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Relative enthalpies of isomers - Comparison of 0K enthalpies (kJ mol-1)

Isomers of C4H10

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index Species CAS number Name Relative experimental enthalpy (kJ mol-1) sketch
a CH3CH(CH3)CH3 75285 Isobutane 0.0 sketch of Isobutane
b CH3CH2CH2CH3 106978 Butane 7.9 sketch of Butane
The calculated enthalpies include the calculated and scaled vibrational zero-point energy.
Methods with predefined basis sets
composite G3B3 0.0 a
9.6 b
G4 0.0 a
9.9 b
CBS-Q 0.0 a
8.2 b

Methods with standard basis sets
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 0.0 a
1.7 b
0.0 a
6.2 b
0.0 a
6.2 b
0.0 a
3.3 b
0.0 a
2.5 b
0.0 a
2.7 b
0.0 a
3.0 b
0.0 a
2.8 b
0.0 a
2.9 b
0.0 a
2.4 b
0.0 a
2.9 b
0.0 a
3.0 b
0.0 a
2.6 b
0.0 a
2.5 b
0.0 a
2.8 b
0.0 a
2.4 b
0.0 a
2.5 b
0.0 a
2.4 b
density functional BLYP 0.0 a
2.0 b
0.0 a
5.1 b
0.0 a
5.1 b
0.0 a
3.3 b
0.0 a
3.0 b
0.0 a
3.1 b
0.0 a
3.4 b
0.0 a
3.0 b
0.0 a
3.3 b
0.0 a
3.4 b
    0.0 a
3.3 b
0.0 a
3.0 b
0.0 a
3.7 b
  0.0 a
2.9 b
 
B1B95 0.0 a
-2.6 b
0.0 a
7.9 b
0.0 a
7.9 b
0.0 a
6.2 b
0.0 a
4.3 b
0.0 a
38.8 b
0.0 a
4.7 b
0.0 a
37.7 b
0.0 a
5.3 b
0.0 a
3.3 b
    0.0 a
3.0 b
0.0 a
4.6 b
0.0 a
4.9 b
0.0 a
4.8 b
0.0 a
4.6 b
 
B3LYP 0.0 a
2.4 b
0.0 a
6.1 b
0.0 a
6.1 b
0.0 a
3.8 b
0.0 a
3.4 b
0.0 a
3.5 b
0.0 a
3.8 b
0.0 a
3.6 b
0.0 a
3.8 b
0.0 a
3.7 b
0.0 a
4.0 b
0.0 a
3.8 b
  0.0 a
3.5 b
0.0 a
4.0 b
0.0 a
3.7 b
0.0 a
3.4 b
 
B3LYPultrafine         0.0 a
3.2 b
                0.0 a
3.3 b
  0.0 a
3.5 b
   
B3PW91 0.0 a
2.1 b
0.0 a
6.8 b
0.0 a
6.8 b
0.0 a
3.8 b
0.0 a
3.4 b
0.0 a
3.6 b
0.0 a
4.0 b
0.0 a
3.8 b
0.0 a
4.0 b
0.0 a
3.6 b
    0.0 a
3.6 b
0.0 a
3.5 b
0.0 a
3.9 b
0.0 a
3.7 b
0.0 a
3.4 b
 
mPW1PW91 0.0 a
2.5 b
0.0 a
3.4 b
0.0 a
7.6 b
0.0 a
4.4 b
0.0 a
-0.1 b
0.0 a
0.0 b
0.0 a
0.6 b
0.0 a
0.4 b
0.0 a
4.6 b
0.0 a
4.1 b
    0.0 a
-0.1 b
0.0 a
0.1 b
0.0 a
4.4 b
  0.0 a
4.0 b
 
M06-2X     0.0 a
15.4 b
  0.0 a
8.4 b
                0.0 a
9.0 b
  0.0 a
9.0 b
   
PBEPBE 0.0 a
2.8 b
0.0 a
7.5 b
0.0 a
7.5 b
0.0 a
4.7 b
0.0 a
4.3 b
0.0 a
4.5 b
0.0 a
4.9 b
0.0 a
4.6 b
0.0 a
5.0 b
0.0 a
4.6 b
0.0 a
5.2 b
  0.0 a
4.6 b
0.0 a
4.6 b
0.0 a
5.0 b
0.0 a
4.8 b
0.0 a
4.6 b
 
PBEPBEultrafine         0.0 a
4.0 b
                         
PBE1PBE         0.0 a
4.5 b
                         
HSEh1PBE   0.0 a
8.0 b
    0.0 a
4.4 b
  0.0 a
5.0 b
            0.0 a
4.6 b
       
TPSSh         0.0 a
3.7 b
  0.0 a
4.2 b
    0.0 a
3.8 b
      0.0 a
3.7 b
       
wB97X-D     0.0 a
8.2 b
  0.0 a
6.1 b
  0.0 a
6.7 b
  0.0 a
6.9 b
    0.0 a
6.6 b
0.0 a
6.7 b
0.0 a
6.7 b
  0.0 a
6.8 b
   
B97D3   0.0 a
8.7 b
    0.0 a
5.6 b
  0.0 a
6.2 b
  0.0 a
6.1 b
  0.0 a
6.4 b
0.0 a
6.0 b
  0.0 a
5.8 b
  0.0 a
6.0 b
   
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 0.0 a
3.6 b
0.0 a
9.6 b
0.0 a
9.6 b
0.0 a
7.7 b
0.0 a
8.2 b
0.0 a
8.0 b
  0.0 a
9.5 b
0.0 a
9.3 b
0.0 a
9.1 b
  0.0 a
9.8 b
0.0 a
8.4 b
0.0 a
8.8 b
0.0 a
9.8 b
0.0 a
9.2 b
   
MP2=FULL 0.0 a
3.6 b
0.0 a
9.7 b
    0.0 a
8.4 b
0.0 a
8.2 b
0.0 a
9.3 b
0.0 a
9.7 b
0.0 a
9.5 b
0.0 a
10.7 b
    0.0 a
8.6 b
0.0 a
9.5 b
  0.0 a
10.0 b
   
MP3         0.0 a
6.5 b
  0.0 a
-8.0 b
                     
MP3=FULL         0.0 a
6.8 b
  0.0 a
7.3 b
                     
B2PLYP         0.0 a
5.2 b
  0.0 a
5.8 b
    0.0 a
5.6 b
      0.0 a
5.5 b
  0.0 a
5.7 b
   
B2PLYP=FULL   0.0 a
7.6 b
    0.0 a
5.2 b
  0.0 a
5.9 b
                     
Configuration interaction CID         0.0 a
5.6 b
                         
CISD         0.0 a
5.6 b
                         
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   0.0 a
8.5 b
    0.0 a
6.4 b
0.0 a
6.1 b
0.0 a
6.9 b
0.0 a
7.4 b
0.0 a
7.2 b
0.0 a
6.9 b
      0.0 a
6.5 b
       
Coupled Cluster CCD         0.0 a
6.3 b
                         
CCSD         0.0 a
6.4 b
        0.0 a
6.8 b
      0.0 a
6.5 b
       
CCSD=FULL         0.0 a
6.7 b
        0.0 a
8.5 b
      0.0 a
7.1 b
       
CCSD(T)         0.0 a
7.0 b
                         
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ cc-pV(T+d)Z daug-cc-pVTZ

Methods with effective core potentials (select basis sets)
CEP-31G CEP-31G* CEP-121G CEP-121G* LANL2DZ SDD cc-pVTZ-PP aug-cc-pVTZ-PP Def2TZVPP
hartree fock HF 0.0 a
4.3 b
0.0 a
4.5 b
0.0 a
3.3 b
0.0 a
3.4 b
0.0 a
3.3 b
0.0 a
3.3 b
    0.0 a
2.5 b
density functional B1B95 0.0 a
5.3 b
0.0 a
5.9 b
             
B3LYP 0.0 a
5.2 b
0.0 a
5.6 b
0.0 a
4.1 b
0.0 a
4.3 b
0.0 a
4.3 b
0.0 a
4.3 b
    0.0 a
3.6 b
PBEPBE                 0.0 a
4.8 b
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 0.0 a
9.1 b
0.0 a
10.1 b
0.0 a
9.9 b
0.0 a
11.0 b
0.0 a
9.3 b
0.0 a
9.5 b
    0.0 a
9.2 b
NC = not calculated
For descriptions of the methods (AM1, HF, MP2, ...) and basis sets (3-21G, 3-21G*, 6-31G, ...) see the glossary in section I.C. Predefined means the basis set used is determined by the method.
gaw refers to the group additivity method implemeted in the NIST Chemistry Webbook.
See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Scale factors to list vibrational scaling factors.
See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Calculate a scale factor to calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules.