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All results from a given calculation for Fe(C5H5)2 (ferrocene)

using model chemistry: PM6

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
Energy calculated at PM6
 hartrees
Energy at 0K 
Energy at 298.15K0.078476
Nuclear repulsion energy362.973481
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 PM6
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' 2790 2964 0.00      
2 A1' 1303 1385 0.00      
3 A1' 771 819 0.00      
4 A1' 270 287 0.00      
5 A1" 1220 1296 0.00      
6 A1" 28 29 0.00      
7 A2' 1220 1296 0.00      
8 A2" 2778 2951 181.60      
9 A2" 1313 1395 2.73      
10 A2" 759 806 527.74      
11 A2" 505 537 16.19      
12 E1' 2769 2941 829.84      
12 E1' 2769 2941 829.70      
13 E1' 1432 1522 2.79      
13 E1' 1432 1522 2.78      
14 E1' 1059 1125 55.20      
14 E1' 1059 1125 55.25      
15 E1' 833 885 0.55      
15 E1' 833 885 0.59      
16 E1' 368 391 2.00      
16 E1' 368 391 1.99      
17 E1' 52i 56i 9.31      
17 E1' 52i 56i 9.32      
18 E1" 2764 2936 0.00      
18 E1" 2764 2936 0.00      
19 E1" 1432 1522 0.00      
19 E1" 1432 1522 0.00      
20 E1" 1057 1123 0.00      
20 E1" 1057 1123 0.00      
21 E1" 800 850 0.00      
21 E1" 800 850 0.00      
22 E1" 296 314 0.00      
22 E1" 296 314 0.00      
23 E2' 2765 2937 0.00      
23 E2' 2765 2937 0.00      
24 E2' 1362 1447 0.00      
24 E2' 1362 1447 0.00      
25 E2' 1105 1174 0.00      
25 E2' 1105 1174 0.00      
26 E2' 852 905 0.00      
26 E2' 852 905 0.00      
27 E2' 756 803 0.00      
27 E2' 756 803 0.00      
28 E2' 520 553 0.00      
28 E2' 520 553 0.00      
29 E2" 2763 2935 0.00      
29 E2" 2762 2935 0.00      
30 E2" 1335 1418 0.00      
30 E2" 1335 1418 0.00      
31 E2" 1101 1170 0.00      
31 E2" 1101 1170 0.00      
32 E2" 832 884 0.00      
32 E2" 832 884 0.00      
33 E2" 753 800 0.00      
33 E2" 753 800 0.00      
34 E2" 513 545 0.00      
34 E2" 513 545 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 33890.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0624) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 36005.2 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 PM6
ABC
0.07270 0.03525 0.03525

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PM6

Point Group is D5h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Fe1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.000 1.220 1.659
C3 1.161 0.377 1.659
C4 0.717 -0.987 1.659
C5 -0.717 -0.987 1.659
C6 -1.161 0.377 1.659
C7 0.000 1.220 -1.659
C8 1.161 0.377 -1.659
C9 0.717 -0.987 -1.659
C10 -0.717 -0.987 -1.659
C11 -1.161 0.377 -1.659
H12 0.000 2.297 1.787
H13 2.184 0.710 1.787
H14 1.350 -1.858 1.787
H15 -1.350 -1.858 1.787
H16 -2.184 0.710 1.787
H17 0.000 2.297 -1.787
H18 2.184 0.710 -1.787
H19 1.350 -1.858 -1.787
H20 -1.350 -1.858 -1.787
H21 -2.184 0.710 -1.787

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Fe1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20 H21
Fe12.05922.05922.05922.05922.05922.05922.05922.05922.05922.05922.91042.91042.91042.91042.91042.91042.91042.91042.91042.9104
C22.05921.43472.32132.32131.43473.31713.61414.04874.04873.61411.08422.24713.36413.36412.24713.61014.11184.81404.81404.1118
C32.05921.43471.43472.32132.32133.61413.31713.61414.04874.04872.24711.08422.24713.36413.36414.11183.61014.11184.81404.8140
C42.05922.32131.43471.43472.32134.04873.61413.31713.61414.04873.36412.24711.08422.24713.36414.81404.11183.61014.11184.8140
C52.05922.32132.32131.43471.43474.04874.04873.61413.31713.61413.36413.36412.24711.08422.24714.81404.81404.11183.61014.1118
C62.05921.43472.32132.32131.43473.61414.04874.04873.61413.31712.24713.36413.36412.24711.08424.11184.81404.81404.11183.6101
C72.05923.31713.61414.04874.04873.61411.43472.32132.32131.43473.61014.11184.81404.81404.11181.08422.24713.36413.36412.2471
C82.05923.61413.31713.61414.04874.04871.43471.43472.32132.32134.11183.61014.11184.81404.81402.24711.08422.24713.36413.3641
C92.05924.04873.61413.31713.61414.04872.32131.43471.43472.32134.81404.11183.61014.11184.81403.36412.24711.08422.24713.3641
C102.05924.04874.04873.61413.31713.61412.32132.32131.43471.43474.81404.81404.11183.61014.11183.36413.36412.24711.08422.2471
C112.05923.61414.04874.04873.61413.31711.43472.32132.32131.43474.11184.81404.81404.11183.61012.24713.36413.36412.24711.0842
H122.91041.08422.24713.36413.36412.24713.61014.11184.81404.81404.11182.70024.36904.36902.70023.57474.47995.64505.64504.4799
H132.91042.24711.08422.24713.36413.36414.11183.61014.11184.81404.81402.70022.70024.36904.36904.47993.57474.47995.64505.6450
H142.91043.36412.24711.08422.24713.36414.81404.11183.61014.11184.81404.36902.70022.70024.36905.64504.47993.57474.47995.6450
H152.91043.36413.36412.24711.08422.24714.81404.81404.11183.61014.11184.36904.36902.70022.70025.64505.64504.47993.57474.4799
H162.91042.24713.36413.36412.24711.08424.11184.81404.81404.11183.61012.70024.36904.36902.70024.47995.64505.64504.47993.5747
H172.91043.61014.11184.81404.81404.11181.08422.24713.36413.36412.24713.57474.47995.64505.64504.47992.70024.36904.36902.7002
H182.91044.11183.61014.11184.81404.81402.24711.08422.24713.36413.36414.47993.57474.47995.64505.64502.70022.70024.36904.3690
H192.91044.81404.11183.61014.11184.81403.36412.24711.08422.24713.36415.64504.47993.57474.47995.64504.36902.70022.70024.3690
H202.91044.81404.81404.11183.61014.11183.36413.36412.24711.08422.24715.64505.64504.47993.57474.47994.36904.36902.70022.7002
H212.91044.11184.81404.81404.11183.61012.24713.36413.36412.24711.08424.47995.64505.64504.47993.57472.70024.36904.36902.7002

picture of ferrocene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Fe1 C2 C3 69.613 Fe1 C2 C6 69.613
Fe1 C2 H12 133.168 Fe1 C3 C2 69.613
Fe1 C3 C4 69.613 Fe1 C3 H13 133.168
Fe1 C4 C3 69.613 Fe1 C4 C5 69.613
Fe1 C4 H14 133.168 Fe1 C5 C4 69.613
Fe1 C5 C6 69.613 Fe1 C5 H15 133.168
Fe1 C6 C2 69.613 Fe1 C6 C5 69.613
Fe1 C6 H16 133.168 Fe1 C7 C8 69.613
Fe1 C7 C11 69.613 Fe1 C7 H17 133.168
Fe1 C8 C7 69.613 Fe1 C8 C9 69.613
Fe1 C8 H18 133.168 Fe1 C9 C8 69.613
Fe1 C9 C10 69.613 Fe1 C9 H19 133.168
Fe1 C10 C9 69.613 Fe1 C10 C11 69.613
Fe1 C10 H20 133.168 Fe1 C11 C7 69.613
Fe1 C11 C10 69.613 Fe1 C11 H21 133.168
C2 Fe1 C3 40.774 C2 Fe1 C4 68.618
C2 Fe1 C5 68.618 C2 Fe1 C6 40.774
C2 Fe1 C7 107.307 C2 Fe1 C8 122.698
C2 Fe1 C9 158.894 C2 Fe1 C10 158.894
C2 Fe1 C11 122.698 C2 C3 C4 108.000
C2 C3 H13 125.706 C2 C6 C5 108.000
C2 C6 H16 125.706 C3 Fe1 C4 40.774
C3 Fe1 C5 68.618 C3 Fe1 C6 68.618
C3 Fe1 C7 122.698 C3 Fe1 C8 107.307
C3 Fe1 C9 122.698 C3 Fe1 C10 158.894
C3 Fe1 C11 158.894 C3 C2 C5 72.000
C3 C2 H12 125.706 C3 C4 C5 108.000
C3 C4 H14 125.706 C4 Fe1 C5 40.774
C4 Fe1 C6 68.618 C4 Fe1 C7 158.894
C4 Fe1 C8 122.698 C4 Fe1 C9 107.307
C4 Fe1 C10 122.698 C4 Fe1 C11 158.894
C4 C3 H13 125.706 C4 C5 C6 108.000
C4 C5 H15 125.706 C5 Fe1 C6 40.774
C5 Fe1 C7 158.894 C5 Fe1 C8 158.894
C5 Fe1 C9 122.698 C5 Fe1 C10 107.307
C5 Fe1 C11 122.698 C5 C4 H14 125.706
C5 C6 H16 125.706 C6 Fe1 C7 122.698
C6 Fe1 C8 158.894 C6 Fe1 C9 158.894
C6 Fe1 C10 122.698 C6 Fe1 C11 107.307
C6 C2 H12 125.706 C6 C5 H15 125.706
C7 Fe1 C8 40.774 C7 Fe1 C9 68.618
C7 Fe1 C10 68.618 C7 Fe1 C11 40.774
C7 C8 C9 108.000 C7 C8 H18 125.706
C7 C11 C10 108.000 C7 C11 H21 125.706
C8 Fe1 C9 40.774 C8 Fe1 C10 68.618
C8 Fe1 C11 68.618 C8 C7 C11 108.000
C8 C7 H17 125.706 C8 C9 C10 108.000
C8 C9 H19 125.706 C9 Fe1 C10 40.774
C9 Fe1 C11 68.618 C9 C8 H18 125.706
C9 C10 C11 108.000 C9 C10 H20 125.706
C10 Fe1 C11 40.774 C10 C9 H19 125.706
C10 C11 H21 125.706 C11 C7 H17 125.706
C11 C10 H20 125.706
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PM6 Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Fe 0.689      
2 C -0.269      
3 C -0.269      
4 C -0.269      
5 C -0.269      
6 C -0.269      
7 C -0.269      
8 C -0.269      
9 C -0.269      
10 C -0.269      
11 C -0.269      
12 H 0.200      
13 H 0.200      
14 H 0.200      
15 H 0.200      
16 H 0.200      
17 H 0.200      
18 H 0.200      
19 H 0.200      
20 H 0.200      
21 H 0.200      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.352 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.415 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.046


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000