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All results from a given calculation for C7H16 (3-methylhexane)

using model chemistry: PM6

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description

Conformer 1 (C1)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at PM6
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 2790 2965 17.68      
2 A 2789 2963 14.46      
3 A 2788 2962 25.68      
4 A 2751 2923 44.77      
5 A 2744 2915 15.77      
6 A 2736 2906 3.32      
7 A 2706 2874 127.78      
8 A 2702 2871 26.81      
9 A 2700 2868 34.27      
10 A 2698 2866 48.66      
11 A 2697 2865 41.31      
12 A 2696 2864 38.21      
13 A 2687 2855 4.70      
14 A 2678 2845 11.79      
15 A 2668 2834 4.71      
16 A 2660 2826 0.10      
17 A 1345 1429 40.23      
18 A 1341 1425 48.45      
19 A 1339 1423 54.26      
20 A 1330 1412 69.17      
21 A 1315 1397 14.63      
22 A 1311 1393 13.70      
23 A 1292 1373 23.98      
24 A 1289 1369 6.63      
25 A 1286 1366 9.13      
26 A 1274 1354 57.12      
27 A 1265 1344 39.05      
28 A 1264 1343 41.60      
29 A 1264 1343 39.40      
30 A 1263 1342 32.83      
31 A 1261 1340 29.82      
32 A 1260 1339 7.39      
33 A 1253 1331 2.19      
34 A 1207 1282 5.86      
35 A 1202 1277 0.80      
36 A 1187 1261 17.94      
37 A 1177 1250 2.67      
38 A 1173 1246 7.40      
39 A 1161 1234 5.09      
40 A 1158 1230 3.16      
41 A 1137 1208 10.46      
42 A 1121 1191 4.29      
43 A 1045 1110 17.91      
44 A 1022 1085 24.73      
45 A 990 1052 52.26      
46 A 979 1040 20.30      
47 A 938 996 13.24      
48 A 902 959 2.19      
49 A 888 944 5.14      
50 A 817 868 34.84      
51 A 769 817 28.68      
52 A 512 544 2.12      
53 A 457 485 3.92      
54 A 368 391 1.36      
55 A 327 347 0.15      
56 A 288 306 0.19      
57 A 161 171 0.70      
58 A 157 167 0.05      
59 A 143 152 0.02      
60 A 136 144 0.05      
61 A 79 84 0.01      
62 A 60 64 0.01      
63 A 49 52 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 43523.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0624) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 46239.6 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 PM6
ABC
0.18771 0.03679 0.03335

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PM6

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.567 0.140 -0.182
H2 -0.585 0.089 -1.299
C3 -0.747 1.604 0.238
C4 -1.718 -0.737 0.361
C5 0.786 -0.417 0.312
C6 -3.046 -0.463 -0.341
C7 1.977 0.192 -0.441
C8 3.305 -0.390 0.037
H9 -0.741 1.716 1.327
H10 0.056 2.234 -0.160
H11 -1.697 2.008 -0.129
H12 -1.829 -0.576 1.451
H13 -1.458 -1.807 0.241
H14 0.802 -1.517 0.191
H15 0.894 -0.235 1.397
H16 -3.840 -1.109 0.050
H17 -3.369 0.575 -0.201
H18 -2.977 -0.642 -1.419
H19 1.983 1.292 -0.309
H20 1.862 0.018 -1.529
H21 4.149 0.052 -0.504
H22 3.466 -0.205 1.105
H23 3.350 -1.475 -0.117

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20 H21 H22 H23
C11.11791.53371.54561.54452.55592.55793.91522.18912.18472.18352.18422.18212.18202.18443.51052.83562.81922.80102.78084.72834.24774.2373
H21.11792.16442.17302.17432.69812.70344.14103.09332.51172.50793.09022.59342.59263.09203.72153.03222.50393.00322.45914.80044.71934.3956
C31.53372.16442.53742.53753.14543.14244.52111.09501.09531.09522.71923.48413.48492.72374.11862.85113.57282.80123.52785.18944.66605.1368
C41.54562.17302.53742.52491.52683.89355.04602.81133.49922.78851.10671.10782.64392.85492.17652.18272.18284.27334.11895.98305.26405.1435
C51.54452.17432.53752.52493.88741.53472.53462.81292.78953.49812.85692.64001.10711.10604.68464.30274.14792.17652.17633.49232.80292.8063
C62.55592.69813.14541.52683.88745.06646.36323.58364.11432.82362.16852.16064.02534.31271.09561.09621.09585.32625.07327.21556.67546.4791
C72.55792.70343.14243.89351.53475.06641.52743.58312.81754.10984.31914.03172.16792.17555.98065.36525.11771.10801.10752.17772.18282.1833
C83.91524.14104.52115.04602.53466.36321.52744.74124.18165.54995.32904.97322.74942.77277.18146.74856.45372.16802.16831.09551.09581.0958
H92.18913.09331.09502.81132.81293.58363.58314.74121.76531.76572.53993.75533.75862.54674.38323.24724.25473.20584.22135.48064.63025.3852
H102.18472.51171.09533.49922.78954.11432.81754.18161.76531.76723.74744.33333.84063.03685.13773.80594.36512.14973.16944.65104.37904.9602
H112.18352.50791.09522.78853.49812.82364.10985.54991.76571.76723.03133.84034.33293.75123.78722.20393.21393.75264.31126.17565.75066.1314
H122.18423.09022.71921.10672.85692.16854.31915.32902.53993.74743.03131.76533.06562.74542.50762.53483.09184.59514.78126.32105.31935.4851
H132.18212.59343.48411.10782.64002.16064.03174.97323.75534.33333.84031.76532.27873.05592.48993.08622.53434.66254.18175.95365.24894.8319
H142.18202.59263.48492.64391.10714.02532.16792.74943.75863.84064.33293.06562.27871.76304.66214.68334.19993.08782.53783.76133.10692.5663
H152.18443.09202.72372.85491.10604.31272.17552.77272.54673.03683.75122.74543.05591.76304.99924.62494.80472.53503.09253.78012.58823.1396
H163.51053.72154.11862.17654.68461.09565.98067.18144.38325.13773.78722.50762.48994.66214.99921.76661.76736.30836.02358.09207.43677.2008
H172.83563.03222.85112.18274.30271.09625.36526.74853.24723.80592.20392.53483.08624.68334.62491.76661.76635.40085.42627.54277.00247.0252
H182.81922.50393.57282.18284.14791.09585.11776.45374.25474.36513.21393.09182.53434.19994.80471.76731.76635.43774.88537.21806.93336.5126
H192.80103.00322.80124.27332.17655.32621.10802.16803.20582.14973.75264.59514.66253.08782.53506.30835.40085.43771.76762.50372.53773.0919
H202.78082.45913.52784.11892.17635.07321.10752.16834.22133.16944.31124.78124.18172.53783.09256.02355.42624.88531.76762.50623.09162.5368
H214.72834.80045.18945.98303.49237.21552.17771.09555.48064.65106.17566.32105.95363.76133.78018.09207.54277.21802.50372.50621.76661.7664
H224.24774.71934.66605.26402.80296.67542.18281.09584.63024.37905.75065.31935.24893.10692.58827.43677.00246.93332.53773.09161.76661.7658
H234.23734.39565.13685.14352.80636.47912.18331.09585.38524.96026.13145.48514.83192.56633.13967.20087.02526.51263.09192.53681.76641.7658

picture of 3-methylhexane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H9 111.683 C1 C3 H10 111.312
C1 C3 H11 111.221 C1 C4 C6 112.586
C1 C4 H12 109.775 C1 C4 H13 109.546
C1 C5 C7 112.343 C1 C5 H14 109.657
C1 C5 H15 109.901 H2 C1 C3 108.404
H2 C1 C4 108.276 H2 C1 C5 108.448
C3 C1 C4 110.983 C3 C1 C5 111.047
C4 C1 C5 109.597 C4 C6 H16 111.120
C4 C6 H17 111.583 C4 C6 H18 111.614
C5 C7 C8 111.734 C5 C7 H19 109.837
C5 C7 H20 109.849 C6 C4 H12 109.827
C6 C4 H13 109.150 C7 C5 H14 109.225
C7 C5 H15 109.876 C7 C8 H21 111.181
C7 C8 H22 111.575 C7 C8 H23 111.620
C8 C7 H19 109.679 C8 C7 H20 109.728
H9 C3 H10 107.405 H9 C3 H11 107.445
H10 C3 H11 107.559 H12 C4 H13 105.723
H14 C5 H15 105.616 H16 C6 H17 107.419
H16 C6 H18 107.505 H17 C6 H18 107.375
H19 C7 H20 105.844 H21 C8 H22 107.444
H21 C8 H23 107.434 H22 C8 H23 107.360
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PM6 Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.017      
2 H 0.116      
3 C -0.489      
4 C -0.262      
5 C -0.308      
6 C -0.455      
7 C -0.212      
8 C -0.466      
9 H 0.149      
10 H 0.147      
11 H 0.148      
12 H 0.131      
13 H 0.128      
14 H 0.134      
15 H 0.137      
16 H 0.142      
17 H 0.146      
18 H 0.145      
19 H 0.126      
20 H 0.124      
21 H 0.144      
22 H 0.147      
23 H 0.146      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.009 0.020 0.054 0.059
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.945 0.039 -0.005
y 0.039 6.663 -0.042
z -0.005 -0.042 6.328


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at PM6
 hartrees
Energy at 0K 
Energy at 298.15K-0.063926
Nuclear repulsion energy209.411421
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 PM6
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 2789 2963 14.28      
2 A 2789 2963 13.05      
3 A 2788 2961 24.61      
4 A 2746 2917 50.65      
5 A 2743 2914 2.41      
6 A 2738 2909 23.65      
7 A 2705 2873 77.68      
8 A 2700 2869 35.86      
9 A 2700 2868 48.33      
10 A 2697 2865 62.07      
11 A 2697 2865 60.68      
12 A 2694 2863 16.85      
13 A 2684 2852 4.67      
14 A 2672 2839 12.71      
15 A 2667 2834 6.37      
16 A 2663 2829 4.60      
17 A 1341 1425 74.72      
18 A 1339 1422 78.42      
19 A 1338 1422 12.53      
20 A 1332 1416 55.76      
21 A 1320 1402 2.33      
22 A 1305 1386 5.70      
23 A 1294 1375 18.93      
24 A 1290 1371 9.66      
25 A 1285 1366 22.59      
26 A 1279 1358 30.91      
27 A 1265 1344 85.71      
28 A 1264 1343 24.66      
29 A 1263 1342 36.22      
30 A 1262 1341 35.59      
31 A 1262 1340 17.75      
32 A 1260 1339 5.01      
33 A 1250 1328 1.86      
34 A 1218 1294 4.12      
35 A 1204 1279 8.38      
36 A 1191 1266 0.82      
37 A 1181 1255 3.96      
38 A 1176 1250 16.75      
39 A 1155 1227 2.30      
40 A 1148 1219 14.26      
41 A 1138 1209 1.90      
42 A 1060 1126 9.17      
43 A 1044 1109 8.41      
44 A 1026 1090 25.35      
45 A 989 1051 42.92      
46 A 974 1035 39.47      
47 A 935 994 13.64      
48 A 900 956 4.83      
49 A 875 930 7.12      
50 A 817 868 23.56      
51 A 802 852 37.26      
52 A 482 512 3.93      
53 A 464 493 2.24      
54 A 403 428 3.01      
55 A 354 376 1.10      
56 A 272 289 0.13      
57 A 208 221 0.76      
58 A 146 155 0.03      
59 A 142 150 0.03      
60 A 130 138 0.09      
61 A 83 89 0.01      
62 A 56 59 0.02      
63 A 43 46 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 43517.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0624) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 46233.2 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 PM6
ABC
0.14312 0.04240 0.03929

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PM6

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.383 0.049 0.040
H2 0.174 -0.198 1.105
C3 0.484 1.577 -0.092
C4 1.712 -0.636 -0.373
C5 -0.769 -0.510 -0.830
C6 2.872 -0.304 0.568
C7 -2.160 0.029 -0.459
C8 -2.571 -0.310 0.977
H9 0.671 1.878 -1.127
H10 -0.439 2.064 0.234
H11 1.296 1.975 0.521
H12 1.980 -0.344 -1.404
H13 1.570 -1.732 -0.391
H14 -0.782 -1.612 -0.751
H15 -0.572 -0.279 -1.893
H16 3.768 -0.871 0.297
H17 3.132 0.757 0.528
H18 2.627 -0.546 1.606
H19 -2.190 1.122 -0.602
H20 -2.902 -0.392 -1.162
H21 -3.595 0.017 1.181
H22 -2.522 -1.387 1.163
H23 -1.918 0.178 1.706

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20 H21 H22 H23
C11.11321.53661.55171.54802.56942.59133.11942.18892.18412.18502.18852.18392.17722.18043.51742.88062.80102.86033.52524.13783.42942.8430
H21.11322.16322.17772.17552.75362.81882.75013.08902.50012.51433.09462.55762.52133.09043.74473.16152.52813.20093.82593.77542.94732.2084
C31.53662.16322.54642.54333.11053.08563.74641.09441.09301.09272.76523.49543.49342.79274.11412.84023.46152.75974.06024.54854.40423.3101
C41.55172.17772.54642.52631.53023.92994.50252.82423.50482.79111.10431.10512.70432.76652.17472.18402.18254.28594.68715.56794.56614.2613
C51.54802.17552.54332.52633.90621.53722.55992.80422.80403.50202.81292.67621.10541.10514.68884.32074.18042.17552.16133.50792.79552.8676
C62.56942.75363.11051.53023.90625.14705.45883.53264.08412.77092.16432.15744.09904.23271.09411.09291.09445.38776.02836.50415.53454.9471
C72.59132.81883.08563.92991.53725.14701.53163.44682.75354.08554.26264.12602.16312.16206.04335.43225.24551.10291.10552.17872.18322.1831
C83.11942.75013.74644.50252.55995.45881.53164.44153.27634.51475.13594.58742.80763.49786.39995.81915.24162.16602.16621.09381.09431.0933
H92.18893.08901.09442.82422.80423.53263.44684.44151.76571.76562.59373.79303.79912.60424.37903.17054.14423.00514.23335.19495.10914.1974
H102.18412.50011.09303.50482.80404.08412.75353.27631.76571.76083.78504.33993.82063.16635.12943.81334.25352.15663.74793.87904.13682.8126
H112.18502.51431.09272.79113.50202.77094.08554.51471.76561.76083.09013.82734.33593.79393.77602.20273.04983.76035.10485.30935.12783.8680
H122.18853.09462.76521.10432.81292.16434.26265.13592.59373.78503.09011.76653.10782.59862.52302.50443.08544.49184.88766.15495.28585.0130
H132.18392.55763.49541.10512.67622.15744.12604.58743.79304.33993.82731.76652.38242.99292.45823.07902.55224.72564.73175.67514.39094.4956
H142.17722.52133.49342.70431.10544.09902.16312.80763.79913.82064.33593.10782.38241.76814.72694.75024.27963.07922.48023.78132.59633.2449
H152.18043.09042.79272.76651.10514.23272.16203.49782.60423.16633.79392.59862.99291.76814.89644.54424.74862.49922.44464.32133.79063.8690
H163.51743.74474.11412.17474.68881.09416.04336.39994.37905.12943.77602.52302.45824.72694.89641.76341.76706.34616.84397.46846.37035.9509
H172.88063.16152.84022.18404.32071.09295.43225.81913.17053.81332.20272.50443.07904.75024.54421.76341.76475.45256.37046.79856.08035.2174
H182.80102.52813.46152.18254.18041.09445.24555.24164.14424.25353.04983.08542.55224.27964.74861.76701.76475.55556.18536.26195.23684.6035
H192.86033.20092.75974.28592.17555.38771.10292.16603.00512.15663.76034.49184.72563.07922.49926.34615.45255.55551.76482.52503.08602.5085
H203.52523.82594.06024.68712.16136.02831.10552.16624.23333.74795.10484.88764.73172.48022.44466.84396.37046.18531.76482.47742.55693.0850
H214.13783.77544.54855.56793.50796.50412.17871.09385.19493.87905.30936.15495.67513.78134.32137.46846.79856.26192.52502.47741.76711.7644
H223.42942.94734.40424.56612.79555.53452.18321.09435.10914.13685.12785.28584.39092.59633.79066.37036.08035.23683.08602.55691.76711.7636
H232.84302.20843.31014.26132.86764.94712.18311.09334.19742.81263.86805.01304.49563.24493.86905.95095.21744.60352.50853.08501.76441.7636

picture of 3-methylhexane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H9 111.501 C1 C3 H10 111.199
C1 C3 H11 111.282 C1 C4 C6 112.965
C1 C4 H12 109.822 C1 C4 H13 109.420
C1 C5 C7 114.262 C1 C5 H14 109.137
C1 C5 H15 109.398 H2 C1 C3 108.385
H2 C1 C4 108.490 H2 C1 C5 108.563
C3 C1 C4 111.083 C3 C1 C5 111.071
C4 C1 C5 109.175 C4 C6 H16 110.832
C4 C6 H17 111.643 C4 C6 H18 111.436
C5 C7 C8 113.057 C5 C7 H19 109.890
C5 C7 H20 108.637 C6 C4 H12 109.406
C6 C4 H13 108.829 C7 C5 H14 108.787
C7 C5 H15 108.717 C7 C8 H21 111.070
C7 C8 H22 111.402 C7 C8 H23 111.446
C8 C7 H19 109.529 C8 C7 H20 109.390
H9 C3 H10 107.654 H9 C3 H11 107.668
H10 C3 H11 107.335 H12 C4 H13 106.169
H14 C5 H15 106.233 H16 C6 H17 107.474
H16 C6 H18 107.692 H17 C6 H18 107.568
H19 C7 H20 106.095 H21 C8 H22 107.729
H21 C8 H23 107.549 H22 C8 H23 107.450
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability