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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/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 PBE1PBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-345.239514
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-345.239514
Nuclear repulsion energy322.006832
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 PBE1PBE/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' 3224 3090 10.09 206.64 0.13 0.24
2 A' 3217 3084 17.20 97.81 0.15 0.27
3 A' 3206 3073 16.30 82.73 0.75 0.86
4 A' 3194 3062 1.74 85.14 0.70 0.82
5 A' 3183 3051 5.51 45.58 0.45 0.62
6 A' 2916 2795 137.37 143.05 0.30 0.46
7 A' 1825 1749 261.76 79.08 0.37 0.54
8 A' 1677 1607 28.64 76.71 0.52 0.68
9 A' 1659 1591 10.81 7.54 0.53 0.69
10 A' 1539 1475 0.53 1.32 0.28 0.44
11 A' 1501 1439 13.75 1.24 0.27 0.42
12 A' 1431 1372 10.24 3.14 0.70 0.83
13 A' 1386 1329 5.76 0.93 0.70 0.82
14 A' 1343 1288 16.10 1.63 0.44 0.61
15 A' 1242 1190 62.12 24.00 0.25 0.39
16 A' 1195 1145 17.90 6.65 0.16 0.28
17 A' 1189 1140 1.58 6.09 0.72 0.83
18 A' 1111 1065 6.33 0.56 0.22 0.36
19 A' 1056 1012 2.53 12.64 0.09 0.17
20 A' 1023 981 0.32 24.14 0.09 0.16
21 A' 848 813 32.42 9.55 0.15 0.26
22 A' 665 638 24.20 3.12 0.35 0.52
23 A' 629 603 0.53 5.71 0.75 0.86
24 A' 444 426 0.18 5.52 0.36 0.53
25 A' 218 209 7.78 0.63 0.54 0.70
26 A" 1039 996 0.58 5.14 0.75 0.86
27 A" 1011 969 0.00 0.13 0.75 0.86
28 A" 988 947 0.10 0.11 0.75 0.86
29 A" 940 901 1.51 0.16 0.75 0.86
30 A" 866 830 0.05 0.93 0.75 0.86
31 A" 764 732 51.42 0.22 0.75 0.86
32 A" 708 679 37.66 0.08 0.75 0.86
33 A" 467 447 7.97 0.24 0.75 0.86
34 A" 418 401 0.05 0.01 0.75 0.86
35 A" 240 230 8.58 1.13 0.75 0.86
36 A" 123 118 3.57 2.15 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24242.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9585) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23236.6 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 PBE1PBE/6-311G*
ABC
0.17602 0.05251 0.04045

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.572 0.000
C2 -1.034 -0.366 0.000
C3 -0.738 -1.719 0.000
C4 0.590 -2.141 0.000
C5 1.624 -1.211 0.000
C6 1.327 0.146 0.000
C7 -0.308 2.015 0.000
O8 -1.419 2.482 0.000
H9 0.583 2.682 0.000
H10 -2.059 -0.007 0.000
H11 -1.539 -2.451 0.000
H12 0.820 -3.202 0.000
H13 2.657 -1.544 0.000
H14 2.127 0.882 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.39632.40692.77622.41141.39411.47592.37962.18862.13863.39283.86223.39672.1500
C21.39631.38472.40592.78902.41642.48972.87413.45011.08542.14573.38823.87453.3992
C32.40691.38471.39392.41622.78273.75894.25574.59452.16151.08562.15113.39953.8702
C42.77622.40591.39391.39042.40234.25215.04074.82243.40112.15221.08602.15073.3914
C52.41142.78902.41621.39041.38853.76034.78504.02913.87403.39792.14791.08552.1527
C61.39412.41642.78272.40231.38852.48393.60582.64293.38943.86833.38632.15041.0875
C71.47592.48973.75894.25213.76032.48391.20521.11252.67504.63345.33804.63272.6863
O82.37962.87414.25575.04074.78503.60581.20522.01192.57034.93506.10935.72943.8908
H92.18863.45014.59454.82244.02912.64291.11252.01193.76935.55455.88864.70752.3715
H102.13861.08542.16153.40113.87403.38942.67502.57033.76932.49864.30004.95954.2796
H113.39282.14571.08562.15223.39793.86834.63344.93505.55452.49862.47554.29304.9558
H123.86223.38822.15111.08602.14793.38635.33806.10935.88864.30002.47552.47464.2889
H133.39673.87453.39952.15071.08552.15044.63275.72944.70754.95954.29302.47462.4837
H142.15003.39923.87023.39142.15271.08752.68633.89082.37154.27964.95584.28892.4837

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.869 C1 C2 H10 118.494
C1 C6 C5 120.133 C1 C6 H14 119.570
C1 C7 O8 124.834 C1 C7 H9 114.744
C2 C1 C6 119.988 C2 C1 C7 120.160
C2 C3 C4 119.957 C2 C3 H11 120.103
C3 C2 H10 121.637 C3 C4 C5 120.400
C3 C4 H12 119.800 C4 C3 H11 119.940
C4 C5 C6 119.652 C4 C5 H13 120.111
C5 C4 H12 119.800 C5 C6 H14 120.297
C6 C1 C7 119.853 C6 C5 H13 120.237
O8 C7 H9 120.422
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.102      
2 C -0.160      
3 C -0.208      
4 C -0.184      
5 C -0.209      
6 C -0.198      
7 C 0.106      
8 O -0.296      
9 H 0.166      
10 H 0.229      
11 H 0.215      
12 H 0.214      
13 H 0.213      
14 H 0.215      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.246 -2.399 0.000 3.287
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -43.878 6.038 0.000
y 6.038 -45.948 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.204
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.698 6.038 0.000
y 6.038 0.593 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.291
Polar
3z2-r2-8.582
x2-y22.070
xy6.038
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.858 -1.062 0.000
y -1.062 15.088 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.799


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 260.188
(<r2>)1/2 16.130