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All results from a given calculation for C6H5NO2 (Nitrobenzene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-436.662538
Energy at 298.15K-436.669437
Nuclear repulsion energy408.767199
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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3158 3141 3.44      
2 A1 3125 3107 13.96      
3 A1 3102 3085 0.63      
4 A1 1562 1554 2.96      
5 A1 1460 1452 10.39      
6 A1 1288 1280 240.86      
7 A1 1163 1157 3.19      
8 A1 1071 1065 33.76      
9 A1 1011 1005 3.49      
10 A1 988 983 0.21      
11 A1 822 818 30.90      
12 A1 668 664 6.96      
13 A1 380 378 0.67      
14 A2 935 930 0.00      
15 A2 836 831 0.00      
16 A2 406 404 0.00      
17 A2 63 63 0.00      
18 B1 968 963 0.78      
19 B1 931 925 2.20      
20 B1 795 790 8.90      
21 B1 696 693 51.92      
22 B1 674 671 0.45      
23 B1 439 436 0.02      
24 B1 164 164 0.94      
25 B2 3158 3140 0.00      
26 B2 3115 3098 13.31      
27 B2 1585 1576 8.50      
28 B2 1507 1498 166.50      
29 B2 1439 1431 0.30      
30 B2 1331 1324 8.39      
31 B2 1291 1283 1.12      
32 B2 1157 1150 0.01      
33 B2 1066 1060 7.96      
34 B2 605 602 0.03      
35 B2 506 503 1.05      
36 B2 250 248 0.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21855.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21734.8 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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.13028 0.04218 0.03186

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.242
C2 0.000 1.227 -0.434
C3 0.000 1.218 -1.834
C4 0.000 0.000 -2.533
C5 0.000 -1.218 -1.834
C6 0.000 -1.227 -0.434
N7 0.000 0.000 1.732
O8 0.000 -1.103 2.309
O9 0.000 1.103 2.309
H10 0.000 2.150 0.141
H11 0.000 2.164 -2.379
H12 0.000 0.000 -3.625
H13 0.000 -2.164 -2.379
H14 0.000 -2.150 0.141

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 N7 O8 O9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.40052.40742.77522.40741.40051.49052.34252.34252.15253.39883.86663.39882.1525
C21.40051.40042.43142.81772.45332.48953.59832.74531.08792.15923.41843.90873.4254
C32.40741.40041.40462.43672.81773.76914.74894.14462.18421.09102.16563.42553.9051
C42.77522.43141.40461.40462.43144.26574.96584.96583.43152.16901.09142.16903.4315
C52.40742.81772.43671.40461.40043.76914.14464.74893.90513.42552.16561.09102.1842
C61.40052.45332.81772.43141.40042.48952.74533.59833.42543.90873.41842.15921.0879
N71.49052.48953.76914.26573.76912.48951.24431.24432.67504.64625.35714.64622.6750
O82.34253.59834.74894.96584.14462.74531.24432.20563.90905.71366.03494.80642.4073
O92.34252.74534.14464.96584.74893.59831.24432.20562.40734.80646.03495.71363.9090
H102.15251.08792.18423.43153.90513.42542.67503.90902.40732.52044.33644.99614.3004
H113.39882.15921.09102.16903.42553.90874.64625.71364.80642.52042.49644.32714.9961
H123.86663.41842.16561.09142.16563.41845.35716.03496.03494.33642.49642.49644.3364
H133.39883.90873.42552.16901.09102.15924.64624.80645.71364.99614.32712.49642.5204
H142.15253.42543.90513.43152.18421.08792.67502.40733.90904.30044.99614.33642.5204

picture of Nitrobenzene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 118.517 C1 C2 H10 119.237
C1 C6 C5 118.517 C1 C6 H14 119.237
C1 N7 O8 117.585 C1 N7 O9 117.585
C2 C1 C6 122.291 C2 C1 N7 118.854
C2 C3 C4 120.177 C2 C3 H11 119.628
C3 C2 H10 122.246 C3 C4 C5 120.321
C3 C4 H12 119.840 C4 C3 H11 120.195
C4 C5 C6 120.177 C4 C5 H13 120.195
C5 C4 H12 119.840 C5 C6 H14 122.246
C6 C1 N7 118.854 C6 C5 H13 119.628
O8 N7 O9 124.830
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.352      
2 C -0.157      
3 C -0.070      
4 C -0.081      
5 C -0.070      
6 C -0.157      
7 N 0.309      
8 O -0.316      
9 O -0.316      
10 H 0.117      
11 H 0.092      
12 H 0.090      
13 H 0.092      
14 H 0.117      


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 -4.265 4.265
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -51.239 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -47.496 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -53.650
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.666 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.948 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.282
Polar
3z2-r2-8.565
x2-y2-3.743
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.870 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.276 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 16.380


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 317.938
(<r2>)1/2 17.831