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All results from a given calculation for C3H8 (Propane)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-118.981540
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-118.308394
Nuclear repulsion energy82.806258
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 CCSD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.98442 0.28452 0.25154

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.589
C2 0.000 1.264 -0.260
C3 0.000 -1.264 -0.260
H4 0.875 0.000 1.243
H5 -0.875 0.000 1.243
H6 0.000 2.162 0.359
H7 0.000 -2.162 0.359
H8 0.882 1.298 -0.903
H9 -0.882 1.298 -0.903
H10 -0.882 -1.298 -0.903
H11 0.882 -1.298 -0.903

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.52281.52281.09271.09272.17452.17452.16562.16562.16562.1656
C21.52282.52832.15022.15021.09073.48181.09191.09192.78502.7850
C31.52282.52832.15022.15023.48181.09072.78502.78501.09191.0919
H41.09272.15022.15021.75092.49472.49472.50833.06253.06252.5083
H51.09272.15022.15021.75092.49472.49473.06252.50832.50833.0625
H62.17451.09073.48182.49472.49474.32451.76551.76553.78743.7874
H72.17453.48181.09072.49472.49474.32453.78743.78741.76551.7655
H82.16561.09192.78502.50833.06251.76553.78741.76333.13842.5962
H92.16561.09192.78503.06252.50831.76553.78741.76332.59623.1384
H102.16562.78501.09193.06252.50833.78741.76553.13842.59621.7633
H112.16562.78501.09192.50833.06253.78741.76552.59623.13841.7633

picture of Propane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.542 C1 C2 H8 110.750
C1 C2 H9 110.750 C1 C3 H7 111.542
C1 C3 H10 110.750 C1 C3 H11 110.750
C2 C1 C3 112.223 C2 C1 H4 109.492
C2 C1 H5 109.492 C3 C1 H4 109.492
C3 C1 H5 109.492 H4 C1 H5 106.485
H6 C2 H8 107.979 H6 C2 H9 107.979
H7 C3 H10 107.979 H7 C3 H11 107.979
H8 C2 H9 107.694 H10 C3 H11 107.694
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability