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All results from a given calculation for C3H8 (Propane)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-119.100287
Energy at 298.15K-119.108670
HF Energy-119.100287
Nuclear repulsion energy82.642639
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 M06-2X/6-311G**
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 3136 3136 38.61 90.82 0.57 0.73
2 A1 3062 3062 40.32 28.89 0.61 0.76
3 A1 3056 3056 3.01 336.13 0.01 0.02
4 A1 1518 1518 7.14 3.23 0.74 0.85
5 A1 1498 1498 0.00 25.18 0.74 0.85
6 A1 1424 1424 5.04 0.91 0.21 0.35
7 A1 1182 1182 1.41 1.98 0.33 0.49
8 A1 892 892 1.14 10.67 0.22 0.36
9 A1 372 372 0.09 0.41 0.20 0.33
10 A2 3121 3121 0.00 8.01 0.75 0.86
11 A2 1496 1496 0.00 21.46 0.75 0.86
12 A2 1319 1319 0.00 6.88 0.75 0.86
13 A2 914 914 0.00 0.04 0.75 0.86
14 A2 217 217 0.00 0.02 0.75 0.86
15 B1 3132 3132 79.93 27.28 0.75 0.86
16 B1 3089 3089 2.14 158.26 0.75 0.86
17 B1 1514 1514 16.98 0.00 0.75 0.86
18 B1 1215 1215 0.34 0.03 0.75 0.86
19 B1 754 754 3.64 0.18 0.75 0.86
20 B1 279 279 0.00 0.01 0.75 0.86
21 B2 3134 3134 24.85 55.62 0.75 0.86
22 B2 3055 3055 27.92 1.15 0.75 0.86
23 B2 1503 1503 2.78 0.28 0.75 0.86
24 B2 1411 1411 7.59 0.73 0.75 0.86
25 B2 1366 1366 0.78 0.09 0.75 0.86
26 B2 1079 1079 0.60 6.27 0.75 0.86
27 B2 935 935 2.82 0.08 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22835.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22835.9 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 M06-2X/6-311G**
ABC
0.97896 0.28353 0.25045

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.592
C2 0.000 1.266 -0.261
C3 0.000 -1.266 -0.261
H4 0.876 0.000 1.247
H5 -0.876 0.000 1.247
H6 0.000 2.168 0.354
H7 0.000 -2.168 0.354
H8 0.882 1.299 -0.906
H9 -0.882 1.299 -0.906
H10 -0.882 -1.299 -0.906
H11 0.882 -1.299 -0.906

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.52701.52701.09391.09392.18102.18102.17042.17042.17042.1704
C21.52702.53282.15562.15561.09173.48921.09321.09322.78882.7888
C31.52702.53282.15562.15563.48921.09172.78882.78881.09321.0932
H41.09392.15562.15561.75182.50302.50302.51503.06853.06852.5150
H51.09392.15562.15561.75182.50302.50303.06852.51502.51503.0685
H62.18101.09173.48922.50302.50304.33611.76671.76673.79343.7934
H72.18103.48921.09172.50302.50304.33613.79343.79341.76671.7667
H82.17041.09322.78882.51503.06851.76673.79341.76443.14112.5988
H92.17041.09322.78883.06852.51501.76673.79341.76442.59883.1411
H102.17042.78881.09323.06852.51503.79341.76673.14112.59881.7644
H112.17042.78881.09322.51503.06853.79341.76672.59883.14111.7644

picture of Propane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.714 C1 C2 H8 110.767
C1 C2 H9 110.767 C1 C3 H7 111.714
C1 C3 H10 110.767 C1 C3 H11 110.767
C2 C1 C3 112.067 C2 C1 H4 109.554
C2 C1 H5 109.554 C3 C1 H4 109.554
C3 C1 H5 109.554 H4 C1 H5 106.396
H6 C2 H8 107.917 H6 C2 H9 107.917
H7 C3 H10 107.917 H7 C3 H11 107.917
H8 C2 H9 107.599 H10 C3 H11 107.599
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.318      
2 C -0.386      
3 C -0.386      
4 H 0.141      
5 H 0.141      
6 H 0.138      
7 H 0.138      
8 H 0.133      
9 H 0.133      
10 H 0.133      
11 H 0.133      


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 0.076 0.076
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.548 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.271 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.000
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.587 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.497 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.091
Polar
3z2-r2-0.181
x2-y20.723
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.016 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.895 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.227


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.318
(<r2>)1/2 7.957