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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31+G**

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/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.746023
Energy at 298.15K-315.765365
Nuclear repulsion energy372.999240
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/6-31+G**
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 3099 2988 0.00      
2 Ag 3029 2920 0.00      
3 Ag 3017 2909 0.00      
4 Ag 3005 2897 0.00      
5 Ag 3003 2895 0.00      
6 Ag 1514 1460 0.00      
7 Ag 1502 1448 0.00      
8 Ag 1494 1440 0.00      
9 Ag 1490 1436 0.00      
10 Ag 1417 1366 0.00      
11 Ag 1406 1355 0.00      
12 Ag 1388 1338 0.00      
13 Ag 1303 1256 0.00      
14 Ag 1154 1112 0.00      
15 Ag 1073 1034 0.00      
16 Ag 1054 1017 0.00      
17 Ag 1004 968 0.00      
18 Ag 905 872 0.00      
19 Ag 470 453 0.00      
20 Ag 273 264 0.00      
21 Ag 195 188 0.00      
22 Au 3095 2984 144.94      
23 Au 3066 2956 148.01      
24 Au 3046 2937 1.24      
25 Au 3026 2918 0.20      
26 Au 1503 1449 16.56      
27 Au 1338 1290 0.71      
28 Au 1318 1270 0.58      
29 Au 1236 1191 0.00      
30 Au 1040 1003 0.19      
31 Au 882 850 0.67      
32 Au 757 730 1.08      
33 Au 732 706 4.43      
34 Au 243 234 0.00      
35 Au 161 155 0.00      
36 Au 71 68 0.01      
37 Au 47 45 0.00      
38 Bg 3094 2984 0.00      
39 Bg 3057 2947 0.00      
40 Bg 3035 2926 0.00      
41 Bg 3023 2915 0.00      
42 Bg 1503 1449 0.00      
43 Bg 1338 1290 0.00      
44 Bg 1328 1280 0.00      
45 Bg 1281 1235 0.00      
46 Bg 1205 1162 0.00      
47 Bg 965 930 0.00      
48 Bg 807 778 0.00      
49 Bg 736 710 0.00      
50 Bg 246 237 0.00      
51 Bg 138 133 0.00      
52 Bg 110 106 0.00      
53 Bu 3099 2988 93.04      
54 Bu 3028 2920 101.17      
55 Bu 3020 2912 188.57      
56 Bu 3011 2903 11.12      
57 Bu 3001 2894 2.23      
58 Bu 1518 1464 11.53      
59 Bu 1508 1454 2.76      
60 Bu 1496 1442 1.47      
61 Bu 1489 1436 0.07      
62 Bu 1416 1365 4.81      
63 Bu 1406 1356 1.85      
64 Bu 1351 1302 2.02      
65 Bu 1251 1207 2.38      
66 Bu 1100 1060 4.83      
67 Bu 1069 1031 0.25      
68 Bu 1013 977 0.54      
69 Bu 889 857 2.79      
70 Bu 469 452 0.14      
71 Bu 337 325 0.02      
72 Bu 81 78 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 53883.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9642) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 51954.5 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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
ABC
0.35753 0.01615 0.01582

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

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 -1.402 1.385 0.000
C4 1.402 -1.385 0.000
C5 -1.402 2.920 0.000
C6 1.402 -2.920 0.000
C7 -2.810 3.527 0.000
C8 2.810 -3.527 0.000
H9 0.557 1.128 0.879
H10 0.557 1.128 -0.879
H11 -0.557 -1.128 0.879
H12 -0.557 -1.128 -0.879
H13 -1.957 1.025 -0.878
H14 -1.957 1.025 0.878
H15 1.957 -1.025 -0.878
H16 1.957 -1.025 0.878
H17 -0.848 3.281 0.878
H18 -0.848 3.281 -0.878
H19 0.848 -3.281 0.878
H20 0.848 -3.281 -0.878
H21 -2.774 4.622 0.000
H22 -3.377 3.212 -0.884
H23 -3.377 3.212 0.884
H24 2.774 -4.622 0.000
H25 3.377 -3.212 -0.884
H26 3.377 -3.212 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
C11.53471.53442.56792.57023.94413.93995.13061.09991.09992.16262.16262.16282.16282.79382.79382.79512.79514.22794.22794.75064.26374.26376.06055.29235.2923
C21.53472.56791.53443.94412.57025.13063.93992.16262.16261.09991.09992.79382.79382.16282.16284.22794.22792.79512.79516.06055.29235.29234.75064.26374.2637
C31.53442.56793.94231.53455.13812.56276.47082.16242.16242.79352.79351.10001.10004.22684.22682.16112.16115.25465.25463.51552.83192.83197.31666.69046.6904
C42.56791.53443.94235.13811.53456.47082.56272.79352.79352.16242.16244.22684.22681.10001.10005.25465.25462.16112.16117.31666.69046.69043.51552.83192.8319
C52.57023.94411.53455.13816.47831.53297.70082.79662.79664.22764.22762.16142.16145.25535.25531.09901.09906.65486.65482.18632.18342.18348.62127.82487.8248
C63.94412.57025.13811.53456.47837.70081.53294.22764.22762.79662.79665.25535.25532.16142.16146.65486.65481.09901.09908.62127.82487.82482.18632.18342.1834
C73.93995.13062.56276.47081.53297.70089.01874.22634.22635.24565.24562.78562.78566.64936.64932.16292.16297.77827.77821.09561.09661.09669.87879.19119.1911
C85.13063.93996.47082.56277.70081.53299.01875.24565.24564.22634.22636.64936.64932.78562.78567.77827.77822.16292.16299.87879.19119.19111.09561.09661.0966
H91.09992.16262.16242.79352.79664.22764.22635.24561.75722.51613.06893.06912.51633.11172.56812.57103.11374.41864.75494.90694.78834.45196.22515.46815.1761
H101.09992.16262.16242.79352.79664.22764.22635.24561.75723.06892.51612.51633.06912.56813.11173.11372.57104.75494.41864.90694.45194.78836.22515.17615.4681
H112.16261.09992.79352.16244.22762.79665.24564.22632.51613.06891.75723.11172.56813.06912.51634.41864.75492.57103.11376.22515.46815.17614.90694.78834.4519
H122.16261.09992.79352.16244.22762.79665.24564.22633.06892.51611.75722.56813.11172.51633.06914.75494.41863.11372.57106.22515.17615.46814.90694.45194.7883
H132.16282.79381.10004.22682.16145.25532.78566.64933.06912.51633.11172.56811.75694.41864.75513.06682.51405.43105.13913.79212.60803.14797.41936.81227.0366
H142.16282.79381.10004.22682.16145.25532.78566.64932.51633.06912.56813.11171.75694.75514.41862.51403.06685.13915.43103.79213.14792.60807.41937.03666.8122
H152.79382.16284.22681.10005.25532.16146.64932.78563.11172.56813.06912.51634.41864.75511.75695.43105.13913.06682.51407.41936.81227.03663.79212.60803.1479
H162.79382.16284.22681.10005.25532.16146.64932.78562.56813.11172.51633.06914.75514.41861.75695.13915.43102.51403.06687.41937.03666.81223.79213.14792.6080
H172.79514.22792.16115.25461.09906.65482.16297.77822.57103.11374.41864.75493.06682.51405.43105.13911.75606.77777.00152.50583.08282.52948.73797.94507.7471
H182.79514.22792.16115.25461.09906.65482.16297.77823.11372.57104.75494.41862.51403.06685.13915.43101.75607.00156.77772.50582.52943.08288.73797.74717.9450
H194.22792.79515.25462.16116.65481.09907.77822.16294.41864.75492.57103.11375.43105.13913.06682.51406.77777.00151.75608.73797.94507.74712.50583.08282.5294
H204.22792.79515.25462.16116.65481.09907.77822.16294.75494.41863.11372.57105.13915.43102.51403.06687.00156.77771.75608.73797.74717.94502.50582.52943.0828
H214.75066.06053.51557.31662.18638.62121.09569.87874.90694.90696.22516.22513.79213.79217.41937.41932.50582.50588.73798.73791.76971.769710.78159.99999.9999
H224.26375.29232.83196.69042.18347.82481.09669.19114.78834.45195.46815.17612.60803.14796.81227.03663.08282.52947.94507.74711.76971.76879.99999.32169.4879
H234.26375.29232.83196.69042.18347.82481.09669.19114.45194.78835.17615.46813.14792.60807.03666.81222.52943.08287.74717.94501.76971.76879.99999.48799.3216
H246.06054.75067.31663.51558.62122.18639.87871.09566.22516.22514.90694.90697.41937.41933.79213.79218.73798.73792.50582.505810.78159.99999.99991.76971.7697
H255.29234.26376.69042.83197.82482.18349.19111.09665.46815.17614.78834.45196.81227.03662.60803.14797.94507.74713.08282.52949.99999.32169.48791.76971.7687
H265.29234.26376.69042.83197.82482.18349.19111.09665.17615.46814.45194.78837.03666.81223.14792.60807.74717.94502.52943.08289.99999.48799.32161.76971.7687

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.587 C1 C2 H11 109.234
C1 C2 H12 109.234 C1 C3 C5 113.756
C1 C3 H13 109.258 C1 C3 H14 109.258
C2 C1 C3 113.587 C2 C1 H9 109.234
C2 C1 H10 109.234 C2 C4 C6 113.756
C2 C4 H15 109.258 C2 C4 H16 109.258
C3 C1 H9 109.237 C3 C1 H10 109.237
C3 C5 C7 113.328 C3 C5 H17 109.175
C3 C5 H18 109.175 C4 C2 H11 109.237
C4 C2 H12 109.237 C4 C6 C8 113.328
C4 C6 H19 109.175 C4 C6 H20 109.175
C5 C3 H13 109.142 C5 C3 H14 109.142
C5 C7 H21 111.478 C5 C7 H22 111.181
C5 C7 H23 111.181 C6 C4 H15 109.142
C6 C4 H16 109.142 C6 C8 H24 111.478
C6 C8 H25 111.181 C6 C8 H26 111.181
C7 C5 H17 109.427 C7 C5 H18 109.427
C8 C6 H19 109.427 C8 C6 H20 109.427
H9 C1 H10 106.034 H11 C2 H12 106.034
H13 C3 H14 105.995 H15 C4 H16 105.995
H17 C5 H18 106.050 H19 C6 H20 106.050
H21 C7 H22 107.657 H21 C7 H23 107.657
H22 C7 H23 107.496 H24 C8 H25 107.657
H24 C8 H26 107.657 H25 C8 H26 107.496
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.179      
2 C -0.179      
3 C -0.257      
4 C -0.257      
5 C -0.122      
6 C -0.122      
7 C -0.684      
8 C -0.684      
9 H 0.135      
10 H 0.135      
11 H 0.135      
12 H 0.135      
13 H 0.134      
14 H 0.134      
15 H 0.134      
16 H 0.134      
17 H 0.136      
18 H 0.136      
19 H 0.136      
20 H 0.136      
21 H 0.143      
22 H 0.144      
23 H 0.144      
24 H 0.143      
25 H 0.144      
26 H 0.144      


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 -57.667 0.535 0.000
y 0.535 -56.748 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -54.880
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.853 0.535 0.000
y 0.535 -0.475 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.328
Polar
3z2-r24.656
x2-y2-0.919
xy0.535
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 14.955 -2.163 0.000
y -2.163 16.214 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.273


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 688.039
(<r2>)1/2 26.231