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All results from a given calculation for C7H8 (Norbornadiene)

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 C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-271.382008
Energy at 298.15K-271.391324
Nuclear repulsion energy287.957190
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 A1 3256 3115 9.04      
2 A1 3143 3007 10.58      
3 A1 3076 2943 46.57      
4 A1 1680 1607 0.15      
5 A1 1513 1448 0.28      
6 A1 1275 1220 3.01      
7 A1 1138 1089 0.25      
8 A1 958 916 2.58      
9 A1 905 866 6.51      
10 A1 786 752 1.08      
11 A1 753 720 51.93      
12 A1 429 410 4.23      
13 A2 3228 3088 0.00      
14 A2 1314 1257 0.00      
15 A2 1275 1220 0.00      
16 A2 1144 1094 0.00      
17 A2 930 889 0.00      
18 A2 912 872 0.00      
19 A2 721 690 0.00      
20 A2 453 434 0.00      
21 B1 3254 3113 25.32      
22 B1 3137 3001 38.36      
23 B1 1638 1567 6.15      
24 B1 1251 1197 1.38      
25 B1 1093 1046 0.39      
26 B1 1044 999 0.35      
27 B1 921 882 1.47      
28 B1 678 649 32.22      
29 B1 507 485 6.26      
30 B2 3230 3090 15.00      
31 B2 3141 3005 61.27      
32 B2 1357 1298 22.43      
33 B2 1286 1231 0.00      
34 B2 1191 1140 0.81      
35 B2 977 935 0.15      
36 B2 934 893 3.04      
37 B2 895 857 2.27      
38 B2 819 784 7.72      
39 B2 549 526 1.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28396.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27166.6 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
0.14367 0.12056 0.10630

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.348
C2 0.000 1.119 0.272
C3 0.000 -1.119 0.272
C4 1.241 0.668 -0.519
C5 1.241 -0.668 -0.519
C6 -1.241 0.668 -0.519
C7 -1.241 -0.668 -0.519
H8 -0.901 0.000 1.972
H9 0.901 0.000 1.972
H10 0.000 2.156 0.616
H11 0.000 -2.156 0.616
H12 1.930 1.338 -1.020
H13 1.930 -1.338 -1.020
H14 -1.930 1.338 -1.020
H15 -1.930 -1.338 -1.020

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15
C11.55291.55292.33902.33902.33902.33901.09581.09582.27702.27703.33573.33573.33573.3357
C21.55292.23831.53882.31451.53882.31452.22602.22601.09233.29302.33293.38142.33293.3814
C31.55292.23832.31451.53882.31451.53882.22602.22603.29301.09233.38142.33293.38142.3329
C42.33901.53882.31451.33542.48132.81783.35202.60102.24513.28611.08482.17983.27953.7855
C52.33902.31451.53881.33542.81782.48133.35202.60103.28612.24512.17981.08483.78553.2795
C62.33901.53882.31452.48132.81781.33542.60103.35202.24513.28613.27953.78551.08482.1798
C72.33902.31451.53882.81782.48131.33542.60103.35203.28612.24513.78553.27952.17981.0848
H81.09582.22602.22603.35203.35202.60102.60101.80182.70182.70184.33134.33133.43583.4358
H91.09582.22602.22602.60102.60103.35203.35201.80182.70182.70183.43583.43584.33134.3313
H102.27701.09233.29302.24513.28612.24513.28612.70182.70184.31182.65884.31412.65884.3141
H112.27703.29301.09233.28612.24513.28612.24512.70182.70184.31184.31412.65884.31412.6588
H123.33572.33293.38141.08482.17983.27953.78554.33133.43582.65884.31412.67693.86024.6975
H133.33573.38142.33292.17981.08483.78553.27954.33133.43584.31412.65882.67694.69753.8602
H143.33572.33293.38143.27953.78551.08482.17983.43584.33132.65884.31413.86024.69752.6769
H153.33573.38142.33293.78553.27952.17981.08483.43584.33134.31412.65884.69753.86022.6769

picture of Norbornadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 98.321 C1 C2 C6 98.321
C1 C2 H10 117.762 C1 C3 C5 98.321
C1 C3 C7 98.321 C1 C3 H11 117.762
C2 C1 C3 92.220 C2 C1 H8 113.243
C2 C1 H9 113.243 C2 C4 C5 107.059
C2 C4 H12 124.647 C2 C6 C7 107.059
C2 C6 H14 124.647 C3 C1 H8 113.243
C3 C1 H9 113.243 C3 C5 C4 107.059
C3 C5 H13 124.647 C3 C7 C6 107.059
C3 C7 H15 124.647 C4 C2 C6 107.465
C4 C2 H10 116.113 C4 C5 H13 128.194
C5 C3 C7 107.465 C5 C3 H11 116.113
C5 C4 H12 128.194 C6 C2 H10 116.113
C6 C7 H15 128.194 C7 C3 H11 116.113
C7 C6 H14 128.194 H8 C1 H9 110.607
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 -0.292      
2 C -0.251      
3 C -0.251      
4 C -0.121      
5 C -0.121      
6 C -0.121      
7 C -0.121      
8 H 0.165      
9 H 0.165      
10 H 0.153      
11 H 0.153      
12 H 0.160      
13 H 0.160      
14 H 0.160      
15 H 0.160      


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 -0.034 0.034
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -41.200 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -38.229 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -41.984
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.093 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.363 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.269
Polar
3z2-r2-4.539
x2-y2-2.971
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.082 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 10.618 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.564


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 151.885
(<r2>)1/2 12.324