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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (Pentalene)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-308.257961
Energy at 298.15K-308.263631
HF Energy-308.257961
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 wB97X-D/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 3285 3116 0.00      
2 Ag 3265 3097 0.00      
3 Ag 3256 3089 0.00      
4 Ag 1717 1629 0.00      
5 Ag 1623 1539 0.00      
6 Ag 1410 1337 0.00      
7 Ag 1347 1278 0.00      
8 Ag 1211 1149 0.00      
9 Ag 1120 1063 0.00      
10 Ag 970 920 0.00      
11 Ag 858 814 0.00      
12 Ag 719 682 0.00      
13 Ag 662 628 0.00      
14 Au 938 890 3.82      
15 Au 888 842 20.42      
16 Au 730 693 87.24      
17 Au 515 488 6.81      
18 Au 300 284 2.01      
19 Au 150 142 5.40      
20 Bg 934 886 0.00      
21 Bg 916 869 0.00      
22 Bg 794 753 0.00      
23 Bg 665 631 0.00      
24 Bg 553 524 0.00      
25 Bu 3284 3115 32.67      
26 Bu 3266 3098 26.01      
27 Bu 3257 3090 6.43      
28 Bu 1715 1626 32.70      
29 Bu 1598 1515 17.70      
30 Bu 1361 1291 17.77      
31 Bu 1288 1222 19.14      
32 Bu 1135 1077 40.64      
33 Bu 1061 1007 13.70      
34 Bu 960 910 2.18      
35 Bu 849 805 9.54      
36 Bu 446 423 3.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24523.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9485) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23260.0 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 wB97X-D/6-31G*
ABC
0.17473 0.07252 0.05125

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.339 1.078 0.000
C2 2.156 -0.173 0.000
C3 1.339 -1.246 0.000
C4 -1.339 -1.078 0.000
C5 -2.156 0.173 0.000
C6 -1.339 1.246 0.000
C7 0.038 0.727 0.000
C8 -0.038 -0.727 0.000
H9 1.761 2.077 0.000
H10 3.239 -0.188 0.000
H11 1.636 -2.287 0.000
H12 -1.761 -2.077 0.000
H13 -3.239 0.188 0.000
H14 -1.636 2.287 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.49392.32443.43893.61112.68421.34762.27111.08432.28343.37814.42374.66453.2113
C21.49391.34903.61114.32653.77292.30132.26362.28421.08322.17744.35595.40784.5198
C32.32441.34902.68423.77293.65932.36401.47233.35002.17461.08203.21014.79844.6190
C43.43893.61112.68421.49392.32442.27111.34764.42374.66453.21131.08432.28343.3781
C53.61114.32653.77291.49391.34902.26362.30134.35595.40784.51982.28421.08322.1774
C62.68423.77293.65932.32441.34901.47232.36403.21014.79844.61903.35002.17461.0820
C71.34762.30132.36402.27112.26361.47231.45672.18873.32953.41133.33213.32172.2879
C82.27112.26361.47231.34762.30132.36401.45673.33213.32172.28792.18873.32953.4113
H91.08432.28423.35004.42374.35593.21012.18873.33212.70504.36585.44655.34543.4034
H102.28341.08322.17464.66455.40784.79843.32953.32172.70502.64125.34546.48985.4675
H113.37812.17741.08203.21134.51984.61903.41132.28794.36582.64123.40345.46755.6233
H124.42374.35593.21011.08432.28423.35003.33212.18875.44655.34543.40342.70504.3658
H134.66455.40784.79842.28341.08322.17463.32173.32955.34546.48985.46752.70502.6412
H143.21134.51984.61903.37812.17741.08202.28793.41133.40345.46755.62334.36582.6412

picture of Pentalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 109.587 C1 C2 H10 123.976
C1 C7 C6 144.272 C1 C7 C8 108.103
C2 C1 C7 108.059 C2 C1 H9 123.961
C2 C3 C8 106.626 C2 C3 H11 126.850
C3 C2 H10 126.436 C3 C8 C4 144.272
C3 C8 C7 107.625 C4 C5 C6 109.587
C4 C5 H13 123.976 C4 C8 C7 108.103
C5 C4 C8 108.059 C5 C4 H12 123.961
C5 C6 C7 106.626 C5 C6 H14 126.850
C6 C5 H13 126.436 C6 C7 C8 107.625
C7 C1 H9 127.980 C7 C6 H14 126.524
C8 C3 H11 126.524 C8 C4 H12 127.980
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.223      
2 C -0.216      
3 C -0.145      
4 C -0.223      
5 C -0.216      
6 C -0.145      
7 C 0.059      
8 C 0.059      
9 H 0.178      
10 H 0.171      
11 H 0.176      
12 H 0.178      
13 H 0.171      
14 H 0.176      


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 -39.522 1.161 0.000
y 1.161 -39.656 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.668
Traceless
 xyz
x 5.140 1.161 0.000
y 1.161 4.939 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.079
Polar
3z2-r2-20.157
x2-y20.134
xy1.161
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 17.003 1.256 0.000
y 1.256 11.687 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.021


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 216.965
(<r2>)1/2 14.730