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All results from a given calculation for C6H5NO2 (Nitrobenzene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G(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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-436.616978
Energy at 298.15K-436.624120
Nuclear repulsion energy413.681562
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 B3PW91/6-31G(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 3243 3118 4.35      
2 A1 3215 3091 8.25      
3 A1 3192 3069 0.63      
4 A1 1641 1577 2.95      
5 A1 1508 1450 12.18      
6 A1 1422 1367 260.76      
7 A1 1193 1147 0.34      
8 A1 1130 1086 33.40      
9 A1 1045 1005 5.74      
10 A1 1015 976 0.12      
11 A1 875 841 35.09      
12 A1 694 668 9.52      
13 A1 398 383 1.28      
14 A2 984 946 0.00      
15 A2 865 831 0.00      
16 A2 418 401 0.00      
17 A2 65 62 0.00      
18 B1 1013 974 0.46      
19 B1 971 933 2.78      
20 B1 834 801 4.01      
21 B1 731 703 67.42      
22 B1 699 672 5.89      
23 B1 452 435 0.10      
24 B1 172 165 0.95      
25 B2 3243 3118 0.48      
26 B2 3206 3082 9.37      
27 B2 1691 1626 138.87      
28 B2 1642 1578 88.49      
29 B2 1488 1431 2.58      
30 B2 1381 1327 9.63      
31 B2 1321 1270 0.74      
32 B2 1180 1135 0.18      
33 B2 1096 1054 9.01      
34 B2 616 592 0.03      
35 B2 531 511 1.12      
36 B2 258 248 1.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22712.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9614) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21836.2 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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.13329 0.04322 0.03264

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.244
C2 0.000 1.216 -0.425
C3 0.000 1.208 -1.813
C4 0.000 0.000 -2.506
C5 0.000 -1.208 -1.813
C6 0.000 -1.216 -0.425
N7 0.000 0.000 1.714
O8 0.000 -1.082 2.277
O9 0.000 1.082 2.277
H10 0.000 2.135 0.148
H11 0.000 2.148 -2.355
H12 0.000 0.000 -3.591
H13 0.000 -2.148 -2.355
H14 0.000 -2.135 0.148

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 N7 O8 O9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.38782.38562.74922.38561.38781.47082.30332.30332.13763.37193.83483.37192.1376
C21.38781.38872.41042.79432.43272.46063.54692.70521.08272.14393.39213.87933.4003
C32.38561.38871.39272.41692.79433.72894.68794.09252.16911.08502.14973.40033.8765
C42.74922.41041.39271.39272.41044.22004.90364.90363.40592.15361.08552.15363.4059
C52.38562.79432.41691.39271.38873.72894.09254.68793.87653.40032.14971.08502.1691
C61.38782.43272.79432.41041.38872.46062.70523.54693.40033.87933.39212.14391.0827
N71.47082.46063.72894.22003.72892.46061.21921.21922.64854.60205.30554.60202.6485
O82.30333.54694.68794.90364.09252.70521.21922.16313.85805.64745.96724.75382.3760
O92.30332.70524.09254.90364.68793.54691.21922.16312.37604.75385.96725.64743.8580
H102.13761.08272.16913.40593.87653.40032.64853.85802.37602.50314.30574.96154.2709
H113.37192.14391.08502.15363.40033.87934.60205.64744.75382.50312.47854.29684.9615
H123.83483.39212.14971.08552.14973.39215.30555.96725.96724.30572.47852.47854.3057
H133.37193.87933.40032.15361.08502.14394.60204.75385.64744.96154.29682.47852.5031
H142.13763.40033.87653.40592.16911.08272.64852.37603.85804.27094.96154.30572.5031

picture of Nitrobenzene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 118.457 C1 C2 H10 119.306
C1 C6 C5 118.457 C1 C6 H14 119.306
C1 N7 O8 117.492 C1 N7 O9 117.492
C2 C1 C6 122.434 C2 C1 N7 118.783
C2 C3 C4 120.134 C2 C3 H11 119.645
C3 C2 H10 122.237 C3 C4 C5 120.383
C3 C4 H12 119.808 C4 C3 H11 120.222
C4 C5 C6 120.134 C4 C5 H13 120.222
C5 C4 H12 119.808 C5 C6 H14 122.237
C6 C1 N7 118.783 C6 C5 H13 119.645
O8 N7 O9 125.017
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.337      
2 C -0.197      
3 C -0.127      
4 C -0.129      
5 C -0.127      
6 C -0.197      
7 N 0.428      
8 O -0.385      
9 O -0.385      
10 H 0.175      
11 H 0.145      
12 H 0.143      
13 H 0.145      
14 H 0.175      


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 -4.344 4.344
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -51.293 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -46.497 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -52.908
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.591 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.604 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.013
Polar
3z2-r2-8.026
x2-y2-4.797
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.892 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.890 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.396


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 310.945
(<r2>)1/2 17.634