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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.523327
Energy at 298.15K-315.542631
Nuclear repulsion energy375.295414
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 B1B95/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3141 2999 0.00      
2 Ag 3056 2918 0.00      
3 Ag 3046 2909 0.00      
4 Ag 3033 2896 0.00      
5 Ag 3030 2893 0.00      
6 Ag 1517 1448 0.00      
7 Ag 1504 1436 0.00      
8 Ag 1495 1427 0.00      
9 Ag 1490 1423 0.00      
10 Ag 1419 1355 0.00      
11 Ag 1417 1353 0.00      
12 Ag 1385 1323 0.00      
13 Ag 1292 1233 0.00      
14 Ag 1164 1111 0.00      
15 Ag 1095 1046 0.00      
16 Ag 1077 1029 0.00      
17 Ag 1022 975 0.00      
18 Ag 916 874 0.00      
19 Ag 459 438 0.00      
20 Ag 275 263 0.00      
21 Ag 188 179 0.00      
22 Au 3135 2993 106.56      
23 Au 3100 2960 140.96      
24 Au 3084 2945 0.36      
25 Au 3063 2924 0.24      
26 Au 1505 1437 13.29      
27 Au 1336 1275 0.70      
28 Au 1315 1256 0.33      
29 Au 1234 1178 0.02      
30 Au 1037 990 0.33      
31 Au 874 835 1.05      
32 Au 751 717 1.57      
33 Au 731 698 6.78      
34 Au 244 233 0.00      
35 Au 161 153 0.00      
36 Au 74 70 0.00      
37 Au 46 44 0.01      
38 Bg 3135 2993 0.00      
39 Bg 3093 2954 0.00      
40 Bg 3072 2934 0.00      
41 Bg 3058 2919 0.00      
42 Bg 1505 1437 0.00      
43 Bg 1335 1275 0.00      
44 Bg 1327 1267 0.00      
45 Bg 1279 1221 0.00      
46 Bg 1204 1150 0.00      
47 Bg 960 916 0.00      
48 Bg 799 763 0.00      
49 Bg 733 700 0.00      
50 Bg 247 235 0.00      
51 Bg 138 132 0.00      
52 Bg 108 103 0.00      
53 Bu 3141 2999 73.60      
54 Bu 3056 2918 80.79      
55 Bu 3048 2910 145.93      
56 Bu 3039 2902 22.40      
57 Bu 3029 2892 1.83      
58 Bu 1520 1451 8.00      
59 Bu 1511 1443 1.17      
60 Bu 1497 1429 0.76      
61 Bu 1490 1423 0.12      
62 Bu 1417 1353 5.05      
63 Bu 1410 1347 0.31      
64 Bu 1343 1282 2.30      
65 Bu 1241 1185 3.25      
66 Bu 1106 1056 5.36      
67 Bu 1089 1040 0.95      
68 Bu 1039 992 0.32      
69 Bu 898 858 4.24      
70 Bu 465 444 0.11      
71 Bu 326 312 0.04      
72 Bu 79 76 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 54221.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 51770.5 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 B1B95/6-31G**
ABC
0.35987 0.01640 0.01606

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.002 0.762 0.000
C2 -0.002 -0.762 0.000
C3 -1.395 1.372 0.000
C4 1.395 -1.372 0.000
C5 -1.395 2.896 0.000
C6 1.395 -2.896 0.000
C7 -2.795 3.494 0.000
C8 2.795 -3.494 0.000
H9 0.556 1.124 0.876
H10 0.556 1.124 -0.876
H11 -0.556 -1.124 0.876
H12 -0.556 -1.124 -0.876
H13 -1.949 1.010 -0.876
H14 -1.949 1.010 0.876
H15 1.949 -1.010 -0.876
H16 1.949 -1.010 0.876
H17 -0.841 3.256 0.875
H18 -0.841 3.256 -0.875
H19 0.841 -3.256 0.875
H20 0.841 -3.256 -0.875
H21 -2.766 4.587 0.000
H22 -3.359 3.177 -0.882
H23 -3.359 3.177 0.882
H24 2.766 -4.587 0.000
H25 3.359 -3.177 -0.882
H26 3.359 -3.177 0.882

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
C11.52421.52402.54852.55063.91473.90985.09101.09761.09762.15262.15262.15282.15282.77492.77492.77422.77424.19714.19714.72154.23184.23186.02125.25065.2506
C21.52422.54851.52403.91472.55065.09103.90982.15262.15261.09761.09762.77492.77492.15282.15284.19714.19712.77422.77426.02125.25065.25064.72154.23184.2318
C31.52402.54853.91301.52445.09912.54266.42142.15272.15272.77472.77471.09771.09774.19814.19812.15012.15015.21375.21373.49532.80992.80997.26816.63896.6389
C42.54851.52403.91305.09911.52446.42142.54262.77472.77472.15272.15274.19814.19811.09771.09775.21375.21372.15012.15017.26816.63896.63893.49532.80992.8099
C52.55063.91471.52445.09916.42941.52227.64162.77762.77764.19894.19892.15212.15215.21635.21631.09661.09666.60426.60422.17702.17152.17158.56257.76337.7633
C63.91472.55065.09911.52446.42947.64161.52224.19894.19892.77762.77765.21635.21632.15212.15216.60426.60421.09661.09668.56257.76337.76332.17702.17152.1715
C73.90985.09102.54266.42141.52227.64168.94914.19694.19695.20645.20642.76652.76656.60026.60022.15422.15427.71707.71701.09281.09401.09409.81009.11939.1193
C85.09103.90986.42142.54267.64161.52228.94915.20645.20644.19694.19696.60026.60022.76652.76657.71707.71702.15422.15429.81009.11939.11931.09281.09401.0940
H91.09762.15262.15272.77472.77764.19894.19695.20641.75172.50713.05843.05872.50753.09232.54842.54913.09264.38894.72534.87844.75764.42116.18585.42645.1340
H101.09762.15262.15272.77472.77764.19894.19695.20641.75173.05842.50712.50753.05872.54843.09233.09262.54914.72534.38894.87844.42114.75766.18585.13405.4264
H112.15261.09762.77472.15274.19892.77765.20644.19692.50713.05841.75173.09232.54843.05872.50754.38894.72532.54913.09266.18585.42645.13404.87844.75764.4211
H122.15261.09762.77472.15274.19892.77765.20644.19693.05842.50711.75172.54843.09232.50753.05874.72534.38893.09262.54916.18585.13405.42644.87844.42114.7576
H132.15282.77491.09774.19812.15215.21632.76656.60023.05872.50753.09232.54841.75134.39084.72723.05592.50465.38985.09753.77202.58553.12627.37106.76136.9859
H142.15282.77491.09774.19812.15215.21632.76656.60022.50753.05872.54843.09231.75134.72724.39082.50463.05595.09755.38983.77203.12622.58557.37106.98596.7613
H152.77492.15284.19811.09775.21632.15216.60022.76653.09232.54843.05872.50754.39084.72721.75135.38985.09753.05592.50467.37106.76136.98593.77202.58553.1262
H162.77492.15284.19811.09775.21632.15216.60022.76652.54843.09232.50753.05874.72724.39081.75135.09755.38982.50463.05597.37106.98596.76133.77203.12622.5855
H172.77424.19712.15015.21371.09666.60422.15427.71702.54913.09264.38894.72533.05592.50465.38985.09751.75046.72586.94982.49913.07182.51998.67707.88137.6831
H182.77424.19712.15015.21371.09666.60422.15427.71703.09262.54914.72534.38892.50463.05595.09755.38981.75046.94986.72582.49912.51993.07188.67707.68317.8813
H194.19712.77425.21372.15016.60421.09667.71702.15424.38894.72532.54913.09265.38985.09753.05592.50466.72586.94981.75048.67707.88137.68312.49913.07182.5199
H204.19712.77425.21372.15016.60421.09667.71702.15424.72534.38893.09262.54915.09755.38982.50463.05596.94986.72581.75048.67707.68317.88132.49912.51993.0718
H214.72156.02123.49537.26812.17708.56251.09289.81004.87844.87846.18586.18583.77203.77207.37107.37102.49912.49918.67708.67701.76521.765210.71329.92909.9290
H224.23185.25062.80996.63892.17157.76331.09409.11934.75764.42115.42645.13402.58553.12626.76136.98593.07182.51997.88137.68311.76521.76329.92909.24789.4144
H234.23185.25062.80996.63892.17157.76331.09409.11934.42114.75765.13405.42643.12622.58556.98596.76132.51993.07187.68317.88131.76521.76329.92909.41449.2478
H246.02124.72157.26813.49538.56252.17709.81001.09286.18586.18584.87844.87847.37107.37103.77203.77208.67708.67702.49912.499110.71329.92909.92901.76521.7652
H255.25064.23186.63892.80997.76332.17159.11931.09405.42645.13404.75764.42116.76136.98592.58553.12627.88137.68313.07182.51999.92909.24789.41441.76521.7632
H265.25064.23186.63892.80997.76332.17159.11931.09405.13405.42644.42114.75766.98596.76133.12622.58557.68317.88132.51993.07189.92909.41449.24781.76521.7632

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.454 C1 C2 H11 109.302
C1 C2 H12 109.302 C1 C3 C5 113.589
C1 C3 H13 109.323 C1 C3 H14 109.323
C2 C1 C3 113.454 C2 C1 H9 109.302
C2 C1 H10 109.302 C2 C4 C6 113.589
C2 C4 H15 109.323 C2 C4 H16 109.323
C3 C1 H9 109.317 C3 C1 H10 109.317
C3 C5 C7 113.139 C3 C5 H17 109.154
C3 C5 H18 109.154 C4 C2 H11 109.317
C4 C2 H12 109.317 C4 C6 C8 113.139
C4 C6 H19 109.154 C4 C6 H20 109.154
C5 C3 H13 109.242 C5 C3 H14 109.242
C5 C7 H21 111.661 C5 C7 H22 111.145
C5 C7 H23 111.145 C6 C4 H15 109.242
C6 C4 H16 109.242 C6 C8 H24 111.661
C6 C8 H25 111.145 C6 C8 H26 111.145
C7 C5 H17 109.619 C7 C5 H18 109.619
C8 C6 H19 109.619 C8 C6 H20 109.619
H9 C1 H10 105.871 H11 C2 H12 105.871
H13 C3 H14 105.830 H15 C4 H16 105.830
H17 C5 H18 105.899 H19 C6 H20 105.899
H21 C7 H22 107.649 H21 C7 H23 107.649
H22 C7 H23 107.393 H24 C8 H25 107.649
H24 C8 H26 107.649 H25 C8 H26 107.393
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.216      
2 C -0.216      
3 C -0.209      
4 C -0.209      
5 C -0.221      
6 C -0.221      
7 C -0.362      
8 C -0.362      
9 H 0.108      
10 H 0.108      
11 H 0.108      
12 H 0.108      
13 H 0.108      
14 H 0.108      
15 H 0.108      
16 H 0.108      
17 H 0.112      
18 H 0.112      
19 H 0.112      
20 H 0.112      
21 H 0.117      
22 H 0.118      
23 H 0.118      
24 H 0.117      
25 H 0.118      
26 H 0.118      


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 -55.252 0.403 0.000
y 0.403 -54.711 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -53.444
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.174 0.403 0.000
y 0.403 -0.364 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.538
Polar
3z2-r23.076
x2-y2-0.541
xy0.403
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.318 -2.178 0.000
y -2.178 14.787 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.409


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 677.212
(<r2>)1/2 26.023