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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (Pentalene)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-308.231121
Energy at 298.15K-308.236789
HF Energy-308.231121
Nuclear repulsion energy315.721099
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 B1B95/6-31G*
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 3286 3119 0.00      
2 Ag 3264 3098 0.00      
3 Ag 3250 3085 0.00      
4 Ag 1697 1611 0.00      
5 Ag 1604 1523 0.00      
6 Ag 1414 1342 0.00      
7 Ag 1347 1278 0.00      
8 Ag 1213 1151 0.00      
9 Ag 1121 1064 0.00      
10 Ag 978 929 0.00      
11 Ag 861 817 0.00      
12 Ag 707 671 0.00      
13 Ag 661 627 0.00      
14 Au 934 886 5.06      
15 Au 887 842 15.00      
16 Au 732 695 81.87      
17 Au 511 485 7.01      
18 Au 299 284 1.38      
19 Au 154 146 4.79      
20 Bg 930 883 0.00      
21 Bg 921 875 0.00      
22 Bg 793 753 0.00      
23 Bg 668 634 0.00      
24 Bg 550 522 0.00      
25 Bu 3285 3119 28.59      
26 Bu 3265 3099 17.36      
27 Bu 3251 3086 15.11      
28 Bu 1697 1611 47.88      
29 Bu 1588 1508 15.38      
30 Bu 1361 1292 18.16      
31 Bu 1284 1219 19.36      
32 Bu 1141 1083 42.88      
33 Bu 1070 1016 7.36      
34 Bu 968 919 6.00      
35 Bu 840 797 9.29      
36 Bu 445 423 3.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24487.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9493) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23246.1 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 B1B95/6-31G*
ABC
0.17611 0.07280 0.05151

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.339 1.084 0.000
C2 2.155 -0.167 0.000
C3 1.339 -1.238 0.000
C4 -1.339 -1.084 0.000
C5 -2.155 0.167 0.000
C6 -1.339 1.238 0.000
C7 0.041 0.728 0.000
C8 -0.041 -0.728 0.000
H9 1.763 2.081 0.000
H10 3.237 -0.178 0.000
H11 1.633 -2.279 0.000
H12 -1.763 -2.081 0.000
H13 -3.237 0.178 0.000
H14 -1.633 2.279 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.49352.32273.44543.61162.68151.34582.27781.08352.28013.37594.43194.66463.2029
C21.49351.34703.61164.32193.76502.29542.26602.28171.08282.17544.36055.40274.5085
C32.32271.34702.68153.76503.64702.35631.47063.34672.17461.08123.21414.79004.6045
C43.44543.61162.68151.49352.32272.27781.34584.43194.66463.20291.08352.28013.3759
C53.61164.32193.76501.49351.34702.26602.29544.36055.40274.50852.28171.08282.1754
C62.68153.76503.64702.32271.34701.47062.35633.21414.79004.60453.34672.17461.0812
C71.34582.29542.35632.27782.26601.47061.45892.19023.32253.40273.33883.32382.2817
C82.27782.26601.47061.34582.29542.35631.45893.33883.32382.28172.19023.32253.4027
H91.08352.28173.34674.43194.36053.21412.19023.33882.69784.36195.45545.35023.4022
H102.28011.08282.17464.66465.40274.79003.32253.32382.69782.64285.35026.48425.4551
H113.37592.17541.08123.20294.50854.60453.40272.28174.36192.64283.40225.45515.6071
H124.43194.36053.21411.08352.28173.34673.33882.19025.45545.35023.40222.69784.3619
H134.66465.40274.79002.28011.08282.17463.32383.32255.35026.48425.45512.69782.6428
H143.20294.50854.60453.37592.17541.08122.28173.40273.40225.45515.60714.36192.6428

picture of Pentalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 109.603 C1 C2 H10 123.728
C1 C7 C6 144.366 C1 C7 C8 108.544
C2 C1 C7 107.772 C2 C1 H9 123.821
C2 C3 C8 106.991 C2 C3 H11 126.895
C3 C2 H10 126.669 C3 C8 C4 144.366
C3 C8 C7 107.090 C4 C5 C6 109.603
C4 C5 H13 123.728 C4 C8 C7 108.544
C5 C4 C8 107.772 C5 C4 H12 123.821
C5 C6 C7 106.991 C5 C6 H14 126.895
C6 C5 H13 126.669 C6 C7 C8 107.090
C7 C1 H9 128.407 C7 C6 H14 126.114
C8 C3 H11 126.114 C8 C4 H12 128.407
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.192      
2 C -0.218      
3 C -0.115      
4 C -0.192      
5 C -0.218      
6 C -0.115      
7 C 0.034      
8 C 0.034      
9 H 0.167      
10 H 0.160      
11 H 0.164      
12 H 0.167      
13 H 0.160      
14 H 0.164      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -39.738 1.195 0.000
y 1.195 -39.696 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.509
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.865 1.195 0.000
y 1.195 4.928 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.793
Polar
3z2-r2-19.585
x2-y2-0.042
xy1.195
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 17.071 1.094 0.000
y 1.094 11.739 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.027


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 216.059
(<r2>)1/2 14.699