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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CH2 (benzyl radical)

using model chemistry: CCD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B1
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-270.006209
Energy at 298.15K-270.013148
HF Energy-269.138813
Nuclear repulsion energy260.924625
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 CCD/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 3240 3067 16.01      
2 A1 3222 3049 4.21      
3 A1 3207 3036 9.26      
4 A1 3201 3030 4.16      
5 A1 1682 1592 1.88      
6 A1 1556 1472 8.56      
7 A1 1534 1452 0.98      
8 A1 1304 1234 4.19      
9 A1 1218 1153 0.47      
10 A1 1081 1023 1.35      
11 A1 1002 948 0.00      
12 A1 858 812 0.38      
13 A1 546 517 0.44      
14 A2 987 934 0.00      
15 A2 874 827 0.00      
16 A2 520 492 0.00      
17 A2 407 385 0.00      
18 B1 968 916 1.38      
19 B1 910 862 2.43      
20 B1 762 721 93.51      
21 B1 694 657 28.48      
22 B1 613 580 2.67      
23 B1 485 459 10.49      
24 B1 210 198 1.15      
25 B2 3298 3122 7.82      
26 B2 3227 3055 36.14      
27 B2 3209 3037 0.79      
28 B2 1671 1582 1.28      
29 B2 1540 1458 8.23      
30 B2 1390 1315 0.44      
31 B2 1299 1230 0.09      
32 B2 1179 1116 0.00      
33 B2 1169 1106 3.50      
34 B2 1005 951 1.13      
35 B2 645 611 0.01      
36 B2 367 347 0.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25538.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9465) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24172.2 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 CCD/6-31G*
ABC
0.18616 0.09104 0.06114

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.985
C2 0.000 1.213 0.248
C3 0.000 1.205 -1.125
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.827
C5 0.000 -1.205 -1.125
C6 0.000 -1.213 0.248
C7 0.000 0.000 2.390
H8 0.000 2.157 0.791
H9 0.000 2.148 -1.670
H10 0.000 0.000 -2.915
H11 0.000 -2.148 -1.670
H12 0.000 -2.157 0.791
H13 0.000 0.928 2.954
H14 0.000 -0.928 2.954

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.41922.43052.81292.43051.41921.40482.16543.41523.90053.41522.16542.17662.1766
C21.41921.37322.40382.78052.42522.46161.08902.13383.38763.86903.41272.72123.4505
C32.43051.37321.39492.41042.78053.71632.13931.08852.15793.39683.86954.08884.6035
C42.81292.40381.39491.39492.40384.21783.39222.15331.08762.15333.39224.87104.8710
C52.43052.78052.41041.39491.37323.71633.86953.39682.15791.08852.13934.60354.0888
C61.41922.42522.78052.40381.37322.46163.41273.86903.38762.13381.08903.45052.7212
C71.40482.46163.71634.21783.71632.46162.68494.59325.30544.59322.68491.08601.0860
H82.16541.08902.13933.39223.86953.41272.68492.46104.28794.95804.31322.48783.7676
H93.41522.13381.08852.15333.39683.86904.59322.46102.48244.29514.95804.78245.5537
H103.90053.38762.15791.08762.15793.38765.30544.28792.48242.48244.28795.94235.9423
H113.41523.86903.39682.15331.08852.13384.59324.95804.29512.48242.46105.55374.7824
H122.16543.41273.86953.39222.13931.08902.68494.31324.95804.28792.46103.76762.4878
H132.17662.72124.08884.87104.60353.45051.08602.48784.78245.94235.55373.76761.8561
H142.17663.45054.60354.87104.08882.72121.08603.76765.55375.94234.78242.48781.8561

picture of benzyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.998 C1 C2 H8 118.791
C1 C6 C5 120.998 C1 C6 H12 118.791
C1 C7 H13 121.289 C1 C7 H14 121.289
C2 C1 C6 117.389 C2 C1 C7 121.305
C2 C3 C4 120.539 C2 C3 H9 119.728
C3 C2 H8 120.211 C3 C4 C5 119.536
C3 C4 H10 120.232 C4 C3 H9 119.732
C4 C5 C6 120.539 C4 C5 H11 119.732
C5 C1 C7 150.272 C5 C4 H10 120.232
C5 C6 H12 120.211 C6 C5 H11 119.728
H13 C7 H14 117.423
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability