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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (D5H)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-193.389173
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-193.389173
Nuclear repulsion energy148.760151
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 3276 3134 0.10      
2 A1 3268 3127 12.38      
3 A1 3235 3095 1.58      
4 A1 1602 1533 0.04      
5 A1 1480 1416 1.89      
6 A1 1155 1105 0.00      
7 A1 1097 1049 9.19      
8 A1 1054 1009 9.81      
9 A1 841 805 0.29      
10 A2 902 863 0.00      
11 A2 820 784 0.00      
12 A2 526 503 0.00      
13 B1 878 840 6.52      
14 B1 719 688 1.62      
15 B1 685 655 86.46      
16 B1 489 468 11.23      
17 B2 3251 3111 19.64      
18 B2 3236 3096 9.78      
19 B2 1417 1356 41.07      
20 B2 1305 1249 0.00      
21 B2 1227 1174 1.88      
22 B2 982 939 0.22      
23 B2 930 890 2.73      
24 B2 37i 36i 4.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17168.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16424.7 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
0.31026 0.28401 0.14828

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 1.225
C2 0.000 1.123 0.392
C3 0.000 0.679 -1.005
C4 0.000 -0.679 -1.005
C5 0.000 -1.123 0.392
H6 0.000 0.000 2.307
H7 0.000 2.159 0.715
H8 0.000 1.337 -1.866
H9 0.000 -1.337 -1.866
H10 0.000 -2.159 0.715

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.39772.33102.33101.39771.08232.21873.36773.36772.2187
C21.39771.46622.28062.24572.21961.08532.26903.33933.2979
C32.33101.46621.35872.28063.38112.26891.08342.19223.3189
C42.33102.28061.35871.46623.38113.31892.19221.08342.2689
C51.39772.24572.28061.46622.21963.29793.33932.26901.0853
H61.08232.21963.38113.38112.21962.68294.38234.38232.6829
H72.21871.08532.26893.31893.29792.68292.70914.34544.3185
H83.36772.26901.08342.19223.33934.38232.70912.67304.3454
H93.36773.33932.19221.08342.26904.38234.34542.67302.7091
H102.21873.29793.31892.26891.08532.68294.31854.34542.7091

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 108.939 C1 C2 H7 126.181
C1 C5 C4 108.939 C1 C5 H10 126.181
C2 C1 C5 106.908 C2 C1 H6 126.546
C2 C3 C4 107.607 C2 C3 H8 125.052
C3 C2 H7 124.880 C3 C4 C5 107.607
C3 C4 H9 127.341 C4 C3 H8 127.341
C4 C5 H10 124.880 C5 C1 H6 126.546
C5 C4 H9 125.052
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 -0.189      
2 C -0.146      
3 C -0.174      
4 C -0.174      
5 C -0.146      
6 H 0.161      
7 H 0.170      
8 H 0.164      
9 H 0.164      
10 H 0.170      


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 0.036 0.036
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.377 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.016 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.884
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.428 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.615 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.813
Polar
3z2-r23.626
x2-y2-7.362
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 8.712 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.860


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 87.392
(<r2>)1/2 9.348