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All results from a given calculation for C5H5 (cyclopentadienyl radical)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (D5H)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-193.365679
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-193.365679
Nuclear repulsion energy147.504004
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 BLYP/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 A1 3178 3152 0.08      
2 A1 3171 3145 19.63      
3 A1 3138 3112 2.23      
4 A1 1537 1524 0.02      
5 A1 1418 1406 2.46      
6 A1 1119 1110 0.00      
7 A1 1064 1055 7.78      
8 A1 1016 1008 8.60      
9 A1 822 816 0.26      
10 A2 857 850 0.00      
11 A2 793 786 0.00      
12 A2 512 508 0.00      
13 B1 844 837 5.28      
14 B1 693 687 6.49      
15 B1 662 656 59.09      
16 B1 477 473 8.68      
17 B2 3155 3129 25.37      
18 B2 3139 3114 13.00      
19 B2 1378 1366 31.48      
20 B2 1273 1262 0.00      
21 B2 1194 1185 1.79      
22 B2 958 950 0.79      
23 B2 898 891 2.05      
24 B2 50i 50i 7.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16621.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16486.5 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 BLYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.30477 0.27932 0.14575

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.234
C2 0.000 1.136 0.398
C3 0.000 0.685 -1.015
C4 0.000 -0.685 -1.015
C5 0.000 -1.136 0.398
H6 0.000 0.000 2.324
H7 0.000 2.179 0.722
H8 0.000 1.349 -1.881
H9 0.000 -1.349 -1.881
H10 0.000 -2.179 0.722

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.41082.35142.35141.41081.08962.23793.39433.39432.2379
C21.41081.48312.30472.27192.23621.09192.28833.37103.3304
C32.35141.48311.36972.30473.40852.29121.09072.21003.3492
C42.35142.30471.36971.48313.40853.34922.21001.09072.2912
C51.41082.27192.30471.48312.23623.33043.37102.28831.0919
H61.08962.23623.40853.40852.23622.70404.41554.41552.7040
H72.23791.09192.29123.34923.33042.70402.73204.38364.3571
H83.39432.28831.09072.21003.37104.41552.73202.69724.3836
H93.39433.37102.21001.09072.28834.41554.38362.69722.7320
H102.23793.33043.34922.29121.09192.70404.35714.38362.7320

picture of cyclopentadienyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 108.662 C1 C2 H7 126.344
C1 C5 C4 108.662 C1 C5 H10 126.344
C2 C1 C5 107.261 C2 C1 H6 126.370
C2 C3 C4 107.707 C2 C3 H8 124.809
C3 C2 H7 124.994 C3 C4 C5 107.707
C3 C4 H9 127.484 C4 C3 H8 127.484
C4 C5 H10 124.994 C5 C1 H6 126.370
C5 C4 H9 124.809
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.116      
2 C -0.095      
3 C -0.111      
4 C -0.111      
5 C -0.095      
6 H 0.100      
7 H 0.111      
8 H 0.103      
9 H 0.103      
10 H 0.111      


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 0.063 0.063
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.179 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.727 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.469
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.582 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.097 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.484
Polar
3z2-r22.969
x2-y2-6.453
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.727 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.937 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.183


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 88.809
(<r2>)1/2 9.424