu 1551 1472 0.73      
61 Bu 1541 1464 0.00      
62 Bu 1460 1387 14.50      
63 Bu 1413 1342 2.58      
64 Bu 1386 1316 0.51      
65 Bu 1297 1232 2.67      
66 Bu 1129 1073 22.76      
67 Bu 1080 1025 0.52      
68 Bu 1019 968 0.35      
69 Bu 906 860 5.61      
70 Bu 478 454 0.15      
71 Bu 344 327 0.14      
72 Bu 84 80 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 55074.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9496) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52299.1 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
ABC
0.35241 0.01632 0.01597

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.002 0.769 0.000
C2 -0.002 -0.769 0.000
C3 -1.416 1.361 0.000
C4 1.416 -1.361 0.000
C5 -1.416 2.898 0.000
C6 1.416 -2.898 0.000
C7 -2.841 3.474 0.000
C8 2.841 -3.474 0.000
H9 0.545 1.129 0.884
H10 0.545 1.129 -0.884
H11 -0.545 -1.129 0.884
H12 -0.545 -1.129 -0.884
H13 -1.960 1.000 -0.884
H14 -1.960 1.000 0.884
H15 1.960 -1.000 -0.884
H16 1.960 -1.000 0.884
H17 -0.872 3.257 0.883
H18 -0.872 3.257 -0.883
H19 0.872 -3.257 0.883
H20 0.872 -3.257 -0.883
H21 -2.827 4.568 0.000
H22 -3.390 3.138 -0.887
H23 -3.390 3.138 0.887
H24 2.827 -4.568 0.000
H25 3.390 -3.138 -0.887
H26 3.390 -3.138 0.887

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20 H21 H22 H23 H24 H25 H26
C11.53711.53672.55622.55823.92963.92385.10431.09861.09862.16382.16382.16412.16412.78262.78262.78112.78114.21184.21184.73694.23124.23126.03845.24645.2464
C21.53712.55621.53673.92962.55825.10433.92382.16382.16381.09861.09862.78262.78262.16412.16414.21184.21182.78112.78116.03845.24645.24644.73694.23124.2312
C31.53672.55623.92801.53705.11442.54816.44142.16392.16392.78202.78201.09871.09874.21344.21342.16122.16125.22845.22843.50402.79992.79997.29086.64246.6424
C42.55621.53673.92805.11441.53706.44142.54812.78202.78202.16392.16394.21344.21341.09871.09875.22845.22842.16122.16127.29086.64246.64243.50402.79992.7999
C52.55823.92961.53705.11446.45061.53647.66252.78512.78514.21374.21372.16312.16315.23175.23171.09771.09776.62526.62522.18632.17692.17698.58747.76627.7662
C63.92962.55825.11441.53706.45067.66251.53644.21374.21372.78512.78515.23175.23172.16312.16316.62526.62521.09771.09778.58747.76627.76622.18632.17692.1769
C73.92385.10432.54816.44141.53647.66258.97444.21214.21215.21875.21872.77062.77066.62116.62112.16842.16847.73697.73691.09491.09571.09579.83829.12789.1278
C85.10433.92386.44142.54817.66251.53648.97445.21875.21874.21214.21216.62116.62112.77062.77067.73697.73692.16842.16849.83829.12789.12781.09491.09571.0957
H91.09862.16382.16392.78202.78514.21374.21215.21871.76842.50763.06843.06902.50843.10812.55622.55643.10794.39794.73974.89684.75984.41806.20065.42555.1283
H101.09862.16382.16392.78202.78514.21374.21215.21871.76843.06842.50762.50843.06902.55623.10813.10792.55644.73974.39794.89684.41804.75986.20065.12835.4255
H112.16381.09862.78202.16394.21372.78515.21874.21212.50763.06841.76843.10812.55623.06902.50844.39794.73972.55643.10796.20065.42555.12834.89684.75984.4180
H122.16381.09862.78202.16394.21372.78515.21874.21213.06842.50761.76842.55623.10812.50843.06904.73974.39793.10792.55646.20065.12835.42554.89684.41804.7598
H132.16412.78261.09874.21342.16315.23172.77066.62113.06902.50843.10812.55621.76794.40054.74243.06582.50525.40945.11263.77712.57213.12277.39586.76326.9912
H142.16412.78261.09874.21342.16315.23172.77066.62112.50843.06902.55623.10811.76794.74244.40052.50523.06585.11265.40943.77713.12272.57217.39586.99126.7632
H152.78262.16414.21341.09875.23172.16316.62112.77063.10812.55623.06902.50844.40054.74241.76795.40945.11263.06582.50527.39586.76326.99123.77712.57213.1227
H162.78262.16414.21341.09875.23172.16316.62112.77062.55623.10812.50843.06904.74244.40051.76795.11265.40942.50523.06587.39586.99126.76323.77713.12272.5721
H172.78114.21182.16125.22841.09776.62522.16847.73692.55643.10794.39794.73973.06582.50525.40945.11261.76656.74286.97032.51413.07982.52048.70017.88597.6847
H182.78114.21182.16125.22841.09776.62522.16847.73693.10792.55644.73974.39792.50523.06585.11265.40941.76656.97036.74282.51412.52043.07988.70017.68477.8859
H194.21182.78115.22842.16126.62521.09777.73692.16844.39794.73972.55643.10795.40945.11263.06582.50526.74286.97031.76658.70017.88597.68472.51413.07982.5204
H204.21182.78115.22842.16126.62521.09777.73692.16844.73974.39793.10792.55645.11265.40942.50523.06586.97036.74281.76658.70017.68477.88592.51412.52043.0798
H214.73696.03843.50407.29082.18638.58741.09499.83824.89684.89686.20066.20063.77713.77717.39587.39582.51412.51418.70018.70011.77481.774810.74429.94069.9406
H224.23125.24642.79996.64242.17697.76621.09579.12784.75984.41805.42555.12832.57213.12276.76326.99123.07982.52047.88597.68471.77481.77369.94069.23849.4071
H234.23125.24642.79996.64242.17697.76621.09579.12784.41804.75985.12835.42553.12272.57216.99126.76322.52043.07987.68477.88591.77481.77369.94069.40719.2384
H246.03844.73697.29083.50408.58742.18639.83821.09496.20066.20064.89684.89687.39587.39583.77713.77718.70018.70012.51412.514110.74429.94069.94061.77481.7748
H255.24644.23126.64242.79997.76622.17699.12781.09575.42555.12834.75984.41806.76326.99122.57213.12277.88597.68473.07982.52049.94069.23849.40711.77481.7736
H265.24644.23126.64242.79997.76622.17699.12781.09575.12835.42554.41804.75986.99126.76323.12272.57217.68477.88592.52043.07989.94069.40719.23841.77481.7736

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.529 C1 C2 H11 109.228
C1 C2 H12 109.228 C1 C3 C5 112.662
C1 C3 H13 109.274 C1 C3 H14 109.274
C2 C1 C3 112.529 C2 C1 H9 109.228
C2 C1 H10 109.228 C2 C4 C6 112.662
C2 C4 H15 109.274 C2 C4 H16 109.274
C3 C1 H9 109.263 C3 C1 H10 109.263
C3 C5 C7 112.012 C3 C5 H17 109.085
C3 C5 H18 109.085 C4 C2 H11 109.263
C4 C2 H12 109.263 C4 C6 C8 112.012
C4 C6 H19 109.085 C4 C6 H20 109.085
C5 C3 H13 109.172 C5 C3 H14 109.172
C5 C7 H21 111.278 C5 C7 H22 110.477
C5 C7 H23 110.477 C6 C4 H15 109.172
C6 C4 H16 109.172 C6 C8 H24 111.278
C6 C8 H25 110.477 C6 C8 H26 110.477
C7 C5 H17 109.692 C7 C5 H18 109.692
C8 C6 H19 109.692 C8 C6 H20 109.692
H9 C1 H10 107.186 H11 C2 H12 107.186
H13 C3 H14 107.134 H15 C4 H16 107.134
H17 C5 H18 107.147 H19 C6 H20 107.147
H21 C7 H22 108.224 H21 C7 H23 108.224
H22 C7 H23 108.058 H24 C8 H25 108.224
H24 C8 H26 108.224 H25 C8 H26 108.058
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.418      
2 C -0.418      
3 C -0.412      
4 C -0.412      
5 C -0.438      
6 C -0.438      
7 C -0.624      
8 C -0.624      
9 H 0.209      
10 H 0.209      
11 H 0.209      
12 H 0.209      
13 H 0.209      
14 H 0.209      
15 H 0.209      
16 H 0.209      
17 H 0.212      
18 H 0.212      
19 H 0.212      
20 H 0.212      
21 H 0.211      
22 H 0.210      
23 H 0.210      
24 H 0.211      
25 H 0.210      
26 H 0.210      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -55.271 0.291 0.000
y 0.291 -54.901 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -53.723
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.959 0.291 0.000
y 0.291 -0.404 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.363
Polar
3z2-r22.726
x2-y2-0.370
xy0.291
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.372 -2.000 0.000
y -2.000 13.675 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.716


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 680.648
(<r2>)1/2 26.089