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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (Pentalene)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.162220
Energy at 298.15K-307.168129
HF Energy-306.345677
Nuclear repulsion energy316.129272
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 CID/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 Ag 3380 3123 0.00      
2 Ag 3358 3102 0.00      
3 Ag 3347 3091 0.00      
4 Ag 1809 1671 0.00      
5 Ag 1714 1583 0.00      
6 Ag 1476 1363 0.00      
7 Ag 1425 1316 0.00      
8 Ag 1271 1174 0.00      
9 Ag 1183 1093 0.00      
10 Ag 1017 939 0.00      
11 Ag 895 827 0.00      
12 Ag 755 698 0.00      
13 Ag 689 637 0.00      
14 Au 964 890 0.06      
15 Au 923 852 33.32      
16 Au 777 717 95.89      
17 Au 519 480 4.27      
18 Au 310 287 2.57      
19 Au 162 150 5.36      
20 Bg 976 902 0.00      
21 Bg 943 871 0.00      
22 Bg 816 754 0.00      
23 Bg 688 635 0.00      
24 Bg 559 516 0.00      
25 Bu 3380 3122 25.48      
26 Bu 3358 3102 21.50      
27 Bu 3347 3092 10.37      
28 Bu 1800 1662 17.43      
29 Bu 1681 1553 17.65      
30 Bu 1434 1325 17.60      
31 Bu 1350 1247 17.58      
32 Bu 1197 1106 29.09      
33 Bu 1110 1026 17.55      
34 Bu 1005 928 0.35      
35 Bu 887 819 8.80      
36 Bu 471 435 3.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25487.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23542.8 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
0.17544 0.07321 0.05166

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.335 1.080 0.000
C2 2.145 -0.180 0.000
C3 1.335 -1.245 0.000
C4 -1.335 -1.080 0.000
C5 -2.145 0.180 0.000
C6 -1.335 1.245 0.000
C7 0.045 0.730 0.000
C8 -0.045 -0.730 0.000
H9 1.761 2.070 0.000
H10 3.223 -0.195 0.000
H11 1.627 -2.281 0.000
H12 -1.761 -2.070 0.000
H13 -3.223 0.195 0.000
H14 -1.627 2.281 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.49772.32523.43343.59452.67431.33602.27561.07842.27853.37374.41664.64263.1962
C21.49771.33923.59454.30583.76042.28862.25872.28211.07772.16464.34025.38144.5042
C32.32521.33922.67433.76043.65092.35881.47303.34292.16081.07633.20394.77984.6054
C43.43343.59452.67431.49772.32522.27561.33604.41664.64263.19621.07842.27853.3737
C53.59454.30583.76041.49771.33922.25872.28864.34025.38144.50422.28211.07772.1646
C62.67433.76043.65092.32521.33921.47302.35883.20394.77984.60543.34292.16081.0763
C71.33602.28862.35882.27562.25871.47301.46242.17753.30963.40133.33223.31162.2812
C82.27562.25871.47301.33602.28862.35881.46243.33223.31162.28122.17753.30963.4013
H91.07842.28213.34294.41664.34023.20392.17753.33222.69584.35345.43615.32533.3952
H102.27851.07772.16084.64265.38144.77983.30963.31162.69582.62645.32536.45775.4458
H113.37372.16461.07633.19624.50424.60543.40132.28124.35342.62643.39525.44585.6042
H124.41664.34023.20391.07842.28213.34293.33222.17755.43615.32533.39522.69584.3534
H134.64265.38144.77982.27851.07772.16083.31163.30965.32536.45775.44582.69582.6264
H143.19624.50424.60543.37372.16461.07632.28123.40133.39525.44585.60424.35342.6264

picture of Pentalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 109.966 C1 C2 H10 123.606
C1 C7 C6 144.325 C1 C7 C8 108.732
C2 C1 C7 107.590 C2 C1 H9 123.908
C2 C3 C8 106.769 C2 C3 H11 126.964
C3 C2 H10 126.428 C3 C8 C4 144.325
C3 C8 C7 106.943 C4 C5 C6 109.966
C4 C5 H13 123.606 C4 C8 C7 108.732
C5 C4 C8 107.590 C5 C4 H12 123.908
C5 C6 C7 106.769 C5 C6 H14 126.964
C6 C5 H13 126.428 C6 C7 C8 106.943
C7 C1 H9 128.502 C7 C6 H14 126.268
C8 C3 H11 126.268 C8 C4 H12 128.502
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability