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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (Pentalene)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.386001
Energy at 298.15K-307.391517
HF Energy-306.343802
Nuclear repulsion energy314.060211
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 MP3/6-31G*
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 3299 3097 0.00      
2 Ag 3278 3076 0.00      
3 Ag 3267 3066 0.00      
4 Ag 1745 1638 0.00      
5 Ag 1648 1547 0.00      
6 Ag 1426 1338 0.00      
7 Ag 1375 1291 0.00      
8 Ag 1229 1154 0.00      
9 Ag 1147 1076 0.00      
10 Ag 990 929 0.00      
11 Ag 874 821 0.00      
12 Ag 738 693 0.00      
13 Ag 670 629 0.00      
14 Au 866 813 7.41      
15 Au 813 763 31.40      
16 Au 707 663 88.76      
17 Au 472 443 1.49      
18 Au 295 276 2.68      
19 Au 135 126 4.41      
20 Bg 884 830 0.00      
21 Bg 840 788 0.00      
22 Bg 741 696 0.00      
23 Bg 633 594 0.00      
24 Bg 518 487 0.00      
25 Bu 3300 3097 22.67      
26 Bu 3278 3077 17.66      
27 Bu 3268 3067 10.41      
28 Bu 1724 1618 8.77      
29 Bu 1613 1514 9.62      
30 Bu 1386 1301 15.96      
31 Bu 1306 1226 13.41      
32 Bu 1164 1092 21.49      
33 Bu 1079 1013 9.15      
34 Bu 975 915 0.46      
35 Bu 864 811 5.57      
36 Bu 457 429 3.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24500.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22996.6 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
0.17300 0.07233 0.05100

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.345 1.093 0.000
C2 2.162 -0.172 0.000
C3 1.345 -1.250 0.000
C4 -1.345 -1.093 0.000
C5 -2.162 0.172 0.000
C6 -1.345 1.250 0.000
C7 0.043 0.735 0.000
C8 -0.043 -0.735 0.000
H9 1.773 2.091 0.000
H10 3.247 -0.185 0.000
H11 1.641 -2.293 0.000
H12 -1.773 -2.091 0.000
H13 -3.247 0.185 0.000
H14 -1.641 2.293 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50602.34323.46593.62612.69421.34972.29541.08562.29173.39854.45584.68093.2175
C21.50601.35333.62614.33843.78452.30482.27662.29581.08492.18414.37805.42134.5317
C32.34321.35332.69423.78453.67232.37381.48073.36822.18041.08363.22884.81104.6330
C43.46593.62612.69421.50602.34322.29541.34974.45584.68093.21751.08562.29173.3985
C53.62614.33843.78451.50601.35332.27662.30484.37805.42134.53172.29581.08492.1841
C62.69423.78453.67232.34321.35331.48072.37383.22884.81104.63303.36822.18041.0836
C71.34972.30482.37382.29542.27661.48071.47262.19733.33323.42323.35903.33632.2940
C82.29542.27661.48071.34972.30482.37381.47263.35903.33632.29402.19733.33323.4232
H91.08562.29583.36824.45584.37803.22882.19733.35902.71144.38535.48225.36953.4194
H102.29171.08492.18044.68095.42134.81103.33323.33632.71142.65025.36956.50495.4799
H113.39852.18411.08363.21754.53174.63303.42322.29404.38532.65023.41945.47995.6384
H124.45584.37803.22881.08562.29583.36823.35902.19735.48225.36953.41942.71144.3853
H134.68095.42134.81102.29171.08492.18043.33633.33325.36956.50495.47992.71142.6502
H143.21754.53174.63303.39852.18411.08362.29403.42323.41945.47995.63844.38532.6502

picture of Pentalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 109.954 C1 C2 H10 123.568
C1 C7 C6 144.262 C1 C7 C8 108.760
C2 C1 C7 107.502 C2 C1 H9 123.904
C2 C3 C8 106.806 C2 C3 H11 126.986
C3 C2 H10 126.478 C3 C8 C4 144.262
C3 C8 C7 106.978 C4 C5 C6 109.954
C4 C5 H13 123.568 C4 C8 C7 108.760
C5 C4 C8 107.502 C5 C4 H12 123.904
C5 C6 C7 106.806 C5 C6 H14 126.986
C6 C5 H13 126.478 C6 C7 C8 106.978
C7 C1 H9 128.594 C7 C6 H14 126.208
C8 C3 H11 126.208 C8 C4 H12 128.594
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability