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All results from a given calculation for C8H7N (Indole)

using model chemistry: HF/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 HF/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-361.467696
Energy at 298.15K-361.476365
HF Energy-361.467696
Nuclear repulsion energy403.061918
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 HF/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' 3925 3527 88.49      
2 A' 3449 3099 11.06      
3 A' 3425 3077 2.70      
4 A' 3383 3040 32.93      
5 A' 3370 3028 48.52      
6 A' 3358 3017 5.42      
7 A' 3350 3010 1.14      
8 A' 1818 1633 5.77      
9 A' 1781 1600 1.51      
10 A' 1708 1535 18.58      
11 A' 1664 1495 5.76      
12 A' 1624 1460 36.45      
13 A' 1578 1418 38.58      
14 A' 1510 1357 3.17      
15 A' 1401 1259 5.44      
16 A' 1386 1245 31.08      
17 A' 1373 1233 12.45      
18 A' 1316 1183 5.37      
19 A' 1248 1122 2.25      
20 A' 1227 1102 7.07      
21 A' 1195 1074 21.38      
22 A' 1180 1060 25.62      
23 A' 1111 998 3.05      
24 A' 978 879 7.12      
25 A' 947 851 0.53      
26 A' 825 741 5.58      
27 A' 662 595 1.48      
28 A' 588 528 0.16      
29 A' 431 387 4.70      
30 A" 1100 988 0.00      
31 A" 1060 953 2.60      
32 A" 1003 901 0.77      
33 A" 961 863 0.23      
34 A" 865 777 37.46      
35 A" 840 755 78.85      
36 A" 814 731 24.56      
37 A" 667 599 2.61      
38 A" 632 568 0.58      
39 A" 473 425 3.47      
40 A" 362 325 109.04      
41 A" 265 238 1.10      
42 A" 230 206 24.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 30541.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27441.1 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 HF/6-31G*
ABC
0.13181 0.05512 0.03887

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -1.082 1.549 0.000
C2 -2.232 0.799 0.000
C3 -1.927 -0.514 0.000
C4 0.421 -1.669 0.000
C5 1.768 -1.397 0.000
C6 2.236 -0.073 0.000
C7 1.365 0.991 0.000
C8 0.000 0.707 0.000
C9 -0.488 -0.606 0.000
H10 -1.044 2.540 0.000
H11 -3.189 1.279 0.000
H12 -2.626 -1.325 0.000
H13 0.069 -2.686 0.000
H14 2.479 -2.204 0.000
H15 3.295 0.111 0.000
H16 1.726 2.005 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16
N11.37262.22883.55184.09903.69262.50971.37082.23520.99222.12453.26224.38865.17354.60742.8445
C21.37261.34803.62394.56354.55183.60212.23372.23982.10781.07082.16054.17655.58685.57004.1372
C32.22881.34802.61703.79944.18593.61972.28101.44203.17912.19251.07092.95024.71895.25964.4369
C43.55183.62392.61701.37462.41712.82332.41341.39884.45714.66123.06651.07602.12613.38133.8993
C54.09904.56353.79941.37461.40442.42222.74852.39084.83835.63374.39502.13301.07542.14633.4025
C63.69264.55184.18592.41711.40441.37482.36782.77524.19295.59075.02033.39482.14561.07562.1395
C72.50973.60213.61972.82332.42221.37481.39442.44652.86364.56334.61453.89933.38432.12161.0760
C81.37082.23372.28102.41342.74852.36781.39441.40082.10943.24003.32033.39393.82373.34892.1595
C92.23522.23981.44201.39882.39082.77522.44651.40083.19503.29412.25582.15333.36973.85073.4232
H100.99222.10783.17914.45714.83834.19292.86362.10943.19502.48884.17655.34355.90924.97262.8205
H112.12451.07082.19254.66125.63375.59074.56333.24003.29412.48882.66405.13216.65276.58894.9683
H123.26222.16051.07093.06654.39505.02034.61453.32032.25584.17652.66403.01945.17996.09315.4797
H134.38864.17652.95021.07602.13303.39483.89933.39392.15335.34355.13213.01942.45734.27034.9753
H145.17355.58684.71892.12611.07542.14563.38433.82373.36975.90926.65275.17992.45732.45554.2765
H154.60745.57005.25963.38132.14631.07562.12163.34893.85074.97266.58896.09314.27032.45552.4599
H162.84454.13724.43693.89933.40252.13951.07602.15953.42322.82054.96835.47974.97534.27652.4599

picture of Indole state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 110.017 N1 C2 H11 120.296
N1 C8 C7 130.348 N1 C8 C9 107.506
C2 N1 C8 109.024 C2 N1 H10 125.308
C2 C3 C9 106.749 C2 C3 H12 126.168
C3 C2 H11 129.687 C3 C9 C4 134.196
C3 C9 C8 106.704 C4 C5 C6 120.865
C4 C5 H14 119.908 C4 C9 C8 119.100
C5 C4 C9 119.092 C5 C4 H13 120.524
C5 C6 C7 121.276 C5 C6 H15 119.281
C6 C5 H14 119.226 C6 C7 C8 117.520
C6 C7 H16 121.130 C7 C6 H15 119.443
C7 C8 C9 122.146 C8 N1 H10 125.669
C8 C7 H16 121.350 C9 C3 H12 127.083
C9 C4 H13 120.384
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.829      
2 C 0.067      
3 C -0.272      
4 C -0.200      
5 C -0.223      
6 C -0.211      
7 C -0.218      
8 C 0.325      
9 C -0.035      
10 H 0.391      
11 H 0.216      
12 H 0.204      
13 H 0.202      
14 H 0.192      
15 H 0.194      
16 H 0.198      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.853 1.865 0.000 2.051
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -45.884 -2.105 0.000
y -2.105 -41.845 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -57.918
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.997 -2.105 0.000
y -2.105 10.056 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.053
Polar
3z2-r2-28.106
x2-y2-4.039
xy-2.105
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 16.138 -1.347 0.000
y -1.347 13.760 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.344


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 278.972
(<r2>)1/2 16.702