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All results from a given calculation for C3H8 (Propane)

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-118.947746
Energy at 298.15K-118.956160
HF Energy-118.304843
Nuclear repulsion energy82.867933
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 MP3=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3160 3160 42.33      
2 A1 3082 3082 29.71      
3 A1 3079 3079 13.63      
4 A1 1542 1542 5.72      
5 A1 1520 1520 0.00      
6 A1 1446 1446 2.99      
7 A1 1197 1197 0.91      
8 A1 902 902 0.73      
9 A1 371 371 0.05      
10 A2 3147 3147 0.00      
11 A2 1519 1519 0.00      
12 A2 1338 1338 0.00      
13 A2 921 921 0.00      
14 A2 224 224 0.00      
15 B1 3157 3157 82.48      
16 B1 3113 3113 2.66      
17 B1 1536 1536 13.65      
18 B1 1233 1233 0.08      
19 B1 758 758 2.41      
20 B1 280 280 0.00      
21 B2 3158 3158 26.53      
22 B2 3076 3076 30.19      
23 B2 1526 1526 2.00      
24 B2 1434 1434 5.26      
25 B2 1392 1392 1.30      
26 B2 1094 1094 0.52      
27 B2 943 943 1.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23073.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23073.5 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 MP3=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.98705 0.28447 0.25145

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.589
C2 0.000 1.265 -0.260
C3 0.000 -1.265 -0.260
H4 0.872 0.000 1.242
H5 -0.872 0.000 1.242
H6 0.000 2.161 0.356
H7 0.000 -2.161 0.356
H8 0.879 1.301 -0.902
H9 -0.879 1.301 -0.902
H10 -0.879 -1.301 -0.902
H11 0.879 -1.301 -0.902

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.52311.52311.09011.09012.17382.17382.16532.16532.16532.1653
C21.52312.52902.14892.14891.08783.48071.08921.08922.78672.7867
C31.52312.52902.14892.14893.48071.08782.78672.78671.08921.0892
H41.09012.14892.14891.74502.49372.49372.50853.05943.05942.5085
H51.09012.14892.14891.74502.49372.49373.05942.50852.50853.0594
H62.17381.08783.48072.49372.49374.32261.75951.75953.78703.7870
H72.17383.48071.08782.49372.49374.32263.78703.78701.75951.7595
H82.16531.08922.78672.50853.05941.75953.78701.75783.13972.6015
H92.16531.08922.78673.05942.50851.75953.78701.75782.60153.1397
H102.16532.78671.08923.05942.50853.78701.75953.13972.60151.7578
H112.16532.78671.08922.50853.05943.78701.75952.60153.13971.7578

picture of Propane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.649 C1 C2 H8 110.876
C1 C2 H9 110.876 C1 C3 H7 111.649
C1 C3 H10 110.876 C1 C3 H11 110.876
C2 C1 C3 112.248 C2 C1 H4 109.522
C2 C1 H5 109.522 C3 C1 H4 109.522
C3 C1 H5 109.522 H4 C1 H5 106.329
H6 C2 H8 107.842 H6 C2 H9 107.842
H7 C3 H10 107.842 H7 C3 H11 107.842
H8 C2 H9 107.590 H10 C3 H11 107.590
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability