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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.504879
Energy at 298.15K-315.524021
HF Energy-315.504879
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 B97D3/6-31G*
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 3057 2997 0.00      
2 Ag 2982 2924 0.00      
3 Ag 2970 2911 0.00      
4 Ag 2957 2899 0.00      
5 Ag 2955 2897 0.00      
6 Ag 1513 1483 0.00      
7 Ag 1499 1470 0.00      
8 Ag 1488 1459 0.00      
9 Ag 1485 1456 0.00      
10 Ag 1409 1382 0.00      
11 Ag 1396 1368 0.00      
12 Ag 1379 1352 0.00      
13 Ag 1294 1268 0.00      
14 Ag 1142 1119 0.00      
15 Ag 1062 1041 0.00      
16 Ag 1046 1025 0.00      
17 Ag 995 976 0.00      
18 Ag 897 879 0.00      
19 Ag 466 457 0.00      
20 Ag 272 266 0.00      
21 Ag 192 188 0.00      
22 Au 3054 2994 163.63      
23 Au 3023 2964 160.74      
24 Au 3002 2943 2.16      
25 Au 2981 2923 0.07      
26 Au 1501 1472 11.15      
27 Au 1334 1308 0.49      
28 Au 1313 1287 0.37      
29 Au 1227 1203 0.02      
30 Au 1036 1016 0.27      
31 Au 875 858 0.90      
32 Au 749 735 1.43      
33 Au 726 712 5.82      
34 Au 242 237 0.00      
35 Au 156 153 0.00      
36 Au 56 55 0.00      
37 Au 35 35 0.01      
38 Bg 3053 2993 0.00      
39 Bg 3013 2954 0.00      
40 Bg 2990 2931 0.00      
41 Bg 2978 2920 0.00      
42 Bg 1501 1472 0.00      
43 Bg 1335 1309 0.00      
44 Bg 1323 1297 0.00      
45 Bg 1274 1249 0.00      
46 Bg 1195 1172 0.00      
47 Bg 959 940 0.00      
48 Bg 800 784 0.00      
49 Bg 729 715 0.00      
50 Bg 245 240 0.00      
51 Bg 130 127 0.00      
52 Bg 103 101 0.00      
53 Bu 3057 2997 104.43      
54 Bu 2982 2924 115.46      
55 Bu 2973 2915 193.21      
56 Bu 2963 2905 3.81      
57 Bu 2953 2895 1.52      
58 Bu 1516 1487 4.25      
59 Bu 1507 1477 1.26      
60 Bu 1492 1463 0.63      
61 Bu 1484 1455 0.15      
62 Bu 1408 1381 1.60      
63 Bu 1396 1369 2.04      
64 Bu 1342 1316 3.73      
65 Bu 1242 1217 7.85      
66 Bu 1090 1069 4.80      
67 Bu 1059 1038 0.23      
68 Bu 1005 986 0.34      
69 Bu 881 863 3.12      
70 Bu 465 456 0.15      
71 Bu 334 327 0.05      
72 Bu 76 75 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 53309.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9804) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52264.2 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 B97D3/6-31G*
ABC
0.35498 0.01617 0.01583

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.768 0.000
C2 -0.000 -0.768 0.000
C3 -1.408 1.379 0.000
C4 1.408 -1.379 0.000
C5 -1.408 2.915 0.000
C6 1.408 -2.915 0.000
C7 -2.819 3.517 0.000
C8 2.819 -3.517 0.000
H9 0.556 1.132 0.882
H10 0.556 1.132 -0.882
H11 -0.556 -1.132 0.882
H12 -0.556 -1.132 -0.882
H13 -1.964 1.015 -0.882
H14 -1.964 1.015 0.882
H15 1.964 -1.015 -0.882
H16 1.964 -1.015 0.882
H17 -0.851 3.277 0.882
H18 -0.851 3.277 -0.882
H19 0.851 -3.277 0.882
H20 0.851 -3.277 -0.882
H21 -2.789 4.617 0.000
H22 -3.386 3.197 -0.888
H23 -3.386 3.197 0.888
H24 2.789 -4.617 0.000
H25 3.386 -3.197 -0.888
H26 3.386 -3.197 0.888

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
C11.53541.53522.56742.56803.94283.93785.12881.10431.10432.16712.16712.16762.16762.79552.79552.79272.79274.22634.22634.75364.26044.26046.06405.28815.2881
C21.53542.56741.53523.94282.56805.12883.93782.16712.16711.10431.10432.79552.79552.16762.16764.22634.22632.79272.79276.06405.28815.28814.75364.26044.2604
C31.53522.56743.94201.53595.13542.56146.46842.16712.16712.79462.79461.10441.10444.22904.22902.16522.16525.25015.25013.51992.82882.82887.31916.68616.6861
C42.56741.53523.94205.13541.53596.46842.56142.79462.79462.16712.16714.22904.22901.10441.10445.25015.25012.16522.16527.31916.68616.68613.51992.82882.8288
C52.56803.94281.53595.13546.47481.53397.69682.79562.79564.22894.22892.16722.16725.25355.25351.10361.10366.65026.65022.19162.18612.18618.62267.81797.8179
C63.94282.56805.13541.53596.47487.69681.53394.22894.22892.79562.79565.25355.25352.16722.16726.65026.65021.10361.10368.62267.81797.81792.19162.18612.1861
C73.93785.12882.56146.46841.53397.69689.01474.22584.22585.24525.24522.78692.78696.64836.64832.16922.16927.77237.77231.10031.10121.10129.87999.18469.1846
C85.12883.93786.46842.56147.69681.53399.01475.24525.24524.22584.22586.64836.64832.78692.78697.77237.77232.16922.16929.87999.18469.18461.10031.10121.1012
H91.10432.16712.16712.79462.79564.22894.22585.24521.76362.52263.07803.07852.52323.11522.56792.56563.11324.41894.75784.91044.78874.44986.23015.46575.1712
H101.10432.16712.16712.79462.79564.22894.22585.24521.76363.07802.52262.52323.07852.56793.11523.11322.56564.75784.41894.91044.44984.78876.23015.17125.4657
H112.16711.10432.79462.16714.22892.79565.24524.22582.52263.07801.76363.11522.56793.07852.52324.41894.75782.56563.11326.23015.46575.17124.91044.78874.4498
H122.16711.10432.79462.16714.22892.79565.24524.22583.07802.52261.76362.56793.11522.52323.07854.75784.41893.11322.56566.23015.17125.46574.91044.44984.7887
H132.16762.79551.10444.22902.16725.25352.78696.64833.07852.52323.11522.56791.76364.42254.76113.07632.52075.42795.13353.79862.60333.14797.42266.80907.0352
H142.16762.79551.10444.22902.16725.25352.78696.64832.52323.07852.56793.11521.76364.76114.42252.52073.07635.13355.42793.79863.14792.60337.42267.03526.8090
H152.79552.16764.22901.10445.25352.16726.64832.78693.11522.56793.07852.52324.42254.76111.76365.42795.13353.07632.52077.42266.80907.03523.79862.60333.1479
H162.79552.16764.22901.10445.25352.16726.64832.78692.56793.11522.52323.07854.76114.42251.76365.13355.42792.52073.07637.42267.03526.80903.79863.14792.6033
H172.79274.22632.16525.25011.10366.65022.16927.77232.56563.11324.41894.75783.07632.52075.42795.13351.76316.77166.99742.51533.09202.53568.73767.93667.7368
H182.79274.22632.16525.25011.10366.65022.16927.77233.11322.56564.75784.41892.52073.07635.13355.42791.76316.99746.77162.51532.53563.09208.73767.73687.9366
H194.22632.79275.25012.16526.65021.10367.77232.16924.41894.75782.56563.11325.42795.13353.07632.52076.77166.99741.76318.73767.93667.73682.51533.09202.5356
H204.22632.79275.25012.16526.65021.10367.77232.16924.75784.41893.11322.56565.13355.42792.52073.07636.99746.77161.76318.73767.73687.93662.51532.53563.0920
H214.75366.06403.51997.31912.19168.62261.10039.87994.91044.91046.23016.23013.79863.79867.42267.42262.51532.51538.73768.73761.77841.778410.78809.99829.9982
H224.26045.28812.82886.68612.18617.81791.10129.18464.78874.44985.46575.17122.60333.14796.80907.03523.09202.53567.93667.73681.77841.77589.99829.31249.4802
H234.26045.28812.82886.68612.18617.81791.10129.18464.44984.78875.17125.46573.14792.60337.03526.80902.53563.09207.73687.93661.77841.77589.99829.48029.3124
H246.06404.75367.31913.51998.62262.19169.87991.10036.23016.23014.91044.91047.42267.42263.79863.79868.73768.73762.51532.515310.78809.99829.99821.77841.7784
H255.28814.26046.68612.82887.81792.18619.18461.10125.46575.17124.78874.44986.80907.03522.60333.14797.93667.73683.09202.53569.99829.31249.48021.77841.7758
H265.28814.26046.68612.82887.81792.18619.18461.10125.17125.46574.44984.78877.03526.80903.14792.60337.73687.93662.53563.09209.99829.48029.31241.77841.7758

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 114.371 C1 C2 H11 108.999
C1 C2 H12 108.999 C1 C3 C5 114.358
C1 C3 H13 109.073 C1 C3 H14 109.073
C2 C1 C3 114.371 C2 C1 H9 108.999
C2 C1 H10 108.999 C2 C4 C6 114.358
C2 C4 H15 109.073 C2 C4 H16 109.073
C3 C1 H9 109.019 C3 C1 H10 109.019
C3 C5 C7 113.843 C3 C5 H17 108.858
C3 C5 H18 108.858 C4 C2 H11 109.019
C4 C2 H12 109.019 C4 C6 C8 113.843
C4 C6 H19 108.858 C4 C6 H20 108.858
C5 C3 H13 108.961 C5 C3 H14 108.961
C5 C7 H21 112.124 C5 C7 H22 111.106
C5 C7 H23 111.106 C6 C4 H15 108.961
C6 C4 H16 108.961 C6 C8 H24 112.124
C6 C8 H25 111.106 C6 C8 H26 111.106
C7 C5 H17 109.472 C7 C5 H18 109.472
C8 C6 H19 109.472 C8 C6 H20 109.472
H9 C1 H10 106.111 H11 C2 H12 106.111
H13 C3 H14 106.091 H15 C4 H16 106.091
H17 C5 H18 106.042 H19 C6 H20 106.042
H21 C7 H22 107.477 H21 C7 H23 107.477
H22 C7 H23 107.321 H24 C8 H25 107.477
H24 C8 H26 107.477 H25 C8 H26 107.321
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.262      
2 C -0.262      
3 C -0.255      
4 C -0.255      
5 C -0.258      
6 C -0.258      
7 C -0.454      
8 C -0.454      
9 H 0.131      
10 H 0.131      
11 H 0.131      
12 H 0.131      
13 H 0.131      
14 H 0.131      
15 H 0.131      
16 H 0.131      
17 H 0.135      
18 H 0.135      
19 H 0.135      
20 H 0.135      
21 H 0.145      
22 H 0.145      
23 H 0.145      
24 H 0.145      
25 H 0.145      
26 H 0.145      


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 -55.624 0.596 0.000
y 0.596 -55.132 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -53.517
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.299 0.596 0.000
y 0.596 -0.562 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.862
Polar
3z2-r23.723
x2-y2-0.492
xy0.596
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.472 -2.280 0.000
y -2.280 15.022 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.488


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 686.624
(<r2>)1/2 26.204