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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CH2CH3 (Ethylbenzene)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-309.795193
Energy at 298.15K-309.805410
HF Energy-308.773091
Nuclear repulsion energy340.030185
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 MP2/6-31G*
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' 3245 3060 16.16      
2 A' 3224 3040 2.36      
3 A' 3206 3023 8.84      
4 A' 3192 3011 34.02      
5 A' 3102 2926 25.50      
6 A' 3098 2922 24.82      
7 A' 1682 1586 2.55      
8 A' 1569 1479 6.37      
9 A' 1557 1469 7.83      
10 A' 1549 1461 2.11      
11 A' 1463 1380 2.31      
12 A' 1395 1316 2.98      
13 A' 1258 1186 0.16      
14 A' 1233 1163 0.07      
15 A' 1118 1055 8.94      
16 A' 1071 1010 1.97      
17 A' 1024 966 0.49      
18 A' 1008 950 2.64      
19 A' 890 840 0.08      
20 A' 863 814 0.36      
21 A' 792 747 0.84      
22 A' 735 693 61.61      
23 A' 595 561 9.42      
24 A' 516 487 0.74      
25 A' 478 451 3.83      
26 A' 307 290 0.27      
27 A' 134 127 0.64      
28 A" 3232 3048 28.31      
29 A" 3207 3024 9.52      
30 A" 3199 3017 19.60      
31 A" 3148 2968 9.72      
32 A" 1660 1566 0.39      
33 A" 1559 1470 8.40      
34 A" 1511 1425 7.66      
35 A" 1471 1387 0.42      
36 A" 1377 1298 0.47      
37 A" 1313 1238 0.04      
38 A" 1215 1145 0.03      
39 A" 1150 1085 2.50      
40 A" 1083 1022 2.32      
41 A" 884 833 0.01      
42 A" 836 788 0.06      
43 A" 808 762 0.67      
44 A" 635 599 0.03      
45 A" 398 375 0.00      
46 A" 365 344 0.07      
47 A" 231 218 0.01      
48 A" 40 38 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 34813.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.943) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 32828.8 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 MP2/6-31G*
ABC
0.15025 0.04913 0.04072

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.241 0.499 0.000
C2 -0.237 -0.217 1.205
C3 -0.237 -1.615 1.208
C4 -0.237 -2.318 0.000
C5 -0.237 -1.615 -1.208
C6 -0.237 -0.217 -1.205
C7 -0.189 2.005 0.000
C8 1.250 2.530 0.000
H9 -0.241 0.325 2.151
H10 -0.241 -2.154 2.154
H11 -0.241 -3.406 0.000
H12 -0.241 -2.154 -2.154
H13 -0.241 0.325 -2.151
H14 -0.719 2.387 -0.880
H15 -0.719 2.387 0.880
H16 1.788 2.177 0.885
H17 1.788 2.177 -0.885
H18 1.268 3.625 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C11.40202.43432.81682.43431.40201.50742.51962.15763.41663.90473.41662.15762.13792.13792.77762.77763.4710
C21.40201.39722.42182.78862.41052.52903.34851.08992.15593.40863.87703.39943.37162.66893.15223.76844.2988
C32.43431.39721.39792.41612.78863.81654.56612.15651.08842.16063.40473.87854.53984.04424.31054.78065.5835
C42.81682.42181.39791.39792.42184.32365.07103.40742.16001.08782.16003.40744.81134.81135.00865.00866.1303
C52.43432.78862.41611.39791.39723.81654.56613.87853.40472.16061.08842.15654.04424.53984.78064.31055.5835
C61.40202.41052.78862.42181.39722.52903.34853.39943.87703.40862.15591.08992.66893.37163.76843.15224.2988
C71.50742.52903.81654.32363.81652.52901.53122.72974.68375.41144.68372.72971.09651.09652.17252.17252.1781
C82.51963.34854.56615.07104.56613.34851.53123.42205.36636.12025.36633.42202.16152.16151.09411.09411.0948
H92.15761.08992.15653.40743.87853.39942.72973.42202.47854.30634.96694.30123.69722.46903.02474.09374.2178
H103.41662.15591.08842.16003.40473.87704.68375.36632.47852.49134.30744.96695.48224.74034.94765.66556.3485
H113.90473.40862.16061.08782.16063.40865.41146.12024.30632.49132.49134.30635.87935.87936.00526.00527.1906
H123.41663.87703.40472.16001.08842.15594.68375.36634.96694.30742.49132.47854.74035.48225.66554.94766.3485
H132.15763.39943.87853.40742.15651.08992.72973.42204.30124.96694.30632.47852.46903.69724.09373.02474.2178
H142.13793.37164.53984.81134.04422.66891.09652.16153.69725.48225.87934.74032.46901.76083.07342.51612.5008
H152.13792.66894.04424.81134.53983.37161.09652.16152.46904.74035.87935.48223.69721.76082.51613.07342.5008
H162.77763.15224.31055.00864.78063.76842.17251.09413.02474.94766.00525.66554.09373.07342.51611.76911.7749
H172.77763.76844.78065.00864.31053.15222.17251.09414.09375.66556.00524.94763.02472.51613.07341.76911.7749
H183.47104.29885.58356.13035.58354.29882.17811.09484.21786.34857.19066.34854.21782.50082.50081.77491.7749

picture of Ethylbenzene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.835 C1 C2 H9 119.433
C1 C6 C5 120.835 C1 C6 H13 119.433
C1 C7 C8 112.029 C1 C7 H14 109.359
C1 C7 H15 109.359 C2 C1 C6 118.557
C2 C1 C7 120.694 C2 C3 C4 120.097
C2 C3 H10 119.795 C3 C2 H9 119.731
C3 C4 C5 119.577 C3 C4 H11 120.211
C4 C3 H10 120.107 C4 C5 C6 120.097
C4 C5 H12 120.107 C5 C4 H11 120.211
C5 C6 H13 119.731 C6 C1 C7 120.694
C6 C5 H12 119.795 C7 C8 H16 110.580
C7 C8 H17 110.580 C7 C8 H18 110.986
C8 C7 H14 109.571 C8 C7 H15 109.571
H14 C7 H15 106.810 H16 C8 H17 107.885
H16 C8 H18 108.354 H17 C8 H18 108.354
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability