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All results from a given calculation for C6H12 (Cyclohexane)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Chair 1A1g
1 2 no twist boat 1A

Conformer 1 (Chair)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-235.799891
Energy at 298.15K-235.814386
Nuclear repulsion energy255.657560
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1g 3085 2951 0.00      
2 A1g 3031 2900 0.00      
3 A1g 1533 1467 0.00      
4 A1g 1191 1139 0.00      
5 A1g 820 784 0.00      
6 A1g 379 363 0.00      
7 A1u 1392 1332 0.00      
8 A1u 1141 1091 0.00      
9 A1u 1120 1071 0.00      
10 A2g 1355 1296 0.00      
11 A2g 1078 1031 0.00      
12 A2u 3094 2960 140.44      
13 A2u 3036 2904 70.37      
14 A2u 1516 1450 15.58      
15 A2u 1048 1002 1.92      
16 A2u 518 496 0.60      
17 Eg 3086 2952 0.00      
17 Eg 3086 2952 0.00      
18 Eg 3034 2902 0.00      
18 Eg 3034 2902 0.00      
19 Eg 1503 1438 0.00      
19 Eg 1503 1438 0.00      
20 Eg 1399 1338 0.00      
20 Eg 1399 1338 0.00      
21 Eg 1307 1250 0.00      
21 Eg 1307 1250 0.00      
22 Eg 1053 1007 0.00      
22 Eg 1053 1007 0.00      
23 Eg 797 762 0.00      
23 Eg 797 762 0.00      
24 Eg 425 407 0.00      
24 Eg 425 407 0.00      
25 Eu 3082 2948 109.32      
25 Eu 3082 2948 109.32      
26 Eu 3029 2898 35.79      
26 Eu 3029 2898 35.79      
27 Eu 1511 1445 4.35      
27 Eu 1511 1445 4.35      
28 Eu 1398 1337 1.16      
28 Eu 1398 1337 1.16      
29 Eu 1297 1240 2.77      
29 Eu 1297 1240 2.77      
30 Eu 922 882 2.45      
30 Eu 922 882 2.45      
31 Eu 882 844 1.93      
31 Eu 882 844 1.93      
32 Eu 230 220 0.03      
32 Eu 230 220 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 37619.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 35990.4 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
0.14372 0.14372 0.08206

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 -1.461 0.229
C2 -1.265 0.731 0.229
C3 1.265 0.731 0.229
C4 0.000 1.461 -0.229
C5 -1.265 -0.731 -0.229
C6 1.265 -0.731 -0.229
H7 0.000 -1.527 1.328
H8 -1.322 0.763 1.328
H9 1.322 0.763 1.328
H10 0.000 1.527 -1.328
H11 -1.322 -0.763 -1.328
H12 1.322 -0.763 -1.328
H13 0.000 -2.494 -0.144
H14 -2.160 1.247 -0.144
H15 2.160 1.247 -0.144
H16 0.000 2.494 0.144
H17 -2.160 -1.247 0.144
H18 2.160 -1.247 0.144

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.53102.53102.95831.53161.53161.10062.81152.81153.36962.15892.15891.09783.48383.48383.95592.17192.1719
C22.53102.53101.53161.53162.95832.81151.10062.81152.15892.15893.36963.48381.09783.48382.17192.17193.9559
C32.53102.53101.53162.95831.53162.81152.81151.10062.15893.36962.15893.48383.48381.09782.17193.95592.1719
C42.95831.53161.53162.53102.53103.36962.15892.15891.10062.81152.81153.95592.17192.17191.09783.48383.4838
C51.53161.53162.95832.53102.53102.15892.15893.36962.81151.10062.81152.17192.17193.95593.48381.09783.4838
C61.53162.95831.53162.53102.53102.15893.36962.15892.81152.81151.10062.17193.95592.17193.48383.48381.0978
H71.10062.81152.81153.36962.15892.15892.64472.64474.04723.06363.06361.76083.81103.81104.19142.47892.4789
H82.81151.10062.81152.15892.15893.36962.64472.64473.06363.06364.04723.81101.76083.81102.47892.47894.1914
H92.81152.81151.10062.15893.36962.15892.64472.64473.06364.04723.06363.81103.81101.76082.47894.19142.4789
H103.36962.15892.15891.10062.81152.81154.04723.06363.06362.64472.64474.19142.47892.47891.76083.81103.8110
H112.15892.15893.36962.81151.10062.81153.06363.06364.04722.64472.64472.47892.47894.19143.81101.76083.8110
H122.15893.36962.15892.81152.81151.10063.06364.04723.06362.64472.64472.47894.19142.47893.81103.81101.7608
H131.09783.48383.48383.95592.17192.17191.76083.81103.81104.19142.47892.47894.31924.31924.99572.51022.5102
H143.48381.09783.48382.17192.17193.95593.81101.76083.81102.47892.47894.19144.31924.31922.51022.51024.9957
H153.48383.48381.09782.17193.95592.17193.81103.81101.76082.47894.19142.47894.31924.31922.51024.99572.5102
H163.95592.17192.17191.09783.48383.48384.19142.47892.47891.76083.81103.81104.99572.51022.51024.31924.3192
H172.17192.17193.95593.48381.09783.48382.47892.47894.19143.81101.76083.81102.51022.51024.99574.31924.3192
H182.17193.95592.17193.48383.48381.09782.47894.19142.47893.81103.81101.76082.51024.99572.51024.31924.3192

picture of Cyclohexane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 C2 111.432 C1 C5 H11 109.116
C1 C5 H17 110.296 C1 C6 C3 111.432
C1 C6 H12 109.116 C1 C6 H18 110.296
C2 C4 C3 111.432 C2 C4 H10 109.116
C2 C4 H16 110.296 C2 C5 H11 109.116
C2 C5 H17 110.296 C3 C4 H10 109.116
C3 C4 H16 110.296 C3 C6 H12 109.116
C3 C6 H18 110.296 C4 C2 C5 111.432
C4 C2 H8 109.116 C4 C2 H14 110.296
C4 C3 C6 111.432 C4 C3 H9 109.116
C4 C3 H15 110.296 C5 C1 C6 111.432
C5 C1 H7 109.116 C5 C1 H13 110.296
C5 C2 H8 109.116 C5 C2 H14 110.296
C6 C1 H7 109.116 C6 C1 H13 110.296
C6 C3 H9 109.116 C6 C3 H15 110.296
H7 C1 H13 106.445 H8 C2 H14 106.445
H9 C3 H15 106.445 H10 C4 H16 106.445
H11 C5 H17 106.445 H12 C6 H18 106.445
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.309     -0.056
2 C -0.309     -0.051
3 C -0.309     -0.055
4 C -0.309     -0.056
5 C -0.309     -0.051
6 C -0.309     -0.055
7 H 0.153     0.037
8 H 0.153     0.035
9 H 0.153     0.036
10 H 0.153     0.037
11 H 0.153     0.035
12 H 0.153     0.036
13 H 0.157     0.018
14 H 0.157     0.017
15 H 0.157     0.018
16 H 0.157     0.018
17 H 0.157     0.017
18 H 0.157     0.018


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 -0.004 0.000 0.000 0.004


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -39.649 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -39.649 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.106
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.271 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.271 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.543
Polar
3z2-r21.086
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 165.419
(<r2>)1/2 12.862

Conformer 2 (twist boat)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-235.789772
Energy at 298.15K-235.804049
Nuclear repulsion energy255.829670
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
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 3109 2974 116.93      
2 A 3096 2961 0.00      
3 A 3080 2947 8.44      
4 A 3054 2922 0.21      
5 A 3049 2917 55.99      
6 A 3043 2912 0.47      
7 A 1545 1478 0.20      
8 A 1528 1462 10.70      
9 A 1510 1444 0.07      
10 A 1401 1340 0.00      
11 A 1374 1314 0.01      
12 A 1347 1289 0.30      
13 A 1310 1253 0.00      
14 A 1281 1226 0.00      
15 A 1270 1215 0.32      
16 A 1073 1027 0.36      
17 A 1050 1004 0.00      
18 A 950 909 0.00      
19 A 910 871 0.05      
20 A 822 786 0.00      
21 A 785 751 2.24      
22 A 469 449 0.00      
23 A 428 410 0.42      
24 A 273 261 0.00      
25 A 119 114 0.01      
26 B 3102 2967 64.39      
27 B 3093 2959 58.76      
28 B 3082 2948 47.30      
29 B 3054 2922 73.79      
30 B 3042 2911 10.03      
31 B 3036 2905 28.51      
32 B 1525 1459 3.33      
33 B 1517 1452 2.43      
34 B 1509 1443 0.03      
35 B 1394 1333 1.72      
36 B 1393 1332 0.20      
37 B 1390 1330 1.97      
38 B 1320 1263 1.29      
39 B 1185 1134 2.37      
40 B 1159 1109 0.16      
41 B 1128 1080 0.01      
42 B 1124 1075 0.00      
43 B 1024 980 1.51      
44 B 889 850 1.72      
45 B 882 844 1.07      
46 B 770 737 2.00      
47 B 552 528 0.98      
48 B 238 228 0.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 37641.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 36011.4 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
0.14660 0.13898 0.08474

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.389 0.019 0.384
C2 0.743 1.329 -0.000
C3 0.743 -1.174 -0.384
C4 1.389 -0.019 0.384
C5 -0.743 -1.329 -0.000
C6 -0.743 1.174 -0.384
H7 -1.267 0.198 1.461
H8 0.840 2.030 0.839
H9 1.281 -2.112 -0.201
H10 1.267 -0.198 1.461
H11 -0.840 -2.030 0.839
H12 -1.281 2.112 -0.201
H13 -2.470 -0.014 0.202
H14 1.290 1.778 -0.839
H15 0.833 -0.976 -1.461
H16 2.470 0.014 0.202
H17 -1.290 -1.778 -0.839
H18 -0.833 0.976 -1.461

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.53182.56032.77791.54281.52961.09903.03703.46572.87422.16942.17601.09693.43033.05413.86322.17602.1512
C22.53182.53171.54283.04531.54282.73031.09773.48842.17773.80742.18003.48841.09772.73002.18003.80692.1777
C32.56032.53171.52961.54282.77813.05383.43051.09692.15132.17603.86343.46583.03651.09902.17592.16932.8747
C42.77791.54281.52962.53182.56032.87422.16942.17601.09903.03703.46573.86322.17602.15121.09693.43033.0541
C51.54283.04531.54282.53182.53172.17773.80742.18002.73031.09773.48842.18003.80692.17773.48841.09772.7300
C61.52961.54282.77812.56032.53172.15132.17603.86343.05383.43051.09692.17592.16932.87473.46583.03651.0990
H71.09902.73033.05382.87422.17772.15132.86093.82032.56492.35312.53461.75463.78483.78493.94793.03323.0545
H83.03701.09773.43052.16943.80742.17602.86094.29342.35314.39492.36423.94251.75533.78472.66984.67543.0330
H93.46573.48841.09692.17602.18003.86343.82034.29342.53462.36424.94034.31703.94211.75462.46852.67013.9484
H102.87422.17772.15131.09902.73033.05382.56492.35312.53462.86093.82033.94793.03323.05451.75463.78483.7849
H112.16943.80742.17603.03701.09773.43052.35314.39492.36422.86094.29342.66984.67543.03303.94251.75533.7847
H122.17602.18003.86343.46573.48841.09692.53462.36424.94033.82034.29342.46852.67013.94844.31703.94211.7546
H131.09693.48843.46583.86322.18002.17591.75463.94254.31703.94792.66982.46854.29323.82084.94022.36442.5344
H143.43031.09773.03652.17603.80692.16933.78481.75533.94213.03324.67542.67014.29322.86002.36444.39352.3529
H153.05412.73001.09902.15122.17772.87473.78493.78471.75463.05453.03303.94843.82082.86002.53442.35292.5658
H163.86322.18002.17591.09693.48843.46583.94792.66982.46851.75463.94254.31704.94022.36442.53444.29323.8208
H172.17603.80692.16933.43031.09773.03653.03324.67542.67013.78481.75533.94212.36444.39352.35294.29322.8600
H182.15122.17772.87473.05412.73001.09903.05453.03303.94843.78493.78471.75462.53442.35292.56583.82082.8600

picture of Cyclohexane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 C2 56.075 C1 C5 H11 109.329
C1 C5 H17 109.844 C1 C6 C3 65.664
C1 C6 H12 110.811 C1 C6 H18 108.742
C2 C4 C3 110.979 C2 C4 H10 109.904
C2 C4 H16 110.199 C2 C5 H11 126.938
C2 C5 H17 126.891 C3 C4 H10 108.750
C3 C4 H16 110.804 C3 C6 H12 170.112
C3 C6 H18 83.779 C4 C2 C5 56.075
C4 C2 H8 109.329 C4 C2 H14 109.844
C4 C3 C6 65.664 C4 C3 H9 110.811
C4 C3 H15 108.742 C5 C1 C6 110.979
C5 C1 H7 109.904 C5 C1 H13 110.199
C5 C2 H8 126.938 C5 C2 H14 126.891
C6 C1 H7 108.750 C6 C1 H13 110.804
C6 C3 H9 170.112 C6 C3 H15 83.779
H7 C1 H13 106.074 H8 C2 H14 106.172
H9 C3 H15 106.071 H10 C4 H16 106.074
H11 C5 H17 106.172 H12 C6 H18 106.071
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.319      
2 C -0.310      
3 C -0.319      
4 C -0.319      
5 C -0.310      
6 C -0.319      
7 H 0.158      
8 H 0.158      
9 H 0.159      
10 H 0.158      
11 H 0.158      
12 H 0.159      
13 H 0.159      
14 H 0.158      
15 H 0.157      
16 H 0.159      
17 H 0.158      
18 H 0.157      


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
Primitive
 xyz
x -39.522 -0.097 0.000
y -0.097 -39.641 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.001
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.201 -0.097 0.000
y -0.097 -0.379 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.581
Polar
3z2-r21.161
x2-y20.119
xy-0.097
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.277 0.033 0.000
y 0.033 9.317 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.313


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 164.071
(<r2>)1/2 12.809