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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.712946
Energy at 298.15K-315.732300
Nuclear repulsion energy373.144152
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 B3LYP/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 Ag 3110 2986 0.00      
2 Ag 3040 2920 0.00      
3 Ag 3026 2906 0.00      
4 Ag 3012 2893 0.00      
5 Ag 3011 2891 0.00      
6 Ag 1542 1481 0.00      
7 Ag 1528 1468 0.00      
8 Ag 1518 1458 0.00      
9 Ag 1515 1455 0.00      
10 Ag 1440 1383 0.00      
11 Ag 1427 1371 0.00      
12 Ag 1407 1351 0.00      
13 Ag 1319 1267 0.00      
14 Ag 1164 1118 0.00      
15 Ag 1079 1036 0.00      
16 Ag 1062 1020 0.00      
17 Ag 1013 973 0.00      
18 Ag 913 876 0.00      
19 Ag 470 451 0.00      
20 Ag 274 263 0.00      
21 Ag 195 187 0.00      
22 Au 3105 2981 141.24      
23 Au 3074 2952 148.47      
24 Au 3053 2932 1.39      
25 Au 3032 2912 0.16      
26 Au 1529 1468 11.48      
27 Au 1355 1301 0.50      
28 Au 1334 1281 0.34      
29 Au 1251 1202 0.01      
30 Au 1052 1010 0.25      
31 Au 889 854 0.84      
32 Au 763 733 1.27      
33 Au 739 710 5.45      
34 Au 246 236 0.00      
35 Au 162 156 0.00      
36 Au 72 69 0.00      
37 Au 46 45 0.00      
38 Bg 3104 2981 0.00      
39 Bg 3064 2942 0.00      
40 Bg 3041 2920 0.00      
41 Bg 3029 2909 0.00      
42 Bg 1529 1468 0.00      
43 Bg 1355 1301 0.00      
44 Bg 1344 1291 0.00      
45 Bg 1297 1245 0.00      
46 Bg 1221 1173 0.00      
47 Bg 974 936 0.00      
48 Bg 813 781 0.00      
49 Bg 742 713 0.00      
50 Bg 249 239 0.00      
51 Bg 139 133 0.00      
52 Bg 110 106 0.00      
53 Bu 3110 2986 90.68      
54 Bu 3040 2920 87.59      
55 Bu 3029 2908 169.50      
56 Bu 3019 2899 7.87      
57 Bu 3009 2889 1.71      
58 Bu 1546 1485 4.95      
59 Bu 1536 1475 1.51      
60 Bu 1521 1461 0.87      
61 Bu 1514 1454 0.20      
62 Bu 1439 1382 2.14      
63 Bu 1426 1370 1.77      
64 Bu 1369 1314 3.29      
65 Bu 1266 1215 6.12      
66 Bu 1111 1067 4.77      
67 Bu 1076 1034 0.23      
68 Bu 1021 981 0.28      
69 Bu 897 861 2.87      
70 Bu 469 451 0.13      
71 Bu 337 323 0.05      
72 Bu 81 77 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 54295.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52139.8 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.35726 0.01618 0.01584

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.002 0.767 0.000
C2 -0.002 -0.767 0.000
C3 -1.403 1.383 0.000
C4 1.403 -1.383 0.000
C5 -1.403 2.917 0.000
C6 1.403 -2.917 0.000
C7 -2.810 3.522 0.000
C8 2.810 -3.522 0.000
H9 0.557 1.129 0.878
H10 0.557 1.129 -0.878
H11 -0.557 -1.129 0.878
H12 -0.557 -1.129 -0.878
H13 -1.958 1.021 -0.878
H14 -1.958 1.021 0.878
H15 1.958 -1.021 -0.878
H16 1.958 -1.021 0.878
H17 -0.848 3.279 0.878
H18 -0.848 3.279 -0.878
H19 0.848 -3.279 0.878
H20 0.848 -3.279 -0.878
H21 -2.775 4.618 0.000
H22 -3.377 3.207 -0.884
H23 -3.377 3.207 0.884
H24 2.775 -4.618 0.000
H25 3.377 -3.207 -0.884
H26 3.377 -3.207 0.884

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20 H21 H22 H23 H24 H25 H26
C11.53401.53382.56602.56813.94123.93665.12651.10031.10032.16292.16292.16322.16322.79232.79232.79312.79314.22534.22534.74794.26104.26106.05715.28865.2886
C21.53402.56601.53383.94122.56815.12653.93662.16292.16291.10031.10032.79232.79232.16322.16324.22534.22532.79312.79316.05715.28865.28864.74794.26104.2610
C31.53382.56603.93971.53405.13412.56056.46572.16282.16282.79192.79191.10051.10054.22484.22482.16142.16145.25055.25053.51412.83002.83007.31206.68586.6858
C42.56601.53383.93975.13411.53406.46572.56052.79192.79192.16282.16284.22484.22481.10051.10055.25055.25052.16142.16147.31206.68586.68583.51412.83002.8300
C52.56813.94121.53405.13416.47331.53167.69462.79472.79474.22544.22542.16192.16195.25145.25141.09951.09956.64996.64992.18572.18302.18308.61567.81897.8189
C63.94122.56815.13411.53406.47337.69461.53164.22544.22542.79472.79475.25145.25142.16192.16196.64996.64991.09951.09958.61567.81897.81892.18572.18302.1830
C73.93665.12652.56056.46571.53167.69469.01124.22334.22335.24185.24182.78412.78416.64456.64452.16272.16277.77197.77191.09621.09711.09719.87199.18409.1840
C85.12653.93666.46572.56057.69461.53169.01125.24185.24184.22334.22336.64456.64452.78412.78417.77197.77192.16272.16279.87199.18409.18401.09621.09711.0971
H91.10032.16292.16282.79192.79474.22544.22335.24181.75672.51763.06993.07022.51803.10992.56622.56853.11154.41694.75334.90424.78624.44986.22215.46455.1723
H101.10032.16292.16282.79192.79474.22544.22335.24181.75673.06992.51762.51803.07022.56623.10993.11152.56854.75334.41694.90424.44984.78626.22215.17235.4645
H112.16291.10032.79192.16284.22542.79475.24184.22332.51763.06991.75673.10992.56623.07022.51804.41694.75332.56853.11156.22215.46455.17234.90424.78624.4498
H122.16291.10032.79192.16284.22542.79475.24184.22333.06992.51761.75672.56623.10992.51803.07024.75334.41693.11152.56856.22215.17235.46454.90424.44984.7862
H132.16322.79231.10054.22482.16195.25142.78416.64453.07022.51803.10992.56621.75654.41744.75383.06792.51565.42685.13483.79142.60613.14627.41486.80807.0325
H142.16322.79231.10054.22482.16195.25142.78416.64452.51803.07022.56623.10991.75654.75384.41742.51563.06795.13485.42683.79143.14622.60617.41487.03256.8080
H152.79232.16324.22481.10055.25142.16196.64452.78413.10992.56623.07022.51804.41744.75381.75655.42685.13483.06792.51567.41486.80807.03253.79142.60613.1462
H162.79232.16324.22481.10055.25142.16196.64452.78412.56623.10992.51803.07024.75384.41741.75655.13485.42682.51563.06797.41487.03256.80803.79143.14622.6061
H172.79314.22532.16145.25051.09956.64992.16277.77192.56853.11154.41694.75333.06792.51565.42685.13481.75576.77316.99692.50553.08332.53008.73247.93897.7408
H182.79314.22532.16145.25051.09956.64992.16277.77193.11152.56854.75334.41692.51563.06795.13485.42681.75576.99696.77312.50552.53003.08338.73247.74087.9389
H194.22532.79315.25052.16146.64991.09957.77192.16274.41694.75332.56853.11155.42685.13483.06792.51566.77316.99691.75578.73247.93897.74082.50553.08332.5300
H204.22532.79315.25052.16146.64991.09957.77192.16274.75334.41693.11152.56855.13485.42682.51563.06796.99696.77311.75578.73247.74087.93892.50552.53003.0833
H214.74796.05713.51417.31202.18578.61561.09629.87194.90424.90426.22216.22213.79143.79147.41487.41482.50552.50558.73248.73241.77051.770510.77539.99349.9934
H224.26105.28862.83006.68582.18307.81891.09719.18404.78624.44985.46455.17232.60613.14626.80807.03253.08332.53007.93897.74081.77051.76909.99349.31499.4814
H234.26105.28862.83006.68582.18307.81891.09719.18404.44984.78625.17235.46453.14622.60617.03256.80802.53003.08337.74087.93891.77051.76909.99349.48149.3149
H246.05714.74797.31203.51418.61562.18579.87191.09626.22216.22214.90424.90427.41487.41483.79143.79148.73248.73242.50552.505510.77539.99349.99341.77051.7705
H255.28864.26106.68582.83007.81892.18309.18401.09715.46455.17234.78624.44986.80807.03252.60613.14627.93897.74083.08332.53009.99349.31499.48141.77051.7690
H265.28864.26106.68582.83007.81892.18309.18401.09715.17235.46454.44984.78627.03256.80803.14622.60617.74087.93892.53003.08339.99349.48149.31491.77051.7690

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.529 C1 C2 H11 109.272
C1 C2 H12 109.272 C1 C3 C5 113.674
C1 C3 H13 109.297 C1 C3 H14 109.297
C2 C1 C3 113.529 C2 C1 H9 109.272
C2 C1 H10 109.272 C2 C4 C6 113.674
C2 C4 H15 109.297 C2 C4 H16 109.297
C3 C1 H9 109.279 C3 C1 H10 109.279
C3 C5 C7 113.279 C3 C5 H17 109.205
C3 C5 H18 109.205 C4 C2 H11 109.279
C4 C2 H12 109.279 C4 C6 C8 113.279
C4 C6 H19 109.205 C4 C6 H20 109.205
C5 C3 H13 109.192 C5 C3 H14 109.192
C5 C7 H21 111.483 C5 C7 H22 111.205
C5 C7 H23 111.205 C6 C4 H15 109.192
C6 C4 H16 109.192 C6 C8 H24 111.483
C6 C8 H25 111.205 C6 C8 H26 111.205
C7 C5 H17 109.464 C7 C5 H18 109.464
C8 C6 H19 109.464 C8 C6 H20 109.464
H9 C1 H10 105.930 H11 C2 H12 105.930
H13 C3 H14 105.897 H15 C4 H16 105.897
H17 C5 H18 105.962 H19 C6 H20 105.962
H21 C7 H22 107.653 H21 C7 H23 107.653
H22 C7 H23 107.446 H24 C8 H25 107.653
H24 C8 H26 107.653 H25 C8 H26 107.446
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.252      
2 C -0.252      
3 C -0.245      
4 C -0.245      
5 C -0.246      
6 C -0.246      
7 C -0.441      
8 C -0.441      
9 H 0.126      
10 H 0.126      
11 H 0.126      
12 H 0.126      
13 H 0.126      
14 H 0.126      
15 H 0.126      
16 H 0.126      
17 H 0.129      
18 H 0.129      
19 H 0.129      
20 H 0.129      
21 H 0.141      
22 H 0.141      
23 H 0.141      
24 H 0.141      
25 H 0.141      
26 H 0.141      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -55.863 0.543 0.000
y 0.543 -55.332 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -53.803
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.296 0.543 0.000
y 0.543 -0.499 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.794
Polar
3z2-r23.589
x2-y2-0.531
xy0.543
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.095 -2.122 0.000
y -2.122 14.572 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.289


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 686.224
(<r2>)1/2 26.196