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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (Pentalene)

using model chemistry: MP4/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP4/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.450742
Energy at 298.15K-307.456045
HF Energy-306.340311
Nuclear repulsion energy312.894658
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 MP4/6-31G*
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 3243 3096        
2 Ag 3220 3075        
3 Ag 3207 3062        
4 Ag 1650 1576        
5 Ag 1569 1498        
6 Ag 1396 1333        
7 Ag 1337 1277        
8 Ag 1203 1149        
9 Ag 1122 1071        
10 Ag 974 930        
11 Ag 855 817        
12 Ag 717 685        
13 Ag 655 626        
14 Au 818 781        
15 Au 771 736        
16 Au 678 647        
17 Au 452 432        
18 Au 288 275        
19 Au 123 118        
20 Bg 845 807        
21 Bg 801 765        
22 Bg 710 678        
23 Bg 609 581        
24 Bg 506 483        
25 Bu 3243 3096        
26 Bu 3221 3075        
27 Bu 3208 3063        
28 Bu 1640 1565        
29 Bu 1538 1468        
30 Bu 1356 1294        
31 Bu 1281 1223        
32 Bu 1142 1091        
33 Bu 1058 1011        
34 Bu 960 917        
35 Bu 846 807        
36 Bu 445 425        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23841.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22764.0 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 MP4/6-31G*
ABC
0.17231 0.07167 0.05062

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.349 1.097 0.000
C2 2.172 -0.158 0.000
C3 1.349 -1.247 0.000
C4 -1.349 -1.097 0.000
C5 -2.172 0.158 0.000
C6 -1.349 1.247 0.000
C7 0.034 0.732 0.000
C8 -0.034 -0.732 0.000
H9 1.769 2.102 0.000
H10 3.260 -0.171 0.000
H11 1.650 -2.292 0.000
H12 -1.769 -2.102 0.000
H13 -3.260 0.171 0.000
H14 -1.650 2.292 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50082.34383.47683.64372.70191.36402.29321.08992.29353.40214.46714.70123.2283
C21.50081.36493.64374.35553.79102.31572.27992.29631.08842.19674.39455.44234.5400
C32.34381.36492.70193.79103.67422.37621.47603.37582.19361.08743.23314.82244.6389
C43.47683.64372.70191.50082.34382.29321.36404.46714.70123.22831.08992.29353.4021
C53.64374.35553.79101.50081.36492.27992.31574.39455.44234.54002.29631.08842.1967
C62.70193.79103.67422.34381.36491.47602.37623.23314.82244.63893.37582.19361.0874
C71.36402.31572.37622.29322.27991.47601.46642.21043.35003.42883.35983.34222.2956
C82.29322.27991.47601.36402.31572.37621.46643.35983.34222.29562.21043.35003.4288
H91.08992.29633.37584.46714.39453.23312.21043.35982.71874.39605.49535.38753.4243
H102.29351.08842.19364.70125.44234.82243.35003.34222.71872.66325.38756.52965.4933
H113.40212.19671.08743.22834.54004.63893.42882.29564.39602.66323.42435.49335.6483
H124.46714.39453.23311.08992.29633.37583.35982.21045.49535.38753.42432.71874.3960
H134.70125.44234.82242.29351.08842.19363.34223.35005.38756.52965.49332.71872.6632
H143.22834.54004.63893.40212.19671.08742.29563.42883.42435.49335.64834.39602.6632

picture of Pentalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 109.652 C1 C2 H10 123.921
C1 C7 C6 144.097 C1 C7 C8 108.181
C2 C1 C7 107.770 C2 C1 H9 124.061
C2 C3 C8 106.674 C2 C3 H11 126.840
C3 C2 H10 126.427 C3 C8 C4 144.097
C3 C8 C7 107.722 C4 C5 C6 109.652
C4 C5 H13 123.921 C4 C8 C7 108.181
C5 C4 C8 107.770 C5 C4 H12 124.061
C5 C6 C7 106.674 C5 C6 H14 126.840
C6 C5 H13 126.427 C6 C7 C8 107.722
C7 C1 H9 128.169 C7 C6 H14 126.486
C8 C3 H11 126.486 C8 C4 H12 128.169
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability