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

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

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-192.838330
Energy at 298.15K-192.843062
HF Energy-192.191621
Nuclear repulsion energy148.345478
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 QCISD/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 3274 3118 0.13      
2 A1 3266 3110 13.99      
3 A1 3237 3082 1.33      
4 A1 1622 1545 0.16      
5 A1 1501 1429 0.47      
6 A1 1167 1111 0.01      
7 A1 1109 1056 7.73      
8 A1 1059 1008 5.35      
9 A1 851 811 0.29      
10 A2 865 824 0.00      
11 A2 773 736 0.00      
12 A2 515 490 0.00      
13 B1 826 787 10.30      
14 B1 706 673 3.07      
15 B1 673 641 90.00      
16 B1 484 461 8.96      
17 B2 3249 3094 18.59      
18 B2 3237 3083 5.37      
19 B2 1783 1698 289.71      
20 B2 1416 1348 76.44      
21 B2 1323 1260 0.03      
22 B2 1155 1100 19.22      
23 B2 980 933 0.01      
24 B2 856 815 3.70      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17963.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17106.4 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.30830 0.28248 0.14741

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.226
C2 0.000 1.128 0.395
C3 0.000 0.680 -1.009
C4 0.000 -0.680 -1.009
C5 0.000 -1.128 0.395
H6 0.000 0.000 2.310
H7 0.000 2.166 0.719
H8 0.000 1.338 -1.872
H9 0.000 -1.338 -1.872
H10 0.000 -2.166 0.719

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.40052.33532.33531.40051.08442.22403.37393.37392.2240
C21.40051.47402.28882.25602.22211.08682.27693.34963.3094
C32.33531.47401.35912.28883.38752.27871.08542.19413.3285
C42.33532.28881.35911.47403.38753.32852.19411.08542.2787
C51.40052.25602.28881.47402.22213.30943.34962.27691.0868
H61.08442.22213.38753.38752.22212.68724.39054.39052.6872
H72.22401.08682.27873.32853.30942.68722.71974.35714.3311
H83.37392.27691.08542.19413.34964.39052.71972.67534.3571
H93.37393.34962.19411.08542.27694.39054.35712.67532.7197
H102.22403.30943.32852.27871.08682.68724.33114.35712.7197

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 108.641 C1 C2 H7 126.335
C1 C5 C4 108.641 C1 C5 H10 126.335
C2 C1 C5 107.296 C2 C1 H6 126.352
C2 C3 C4 107.711 C2 C3 H8 124.965
C3 C2 H7 125.024 C3 C4 C5 107.711
C3 C4 H9 127.324 C4 C3 H8 127.324
C4 C5 H10 125.024 C5 C1 H6 126.352
C5 C4 H9 124.965
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability