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All results from a given calculation for C6H6 (Dewar Benzene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-231.998356
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-231.998356
Nuclear repulsion energy206.716723
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 BLYP/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 A1 3133 3107 12.44 302.42 0.04 0.07
2 A1 3022 2998 46.59 154.08 0.15 0.26
3 A1 1585 1572 0.01 25.43 0.05 0.09
4 A1 1144 1135 3.33 18.42 0.27 0.42
5 A1 1008 999 3.32 19.12 0.75 0.86
6 A1 909 901 4.85 11.45 0.25 0.40
7 A1 841 834 0.24 6.70 0.75 0.86
8 A1 786 780 56.48 6.39 0.14 0.25
9 A1 380 377 2.86 15.04 0.64 0.78
10 A2 3099 3074 0.00 193.60 0.75 0.86
11 A2 1252 1242 0.00 5.11 0.75 0.86
12 A2 1175 1165 0.00 15.44 0.75 0.86
13 A2 921 913 0.00 0.86 0.75 0.86
14 A2 884 877 0.00 0.05 0.75 0.86
15 A2 767 761 0.00 3.67 0.75 0.86
16 A2 330 327 0.00 2.82 0.75 0.86
17 B1 3129 3103 68.93 66.90 0.75 0.86
18 B1 1559 1547 12.38 2.54 0.75 0.86
19 B1 1179 1170 2.13 6.34 0.75 0.86
20 B1 1073 1064 0.07 0.76 0.75 0.86
21 B1 964 956 0.41 8.88 0.75 0.86
22 B1 696 691 34.65 6.25 0.75 0.86
23 B2 3101 3075 44.50 49.90 0.75 0.86
24 B2 3015 2991 22.57 128.53 0.75 0.86
25 B2 1267 1257 30.37 0.05 0.75 0.86
26 B2 1129 1120 3.30 1.00 0.75 0.86
27 B2 924 917 7.68 0.03 0.75 0.86
28 B2 900 892 1.93 0.43 0.75 0.86
29 B2 799 792 6.68 3.05 0.75 0.86
30 B2 474 470 5.52 7.39 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20721.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20553.4 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 BLYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.25782 0.14584 0.11365

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.795 0.523
C2 0.000 -0.795 0.523
H3 0.000 1.363 1.467
H4 0.000 -1.363 1.467
C5 -1.320 0.675 -0.265
C6 1.320 0.675 -0.265
C7 1.320 -0.675 -0.265
C8 -1.320 -0.675 -0.265
H9 -1.971 1.432 -0.713
H10 1.971 1.432 -0.713
H11 1.971 -1.432 -0.713
H12 -1.971 -1.432 -0.713

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.58921.10152.35491.54181.54182.12692.12692.41222.41223.22043.2204
C21.58922.35491.10152.12692.12691.54181.54183.22043.22042.41222.4122
H31.10152.35492.72622.28332.28332.98252.98252.93932.93934.05564.0556
H42.35491.10152.72622.98252.98252.28332.28334.05564.05562.93932.9393
C51.54182.12692.28332.98252.63962.96511.35071.09423.40623.93332.2509
C61.54182.12692.28332.98252.63961.35072.96513.40621.09422.25093.9333
C72.12691.54182.98252.28332.96511.35072.63963.93332.25091.09423.4062
C82.12691.54182.98252.28331.35072.96512.63962.25093.93333.40621.0942
H92.41223.22042.93934.05561.09423.40623.93332.25093.94184.87272.8644
H102.41223.22042.93934.05563.40621.09422.25093.93333.94182.86444.8727
H113.22042.41224.05562.93933.93332.25091.09423.40624.87272.86443.9418
H123.22042.41224.05562.93932.25093.93333.40621.09422.86444.87273.9418

picture of Dewar Benzene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 121.070 C1 C2 H7 85.564
C1 C2 H8 85.564 C1 C5 H8 94.436
C1 C5 H9 131.687 C1 C6 H7 94.436
C1 C6 H10 131.687 C2 C1 C3 121.070
C2 C1 C5 85.564 C2 C1 C6 85.564
C2 H7 C6 94.436 C2 H7 H11 131.687
C2 H8 C5 94.436 C2 H8 H12 131.687
C3 C1 C5 118.539 C3 C1 C6 118.539
C4 C2 H7 118.539 C4 C2 H8 118.539
C5 C1 C6 117.738 C5 H8 H12 133.763
C6 H7 H11 133.763 H7 C6 H10 133.763
H8 C5 H9 133.763
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.159      
2 C -0.159      
3 H 0.119      
4 H 0.119      
5 C -0.078      
6 C -0.078      
7 C -0.078      
8 C -0.078      
9 H 0.098      
10 H 0.098      
11 H 0.098      
12 H 0.098      


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 0.001 0.001
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -34.968 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.894 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.585
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.728 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.382 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.654
Polar
3z2-r2-3.308
x2-y2-2.074
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.793 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.405 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.850


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 120.628
(<r2>)1/2 10.983