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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH(CH3)CH3 (Isobutane)

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 C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.354520
Energy at 298.15K-158.365086
HF Energy-158.354520
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 A1 3054 2994 123.25      
2 A1 2983 2924 14.69      
3 A1 2956 2898 21.24      
4 A1 1516 1486 13.43      
5 A1 1427 1399 1.90      
6 A1 1201 1177 0.34      
7 A1 790 774 0.64      
8 A1 431 423 0.32      
9 A2 3052 2992 0.00      
10 A2 1484 1455 0.00      
11 A2 947 928 0.00      
12 A2 204 200 0.00      
13 E 3057 2997 71.32      
13 E 3057 2997 71.32      
14 E 3044 2984 6.17      
14 E 3044 2984 6.16      
15 E 2974 2916 43.85      
15 E 2974 2916 43.85      
16 E 1510 1481 2.47      
16 E 1510 1480 2.47      
17 E 1489 1460 0.36      
17 E 1489 1460 0.36      
18 E 1396 1369 3.62      
18 E 1396 1369 3.62      
19 E 1346 1320 5.06      
19 E 1346 1320 5.06      
20 E 1182 1158 2.40      
20 E 1182 1158 2.41      
21 E 963 944 0.03      
21 E 963 944 0.03      
22 E 915 897 1.35      
22 E 915 897 1.35      
23 E 358 351 0.00      
23 E 358 351 0.00      
24 E 255 250 0.02      
24 E 255 250 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28510.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9804) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27951.2 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
0.25743 0.25743 0.14922

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.376
H2 0.000 0.000 1.481
C3 0.000 1.463 -0.096
C4 1.267 -0.731 -0.096
C5 -1.267 -0.731 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.515 -1.197
H7 1.312 -0.758 -1.197
H8 -1.312 -0.758 -1.197
H9 0.890 2.000 0.264
H10 -0.890 2.000 0.264
H11 1.287 -1.771 0.264
H12 2.177 -0.229 0.264
H13 -2.177 -0.229 0.264
H14 -1.287 -1.771 0.264

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.10491.53741.53741.53742.18472.18472.18472.19222.19222.19222.19222.19222.1922
H21.10492.15162.15162.15163.07763.07763.07762.50482.50482.50482.50482.50482.5048
C31.53742.15162.53392.53391.10222.80452.80451.10071.10073.49942.78082.78083.4994
C41.53742.15162.53392.53392.80451.10222.80452.78083.49941.10071.10073.49942.7808
C51.53742.15162.53392.53392.80452.80451.10223.49942.78082.78083.49941.10071.1007
H62.18473.07761.10222.80452.80452.62472.62471.77881.77883.82023.14953.14953.8202
H72.18473.07762.80451.10222.80452.62472.62473.14953.82021.77881.77883.82023.1495
H82.18473.07762.80452.80451.10222.62472.62473.82023.14953.14953.82021.77881.7788
H92.19222.50481.10072.78083.49941.77883.14953.82021.78093.79202.57373.79204.3547
H102.19222.50481.10073.49942.78081.77883.82023.14951.78094.35473.79202.57373.7920
H112.19222.50483.49941.10072.78083.82021.77883.14953.79204.35471.78093.79202.5737
H122.19222.50482.78081.10073.49943.14951.77883.82022.57373.79201.78094.35473.7920
H132.19222.50482.78083.49941.10073.14953.82021.77883.79202.57373.79204.35471.7809
H142.19222.50483.49942.78081.10073.82023.14951.77884.35473.79202.57373.79201.7809

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.604 C1 C3 H9 111.409
C1 C3 H10 111.409 C1 C4 H7 110.604
C1 C4 H11 111.409 C1 C4 H12 111.409
C1 C5 H8 110.604 C1 C5 H13 111.409
C1 C5 H14 111.409 H2 C1 C3 107.821
H2 C1 C4 107.821 H2 C1 C5 107.821
C3 C1 C4 111.069 C3 C1 C5 111.069
C4 C1 C5 111.070 H6 C3 H9 107.663
H6 C3 H10 107.663 H7 C4 H11 107.663
H7 C4 H12 107.663 H8 C5 H13 107.663
H8 C5 H14 107.663 H9 C3 H10 107.923
H11 C4 H12 107.923 H13 C5 H14 107.923
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 -0.073      
2 H 0.129      
3 C -0.446      
4 C -0.446      
5 C -0.446      
6 H 0.141      
7 H 0.141      
8 H 0.141      
9 H 0.143      
10 H 0.143      
11 H 0.143      
12 H 0.143      
13 H 0.143      
14 H 0.143      


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 0.085 0.085
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.337 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.337 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.826
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.256 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.256 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.511
Polar
3z2-r21.023
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.901 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.902 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 6.157


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.695
(<r2>)1/2 9.985