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All results from a given calculation for C6H12 (Cyclohexane)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31G*

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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 PBEPBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-235.534467
Energy at 298.15K-235.548796
Nuclear repulsion energy254.364717
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 PBEPBE/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 Ag 3008 2965 0.00      
2 Ag 2953 2911 0.00      
3 Ag 1487 1465 0.00      
4 Ag 1310 1292 0.00      
5 Ag 1153 1137 0.00      
6 Ag 1046 1031 0.00      
7 Ag 801 789 0.00      
8 Ag 374 369 0.00      
9 Au 3016 2973 131.21      
10 Au 2960 2917 71.70      
11 Au 1470 1449 14.78      
12 Au 1345 1326 0.00      
13 Au 1101 1085 0.00      
14 Au 1090 1074 0.00      
15 Au 1018 1003 1.67      
16 Au 505 497 0.64      
17 Eg 3009 2966 0.00      
17 Eg 3009 2966 0.00      
18 Eg 2957 2915 0.00      
18 Eg 2957 2915 0.00      
19 Eg 1458 1437 0.00      
19 Eg 1458 1437 0.00      
20 Eg 1351 1331 0.00      
20 Eg 1351 1331 0.00      
21 Eg 1267 1249 0.00      
21 Eg 1267 1249 0.00      
22 Eg 1025 1011 0.00      
22 Eg 1025 1011 0.00      
23 Eg 773 762 0.00      
23 Eg 773 762 0.00      
24 Eg 414 408 0.00      
24 Eg 414 408 0.00      
25 Eu 3005 2962 105.71      
25 Eu 3005 2962 105.69      
26 Eu 2951 2909 33.05      
26 Eu 2951 2909 33.05      
27 Eu 1464 1443 4.16      
27 Eu 1464 1443 4.17      
28 Eu 1353 1334 2.06      
28 Eu 1353 1334 2.06      
29 Eu 1259 1241 3.02      
29 Eu 1259 1241 3.02      
30 Eu 895 882 2.27      
30 Eu 895 882 2.27      
31 Eu 859 847 1.87      
31 Eu 859 847 1.87      
32 Eu 226 222 0.04      
32 Eu 226 222 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 36582.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9857) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 36059.3 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 PBEPBE/6-31G*
ABC
0.14234 0.14234 0.08132

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

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 -1.468 0.231
C2 -1.271 0.734 0.231
C3 1.271 0.734 0.231
C4 0.000 1.468 -0.231
C5 -1.271 -0.734 -0.231
C6 1.271 -0.734 -0.231
H7 0.000 -1.531 1.338
H8 -1.326 0.765 1.338
H9 1.326 0.765 1.338
H10 0.000 1.531 -1.338
H11 -1.326 -0.765 -1.338
H12 1.326 -0.765 -1.338
H13 0.000 -2.509 -0.142
H14 -2.172 1.254 -0.142
H15 2.172 1.254 -0.142
H16 0.000 2.509 0.142
H17 -2.172 -1.254 0.142
H18 2.172 -1.254 0.142

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.54202.54202.97131.53841.53841.10882.82312.82313.38392.17042.17041.10573.50253.50253.97712.18472.1847
C22.54202.54201.53841.53842.97132.82311.10882.82312.17042.17043.38393.50251.10573.50252.18472.18473.9771
C32.54202.54201.53842.97131.53842.82312.82311.10882.17043.38392.17043.50253.50251.10572.18473.97712.1847
C42.97131.53841.53842.54202.54203.38392.17042.17041.10882.82312.82313.97712.18472.18471.10573.50253.5025
C51.53841.53842.97132.54202.54202.17042.17043.38392.82311.10882.82312.18472.18473.97713.50251.10573.5025
C61.53842.97131.53842.54202.54202.17043.38392.17042.82312.82311.10882.18473.97712.18473.50253.50251.1057
H71.10882.82312.82313.38392.17042.17042.65162.65164.06603.08243.08241.77383.82983.82984.21262.49492.4949
H82.82311.10882.82312.17042.17043.38392.65162.65163.08243.08244.06603.82981.77383.82982.49492.49494.2126
H92.82312.82311.10882.17043.38392.17042.65162.65163.08244.06603.08243.82983.82981.77382.49494.21262.4949
H103.38392.17042.17041.10882.82312.82314.06603.08243.08242.65162.65164.21262.49492.49491.77383.82983.8298
H112.17042.17043.38392.82311.10882.82313.08243.08244.06602.65162.65162.49492.49494.21263.82981.77383.8298
H122.17043.38392.17042.82312.82311.10883.08244.06603.08242.65162.65162.49494.21262.49493.82983.82981.7738
H131.10573.50253.50253.97712.18472.18471.77383.82983.82984.21262.49492.49494.34494.34495.02512.52462.5246
H143.50251.10573.50252.18472.18473.97713.82981.77383.82982.49492.49494.21264.34494.34492.52462.52465.0251
H153.50253.50251.10572.18473.97712.18473.82983.82981.77382.49494.21262.49494.34494.34492.52465.02512.5246
H163.97712.18472.18471.10573.50253.50254.21262.49492.49491.77383.82983.82985.02512.52462.52464.34494.3449
H172.18472.18473.97713.50251.10573.50252.49492.49494.21263.82981.77383.82982.52462.52465.02514.34494.3449
H182.18473.97712.18473.50253.50251.10572.49494.21262.49493.82983.82981.77382.52465.02512.52464.34494.3449

picture of Cyclohexane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 C2 111.414 C1 C5 H11 109.063
C1 C5 H17 110.355 C1 C6 C3 111.414
C1 C6 H12 109.063 C1 C6 H18 110.355
C2 C4 C3 111.414 C2 C4 H10 109.063
C2 C4 H16 110.355 C2 C5 H11 109.063
C2 C5 H17 110.355 C3 C4 H10 109.063
C3 C4 H16 110.355 C3 C6 H12 109.063
C3 C6 H18 110.355 C4 C2 C5 111.414
C4 C2 H8 109.063 C4 C2 H14 110.355
C4 C3 C6 111.414 C4 C3 H9 109.063
C4 C3 H15 110.355 C5 C1 C6 111.414
C5 C1 H7 109.063 C5 C1 H13 110.355
C5 C2 H8 109.063 C5 C2 H14 110.355
C6 C1 H7 109.063 C6 C1 H13 110.355
C6 C3 H9 109.063 C6 C3 H15 110.355
H7 C1 H13 106.448 H8 C2 H14 106.448
H9 C3 H15 106.448 H10 C4 H16 106.448
H11 C5 H17 106.448 H12 C6 H18 106.448
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.284      
2 C -0.284      
3 C -0.284      
4 C -0.284      
5 C -0.284      
6 C -0.284      
7 H 0.141      
8 H 0.141      
9 H 0.141      
10 H 0.141      
11 H 0.141      
12 H 0.141      
13 H 0.143      
14 H 0.143      
15 H 0.143      
16 H 0.143      
17 H 0.143      
18 H 0.143      


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 -39.858 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -39.858 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.362
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.248 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.248 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.496
Polar
3z2-r20.992
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 9.731 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.731 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.565


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 166.925
(<r2>)1/2 12.920

Conformer 2 (twist boat)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-235.524174
Energy at 298.15K-235.538261
Nuclear repulsion energy254.538206
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 PBEPBE/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 3032 2989 107.45      
2 A 3020 2977 0.00      
3 A 3004 2961 9.44      
4 A 2978 2935 0.00      
5 A 2973 2930 57.82      
6 A 2967 2925 0.00      
7 A 1499 1478 0.00      
8 A 1483 1462 10.08      
9 A 1466 1445 0.00      
10 A 1350 1331 0.00      
11 A 1326 1307 0.01      
12 A 1302 1284 0.25      
13 A 1272 1254 0.00      
14 A 1241 1223 0.00      
15 A 1229 1212 0.25      
16 A 1044 1029 0.33      
17 A 1018 1003 0.00      
18 A 922 909 0.00      
19 A 881 869 0.03      
20 A 802 791 0.00      
21 A 763 753 2.24      
22 A 455 448 0.00      
23 A 418 412 0.49      
24 A 267 264 0.00      
25 A 98 96 0.02      
26 B 3026 2983 64.23      
27 B 3017 2973 58.63      
28 B 3007 2964 43.68      
29 B 2978 2935 71.40      
30 B 2967 2925 6.27      
31 B 2958 2916 24.73      
32 B 1480 1459 2.98      
33 B 1474 1453 2.20      
34 B 1465 1445 0.00      
35 B 1350 1331 0.41      
36 B 1347 1328 2.83      
37 B 1343 1324 2.68      
38 B 1282 1264 1.01      
39 B 1147 1131 2.37      
40 B 1123 1107 0.17      
41 B 1091 1076 0.03      
42 B 1091 1075 0.00      
43 B 993 979 1.35      
44 B 865 853 1.62      
45 B 855 843 1.05      
46 B 752 742 1.97      
47 B 540 532 1.03      
48 B 240 237 0.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 36600.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9857) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 36077.5 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 PBEPBE/6-31G*
ABC
0.14519 0.13766 0.08399

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.227 -0.664 0.386
C2 0.000 1.529 -0.000
C3 1.227 -0.664 -0.386
C4 1.227 0.664 0.386
C5 -0.000 -1.529 -0.000
C6 -1.227 0.664 -0.386
H7 -1.206 -0.444 1.471
H8 -0.260 2.194 0.845
H9 2.161 -1.224 -0.206
H10 1.206 0.444 1.471
H11 0.260 -2.194 0.845
H12 -2.161 1.224 -0.206
H13 -2.162 -1.224 0.207
H14 0.260 2.193 -0.845
H15 1.206 -0.444 -1.471
H16 2.162 1.224 0.207
H17 -0.260 -2.193 -0.845
H18 -1.206 0.444 -1.471

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.54252.57182.78931.54991.53621.10723.05153.48482.88422.18152.18891.10483.44813.06833.88282.18852.1626
C22.54252.54241.54993.05871.55002.74071.10573.50672.19003.82662.19283.50681.10572.74062.19273.82622.1901
C32.57182.54241.53621.55002.78943.06803.44821.10482.16272.18863.88293.48493.05101.10722.18892.18152.8846
C42.78931.54991.53622.54252.57182.88422.18152.18891.10723.05153.48483.88282.18852.16261.10483.44813.0683
C51.54993.05871.55002.54252.54242.19003.82662.19282.74071.10573.50672.19273.82622.19013.50681.10572.7406
C61.53621.55002.78942.57182.54242.16272.18863.88293.06803.44821.10482.18892.18152.88463.48493.05101.1072
H71.10722.74073.06802.88422.19002.16272.87133.84202.56932.36672.55161.76683.80363.80413.96463.05293.0731
H83.05151.10573.44822.18153.82662.18862.87134.31852.36674.41822.37953.96321.76793.80352.68494.70123.0529
H93.48483.50671.10482.18892.19283.88293.84204.31852.55162.37954.96844.34283.96281.76682.48312.68533.9651
H102.88422.19002.16271.10722.74073.06802.56932.36672.55162.87133.84203.96463.05293.07311.76683.80363.8041
H112.18153.82662.18863.05151.10573.44822.36674.41822.37952.87134.31852.68494.70123.05293.96321.76793.8035
H122.18892.19283.88293.48483.50671.10482.55162.37954.96843.84204.31852.48312.68533.96514.34283.96281.7668
H131.10483.50683.48493.88282.19272.18891.76683.96324.34283.96462.68492.48314.31853.84244.96832.37952.5516
H143.44811.10573.05102.18853.82622.18153.80361.76793.96283.05294.70122.68534.31852.87062.37954.41722.3667
H153.06832.74061.10722.16262.19012.88463.80413.80351.76683.07313.05293.96513.84242.87062.55162.36672.5700
H163.88282.19272.18891.10483.50683.48493.96462.68492.48311.76683.96324.34284.96832.37952.55164.31853.8424
H172.18853.82622.18153.44811.10573.05103.05294.70122.68533.80361.76793.96282.37954.41722.36674.31852.8706
H182.16262.19012.88463.06832.74061.10723.07313.05293.96513.80413.80351.76682.55162.36672.57003.84242.8706

picture of Cyclohexane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 C2 56.062 C1 C5 H11 109.322
C1 C5 H17 109.868 C1 C6 C3 65.698
C1 C6 H12 110.894 C1 C6 H18 108.709
C2 C4 C3 110.934 C2 C4 H10 109.897
C2 C4 H16 110.249 C2 C5 H11 126.936
C2 C5 H17 126.904 C3 C4 H10 108.712
C3 C4 H16 110.895 C3 C6 H12 170.312
C3 C6 H18 83.626 C4 C2 C5 56.062
C4 C2 H8 109.322 C4 C2 H14 109.868
C4 C3 C6 65.698 C4 C3 H9 110.894
C4 C3 H15 108.709 C5 C1 C6 110.934
C5 C1 H7 109.897 C5 C1 H13 110.249
C5 C2 H8 126.936 C5 C2 H14 126.904
C6 C1 H7 108.712 C6 C1 H13 110.895
C6 C3 H9 170.312 C6 C3 H15 83.626
H7 C1 H13 106.022 H8 C2 H14 106.160
H9 C3 H15 106.021 H10 C4 H16 106.022
H11 C5 H17 106.160 H12 C6 H18 106.021
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.293      
2 C -0.286      
3 C -0.293      
4 C -0.293      
5 C -0.286      
6 C -0.293      
7 H 0.146      
8 H 0.145      
9 H 0.145      
10 H 0.146      
11 H 0.145      
12 H 0.145      
13 H 0.145      
14 H 0.145      
15 H 0.146      
16 H 0.145      
17 H 0.145      
18 H 0.146      


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 -39.688 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -39.902 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.240
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.117 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.438 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.556
Polar
3z2-r21.111
x2-y20.214
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.514 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.604 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.483


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 165.556
(<r2>)1/2 12.867