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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-345.203573
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-344.850730
Nuclear repulsion energy320.671799
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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3245 3080 7.90 171.89 0.12 0.22
2 A' 3237 3073 16.07 115.78 0.13 0.23
3 A' 3228 3064 15.80 81.73 0.75 0.86
4 A' 3216 3053 1.33 78.96 0.71 0.83
5 A' 3203 3041 5.77 48.19 0.43 0.60
6 A' 2950 2800 129.74 120.19 0.29 0.45
7 A' 1780 1690 194.38 75.59 0.34 0.50
8 A' 1669 1585 23.88 76.10 0.53 0.69
9 A' 1652 1568 12.82 11.56 0.53 0.70
10 A' 1549 1470 0.44 1.20 0.27 0.42
11 A' 1510 1434 12.51 1.61 0.22 0.36
12 A' 1448 1374 7.71 4.24 0.62 0.77
13 A' 1394 1323 4.72 0.97 0.73 0.84
14 A' 1357 1288 16.52 1.60 0.51 0.68
15 A' 1246 1183 55.86 22.85 0.28 0.43
16 A' 1210 1149 18.75 7.23 0.17 0.29
17 A' 1205 1144 3.96 9.14 0.66 0.79
18 A' 1118 1061 3.78 0.62 0.32 0.48
19 A' 1057 1004 1.15 9.31 0.11 0.20
20 A' 1022 970 0.51 24.18 0.10 0.19
21 A' 847 804 30.68 10.05 0.16 0.28
22 A' 663 630 22.47 3.07 0.37 0.54
23 A' 631 599 0.51 5.23 0.75 0.86
24 A' 444 422 0.18 5.37 0.35 0.52
25 A' 222 211 7.77 0.62 0.56 0.72
26 A" 1028 976 0.11 7.33 0.75 0.86
27 A" 974 924 0.04 0.15 0.75 0.86
28 A" 963 914 0.19 0.01 0.75 0.86
29 A" 926 879 1.39 1.34 0.75 0.86
30 A" 864 821 0.05 5.23 0.75 0.86
31 A" 753 715 60.41 1.53 0.75 0.86
32 A" 670 636 5.86 0.08 0.75 0.86
33 A" 460 436 4.00 0.39 0.75 0.86
34 A" 415 394 0.12 0.03 0.75 0.86
35 A" 237 225 6.89 1.35 0.75 0.86
36 A" 122 116 4.35 2.30 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24258.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9492) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23025.7 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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.17445 0.05212 0.04013

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.575 0.000
C2 -1.036 -0.370 0.000
C3 -0.734 -1.727 0.000
C4 0.601 -2.147 0.000
C5 1.636 -1.209 0.000
C6 1.334 0.152 0.000
C7 -0.313 2.021 0.000
O8 -1.442 2.484 0.000
H9 0.573 2.689 0.000
H10 -2.062 -0.015 0.000
H11 -1.533 -2.462 0.000
H12 0.834 -3.207 0.000
H13 2.670 -1.539 0.000
H14 2.132 0.891 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.40222.41642.78762.42051.39971.47932.39292.19062.14443.40183.87303.40512.1550
C21.40221.39082.41672.80092.42752.49732.88273.45641.08472.15053.39853.88603.4097
C32.41641.39081.39982.42592.79483.77154.27074.60592.16631.08522.15623.40903.8819
C42.78762.41671.39981.39642.41334.26695.06214.83653.41102.15701.08552.15603.4018
C52.42052.80092.42591.39641.39433.77254.80804.04093.88543.40722.15301.08502.1580
C61.39972.42752.79482.41331.39432.49133.62612.64903.40003.88003.39652.15461.0871
C71.47932.49733.77154.26693.77252.49131.22041.11022.68344.64565.35244.64422.6935
O82.39292.88274.27075.06214.80803.62611.22042.02552.57514.94726.12995.75263.9131
H92.19063.45644.60594.83654.04092.64901.11022.02553.77555.56515.90244.71952.3800
H102.14441.08472.16633.41103.88543.40002.68342.57513.77552.50334.30964.97044.2901
H113.40182.15051.08522.15703.40723.88004.64564.94725.56512.50332.48114.30254.9671
H123.87303.39852.15621.08552.15303.39655.35246.12995.90244.30962.48112.48074.2990
H133.40513.88603.40902.15601.08502.15464.64425.75264.71954.97044.30252.48072.4887
H142.15503.40973.88193.40182.15801.08712.69353.91312.38004.29014.96714.29902.4887

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 118.581
C1 C6 C5 120.065 C1 C6 H14 119.600
C1 C7 O8 124.561 C1 C7 H9 114.803
C2 C1 C6 120.073 C2 C1 C7 120.115
C2 C3 C4 119.999 C2 C3 H11 120.072
C3 C2 H10 121.620 C3 C4 C5 120.358
C3 C4 H12 119.826 C4 C3 H11 119.928
C4 C5 C6 119.706 C4 C5 H13 120.124
C5 C4 H12 119.816 C5 C6 H14 120.335
C6 C1 C7 119.812 C6 C5 H13 120.170
O8 C7 H9 120.636
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.044      
2 C -0.163      
3 C -0.150      
4 C -0.138      
5 C -0.151      
6 C -0.183      
7 C 0.201      
8 O -0.401      
9 H 0.117      
10 H 0.184      
11 H 0.161      
12 H 0.160      
13 H 0.159      
14 H 0.160      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.226 -2.343 0.000 3.232
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.211 5.949 -0.002
y 5.949 -46.252 0.003
z -0.002 0.003 -48.186
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.008 5.949 -0.002
y 5.949 -0.054 0.003
z -0.002 0.003 -2.954
Polar
3z2-r2-5.908
x2-y22.041
xy5.949
xz-0.002
yz0.003


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.404 -1.111 0.000
y -1.111 14.630 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 3.822


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 261.867
(<r2>)1/2 16.182