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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-344.610941
Energy at 298.15K-344.616907
HF Energy-343.496745
Nuclear repulsion energy320.207313
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 MP2/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3232 3072 10.09      
2 A' 3226 3066 11.87      
3 A' 3217 3057 10.85      
4 A' 3206 3047 1.00      
5 A' 3194 3035 4.82      
6 A' 2953 2807 124.81      
7 A' 1760 1673 146.81      
8 A' 1655 1572 11.34      
9 A' 1638 1556 8.92      
10 A' 1530 1454 0.30      
11 A' 1491 1417 12.73      
12 A' 1467 1394 2.15      
13 A' 1427 1356 11.09      
14 A' 1343 1276 13.87      
15 A' 1241 1180 58.42      
16 A' 1204 1144 8.61      
17 A' 1196 1136 1.12      
18 A' 1108 1053 4.73      
19 A' 1048 996 2.09      
20 A' 1009 959 0.61      
21 A' 840 798 33.04      
22 A' 659 626 19.17      
23 A' 623 592 0.53      
24 A' 440 418 0.28      
25 A' 221 210 7.08      
26 A" 1012 962 0.55      
27 A" 886 842 0.23      
28 A" 872 829 0.29      
29 A" 858 815 0.59      
30 A" 825 784 0.13      
31 A" 720 684 97.26      
32 A" 433 411 6.77      
33 A" 430 409 0.57      
34 A" 393 373 0.04      
35 A" 227 216 8.38      
36 A" 114 108 3.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23848.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9503) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22663.0 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 MP2/6-311G*
ABC
0.17396 0.05196 0.04001

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.577 0.000
C2 -1.040 -0.365 0.000
C3 -0.741 -1.728 0.000
C4 0.594 -2.157 0.000
C5 1.632 -1.219 0.000
C6 1.336 0.147 0.000
C7 -0.305 2.027 0.000
O8 -1.432 2.496 0.000
H9 0.577 2.700 0.000
H10 -2.067 -0.012 0.000
H11 -1.546 -2.457 0.000
H12 0.824 -3.219 0.000
H13 2.667 -1.551 0.000
H14 2.140 0.880 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.40322.42092.79722.42641.40341.48222.39462.20022.14923.40513.88403.41162.1616
C21.40321.39502.42462.80522.43052.50282.88843.46551.08622.15223.40843.89163.4154
C32.42091.39501.40212.42742.79793.78034.28044.61992.16861.08632.16163.41213.8865
C42.79722.42461.40211.39952.42014.27945.07484.85683.41772.16101.08672.15923.4082
C52.42642.80522.42741.39951.39723.78004.81544.05833.89113.41122.15731.08642.1596
C61.40342.43052.79792.42011.39722.49583.63032.66373.40673.88423.40432.15731.0886
C71.48222.50283.78034.27943.78002.49581.22011.10932.69484.65285.36614.65152.7009
O82.39462.88844.28045.07484.81543.63031.22012.01842.58774.95496.14425.76003.9202
H92.20023.46554.61994.85684.05832.66371.10932.01843.78735.57705.92404.73732.3991
H102.14921.08622.16863.41773.89113.40672.69482.58773.78732.50014.31774.97754.3008
H113.40512.15221.08632.16103.41123.88424.65284.95495.57702.50012.48964.30894.9728
H123.88403.40842.16161.08672.15733.40435.36616.14425.92404.31772.48962.48494.3053
H133.41163.89163.41212.15921.08642.15734.65155.76004.73734.97754.30892.48492.4881
H142.16163.41543.88653.40822.15961.08862.70093.92022.39914.30084.97284.30532.4881

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.799 C1 C2 H10 118.841
C1 C6 C5 120.086 C1 C6 H14 119.790
C1 C7 O8 124.505 C1 C7 H9 115.460
C2 C1 C6 119.988 C2 C1 C7 120.289
C2 C3 C4 120.183 C2 C3 H11 119.795
C3 C2 H10 121.360 C3 C4 C5 120.094
C3 C4 H12 120.042 C4 C3 H11 120.022
C4 C5 C6 119.849 C4 C5 H13 120.065
C5 C4 H12 119.864 C5 C6 H14 120.124
C6 C1 C7 119.722 C6 C5 H13 120.086
O8 C7 H9 120.034
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability