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All results from a given calculation for C3H8 (Propane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-118.972633
Energy at 298.15K-118.981042
HF Energy-118.838204
Nuclear repulsion energy82.475526
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 B2PLYP=FULL/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 3151 2989 52.10 82.06 0.63 0.77
2 A1 3075 2917 20.89 176.26 0.00 0.00
3 A1 3072 2913 25.99 116.77 0.14 0.24
4 A1 1565 1484 3.33 6.96 0.74 0.85
5 A1 1542 1462 0.02 40.72 0.75 0.86
6 A1 1469 1393 1.97 2.34 0.73 0.85
7 A1 1208 1146 1.14 3.83 0.52 0.68
8 A1 896 850 0.78 10.48 0.27 0.42
9 A1 373 353 0.11 0.24 0.10 0.17
10 A2 3141 2979 0.00 6.81 0.75 0.86
11 A2 1542 1462 0.00 37.36 0.75 0.86
12 A2 1349 1279 0.00 12.62 0.75 0.86
13 A2 931 883 0.00 0.01 0.75 0.86
14 A2 229 218 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
15 B1 3151 2988 98.29 37.49 0.75 0.86
16 B1 3102 2942 6.75 138.08 0.75 0.86
17 B1 1559 1479 11.07 0.12 0.75 0.86
18 B1 1249 1185 0.17 1.02 0.75 0.86
19 B1 767 727 3.28 0.17 0.75 0.86
20 B1 282 268 0.00 0.01 0.75 0.86
21 B2 3149 2987 28.80 54.44 0.75 0.86
22 B2 3072 2914 33.45 2.34 0.75 0.86
23 B2 1549 1469 1.72 0.34 0.75 0.86
24 B2 1455 1379 3.74 4.92 0.75 0.86
25 B2 1405 1333 3.75 0.09 0.75 0.86
26 B2 1086 1030 0.35 6.50 0.75 0.86
27 B2 953 904 2.21 0.28 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23160.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9484) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21965.5 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.98310 0.28100 0.24880

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.587
C2 0.000 1.272 -0.260
C3 0.000 -1.272 -0.260
H4 0.876 0.000 1.245
H5 -0.876 0.000 1.245
H6 0.000 2.171 0.364
H7 0.000 -2.171 0.364
H8 0.883 1.313 -0.905
H9 -0.883 1.313 -0.905
H10 -0.883 -1.313 -0.905
H11 0.883 -1.313 -0.905

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.52851.52851.09601.09602.18192.18192.17562.17562.17562.1756
C21.52852.54462.15702.15701.09383.49891.09471.09472.80762.8076
C31.52852.54462.15702.15703.49891.09382.80762.80761.09471.0947
H41.09602.15702.15701.75282.50112.50112.52023.07373.07372.5202
H51.09602.15702.15701.75282.50112.50113.07372.52022.52023.0737
H62.18191.09383.49892.50112.50114.34101.76821.76823.81183.8118
H72.18193.49891.09382.50112.50114.34103.81183.81181.76821.7682
H82.17561.09472.80762.52023.07371.76823.81181.76643.16562.6269
H92.17561.09472.80763.07372.52021.76823.81181.76642.62693.1656
H102.17562.80761.09473.07372.52023.81181.76823.16562.62691.7664
H112.17562.80761.09472.52023.07373.81181.76822.62693.16561.7664

picture of Propane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.547 C1 C2 H8 110.984
C1 C2 H9 110.984 C1 C3 H7 111.547
C1 C3 H10 110.984 C1 C3 H11 110.984
C2 C1 C3 112.683 C2 C1 H4 109.441
C2 C1 H5 109.441 C3 C1 H4 109.441
C3 C1 H5 109.441 H4 C1 H5 106.187
H6 C2 H8 107.793 H6 C2 H9 107.793
H7 C3 H10 107.793 H7 C3 H11 107.793
H8 C2 H9 107.567 H10 C3 H11 107.567
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability