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

using model chemistry: CID/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 CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-231.221000
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-230.565018
Nuclear repulsion energy209.846830
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 CID/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3354 3098 6.70      
2 A1 3240 2993 35.87      
3 A1 1741 1608 0.16      
4 A1 1272 1175 4.07      
5 A1 1118 1033 0.99      
6 A1 1017 940 12.96      
7 A1 937 865 0.04      
8 A1 869 803 75.18      
9 A1 413 381 4.07      
10 A2 3319 3065 0.00      
11 A2 1395 1288 0.00      
12 A2 1294 1195 0.00      
13 A2 1027 949 0.00      
14 A2 984 909 0.00      
15 A2 827 764 0.00      
16 A2 346 320 0.00      
17 B1 3351 3095 40.19      
18 B1 1713 1582 6.15      
19 B1 1321 1220 4.41      
20 B1 1174 1084 0.05      
21 B1 1074 992 0.32      
22 B1 775 715 43.11      
23 B2 3320 3067 24.62      
24 B2 3232 2986 18.69      
25 B2 1384 1279 37.36      
26 B2 1252 1157 6.04      
27 B2 1014 937 3.60      
28 B2 983 908 7.68      
29 B2 896 827 8.07      
30 B2 522 482 6.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22580.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20857.6 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
0.26511 0.15036 0.11749

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.779 0.521
C2 0.000 -0.779 0.521
H3 0.000 1.342 1.451
H4 0.000 -1.342 1.451
C5 -1.298 0.665 -0.264
C6 1.298 0.665 -0.264
C7 1.298 -0.665 -0.264
C8 -1.298 -0.665 -0.264
H9 -1.940 1.411 -0.707
H10 1.940 1.411 -0.707
H11 1.940 -1.411 -0.707
H12 -1.940 -1.411 -0.707

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.55851.08702.31611.52081.52082.09442.09442.38142.38143.17343.1734
C21.55852.31611.08702.09442.09441.52081.52083.17343.17342.38142.3814
H31.08702.31612.68372.25442.25442.94162.94162.90252.90254.00004.0000
H42.31611.08702.68372.94162.94162.25442.25444.00004.00002.90252.9025
C51.52082.09442.25442.94162.59532.91641.33041.07963.35213.87192.2184
C61.52082.09442.25442.94162.59531.33042.91643.35211.07962.21843.8719
C72.09441.52082.94162.25442.91641.33042.59533.87192.21841.07963.3521
C82.09441.52082.94162.25441.33042.91642.59532.21843.87193.35211.0796
H92.38143.17342.90254.00001.07963.35213.87192.21843.88044.79852.8227
H102.38143.17342.90254.00003.35211.07962.21843.87193.88042.82274.7985
H113.17342.38144.00002.90253.87192.21841.07963.35214.79852.82273.8804
H123.17342.38144.00002.90252.21843.87193.35211.07962.82274.79853.8804

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 121.170 C1 C2 H7 85.700
C1 C2 H8 85.700 C1 C5 H8 94.300
C1 C5 H9 131.885 C1 C6 H7 94.300
C1 C6 H10 131.885 C2 C1 C3 121.170
C2 C1 C5 85.700 C2 C1 C6 85.700
C2 H7 C6 94.300 C2 H7 H11 131.885
C2 H8 C5 94.300 C2 H8 H12 131.885
C3 C1 C5 118.710 C3 C1 C6 118.710
C4 C2 H7 118.710 C4 C2 H8 118.710
C5 C1 C6 117.137 C5 H8 H12 133.717
C6 H7 H11 133.717 H7 C6 H10 133.717
H8 C5 H9 133.717
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability