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All results from a given calculation for C3H8 (Propane)

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 C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-119.064909
Energy at 298.15K-119.073236
HF Energy-119.064909
Nuclear repulsion energy82.072405
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 A1 3061 3001 65.54 90.76 0.61 0.76
2 A1 2985 2927 29.28 184.23 0.00 0.00
3 A1 2977 2919 29.42 137.54 0.12 0.21
4 A1 1517 1487 2.80 9.31 0.73 0.85
5 A1 1492 1463 0.01 40.44 0.75 0.86
6 A1 1420 1393 1.33 3.03 0.68 0.81
7 A1 1168 1145 1.22 3.35 0.56 0.72
8 A1 866 849 0.83 9.55 0.29 0.44
9 A1 366 359 0.14 0.24 0.13 0.23
10 A2 3048 2989 0.00 8.26 0.75 0.86
11 A2 1493 1464 0.00 38.81 0.75 0.86
12 A2 1308 1282 0.00 12.47 0.75 0.86
13 A2 906 888 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
14 A2 223 218 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
15 B1 3059 2999 121.36 38.55 0.75 0.86
16 B1 3006 2947 7.68 151.06 0.75 0.86
17 B1 1512 1482 10.20 0.07 0.75 0.86
18 B1 1205 1181 0.27 0.84 0.75 0.86
19 B1 747 732 3.83 0.17 0.75 0.86
20 B1 276 271 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
21 B2 3058 2998 35.91 59.36 0.75 0.86
22 B2 2981 2923 45.05 1.51 0.75 0.86
23 B2 1501 1472 1.48 0.57 0.75 0.86
24 B2 1402 1375 2.36 6.17 0.75 0.86
25 B2 1356 1330 6.09 0.34 0.75 0.86
26 B2 1048 1028 0.53 5.41 0.75 0.86
27 B2 925 907 2.20 0.26 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22452.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9804) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22012.8 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 B97D3/6-31G*
ABC
0.97318 0.27852 0.24661

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.590
C2 0.000 1.278 -0.261
C3 0.000 -1.278 -0.261
H4 0.882 0.000 1.252
H5 -0.882 0.000 1.252
H6 0.000 2.182 0.366
H7 0.000 -2.182 0.366
H8 0.888 1.319 -0.911
H9 -0.888 1.319 -0.911
H10 -0.888 -1.319 -0.911
H11 0.888 -1.319 -0.911

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.53481.53481.10271.10272.19312.19312.18602.18602.18602.1860
C21.53482.55532.16762.16761.10033.51571.10131.10132.81982.8198
C31.53482.55532.16762.16763.51571.10032.81982.81981.10131.1013
H41.10272.16762.16761.76302.51432.51432.53333.09013.09012.5333
H51.10272.16762.16761.76302.51432.51433.09012.53332.53333.0901
H62.19311.10033.51572.51432.51434.36341.77901.77903.83033.8303
H72.19313.51571.10032.51432.51434.36343.83033.83031.77901.7790
H82.18601.10132.81982.53333.09011.77903.83031.77613.17942.6371
H92.18601.10132.81983.09012.53331.77903.83031.77612.63713.1794
H102.18602.81981.10133.09012.53333.83031.77903.17942.63711.7761
H112.18602.81981.10132.53333.09013.83031.77902.63713.17941.7761

picture of Propane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.602 C1 C2 H8 110.977
C1 C2 H9 110.977 C1 C3 H7 111.602
C1 C3 H10 110.977 C1 C3 H11 110.977
C2 C1 C3 112.700 C2 C1 H4 109.446
C2 C1 H5 109.446 C3 C1 H4 109.446
C3 C1 H5 109.446 H4 C1 H5 106.144
H6 C2 H8 107.812 H6 C2 H9 107.812
H7 C3 H10 107.812 H7 C3 H11 107.812
H8 C2 H9 107.485 H10 C3 H11 107.485
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 -0.254      
2 C -0.448      
3 C -0.448      
4 H 0.138      
5 H 0.138      
6 H 0.146      
7 H 0.146      
8 H 0.145      
9 H 0.145      
10 H 0.145      
11 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 0.055 0.055
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.125 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.796 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.475
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.510 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.496 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.014
Polar
3z2-r2-0.028
x2-y20.671
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.794 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.498 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.921


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.804
(<r2>)1/2 7.988