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All results from a given calculation for C3H8 (Propane)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=FULL/TZVP

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/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-118.888438
Energy at 298.15K-118.896825
HF Energy-118.304266
Nuclear repulsion energy82.523653
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/TZVP
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 3118 2980        
2 A1 3043 2909        
3 A1 3037 2904        
4 A1 1525 1458        
5 A1 1501 1435        
6 A1 1445 1381        
7 A1 1195 1142        
8 A1 887 848        
9 A1 367 351        
10 A2 3105 2968        
11 A2 1501 1435        
12 A2 1325 1267        
13 A2 920 880        
14 A2 213 203        
15 B1 3116 2979        
16 B1 3074 2939        
17 B1 1519 1452        
18 B1 1233 1179        
19 B1 757 724        
20 B1 284 271        
21 B2 3115 2978        
22 B2 3034 2901        
23 B2 1507 1441        
24 B2 1429 1367        
25 B2 1388 1327        
26 B2 1076 1028        
27 B2 939 898        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22825.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.956) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21821.5 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/TZVP
ABC
0.98052 0.28187 0.24942

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.590
C2 0.000 1.270 -0.261
C3 0.000 -1.270 -0.261
H4 0.878 0.000 1.244
H5 -0.878 0.000 1.244
H6 0.000 2.169 0.361
H7 0.000 -2.169 0.361
H8 0.884 1.306 -0.905
H9 -0.884 1.306 -0.905
H10 -0.884 -1.306 -0.905
H11 0.884 -1.306 -0.905

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.52901.52901.09511.09512.18122.18122.17302.17302.17302.1730
C21.52902.54092.15632.15631.09303.49541.09421.09422.79922.7992
C31.52902.54092.15632.15633.49541.09302.79922.79921.09421.0942
H41.09512.15632.15631.75692.50122.50122.51443.07063.07062.5144
H51.09512.15632.15631.75692.50122.50123.07062.51442.51443.0706
H62.18121.09303.49542.50122.50124.33831.76871.76873.80303.8030
H72.18123.49541.09302.50122.50124.33833.80303.80301.76871.7687
H82.17301.09422.79922.51443.07061.76873.80301.76813.15472.6127
H92.17301.09422.79923.07062.51441.76873.80301.76812.61273.1547
H102.17302.79921.09423.07062.51443.80301.76873.15472.61271.7681
H112.17302.79921.09422.51443.07063.80301.76872.61273.15471.7681

picture of Propane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.501 C1 C2 H8 110.770
C1 C2 H9 110.770 C1 C3 H7 111.501
C1 C3 H10 110.770 C1 C3 H11 110.770
C2 C1 C3 112.378 C2 C1 H4 109.406
C2 C1 H5 109.406 C3 C1 H4 109.406
C3 C1 H5 109.406 H4 C1 H5 106.673
H6 C2 H8 107.929 H6 C2 H9 107.929
H7 C3 H10 107.929 H7 C3 H11 107.929
H8 C2 H9 107.797 H10 C3 H11 107.797
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability