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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-231.373353
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-230.563028
Nuclear repulsion energy208.306699
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 QCISD/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 3245 3091 7.71      
2 A1 3140 2990 35.33      
3 A1 1649 1571 0.10      
4 A1 1212 1154 3.60      
5 A1 1074 1023 1.21      
6 A1 979 932 7.58      
7 A1 894 851 0.02      
8 A1 822 783 70.64      
9 A1 396 377 4.01      
10 A2 3213 3060 0.00      
11 A2 1337 1273 0.00      
12 A2 1247 1188 0.00      
13 A2 989 941 0.00      
14 A2 902 859 0.00      
15 A2 796 758 0.00      
16 A2 328 313 0.00      
17 B1 3243 3088 43.73      
18 B1 1626 1548 5.80      
19 B1 1272 1212 2.79      
20 B1 1133 1079 0.06      
21 B1 1040 990 0.18      
22 B1 731 696 41.41      
23 B2 3214 3061 27.60      
24 B2 3133 2983 17.85      
25 B2 1330 1266 33.27      
26 B2 1200 1143 5.45      
27 B2 952 907 9.73      
28 B2 930 886 0.46      
29 B2 854 813 7.75      
30 B2 499 475 6.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21689.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20654.5 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.26003 0.14881 0.11597

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.787 0.525
C2 0.000 -0.787 0.525
H3 0.000 1.352 1.463
H4 0.000 -1.352 1.463
C5 -1.304 0.673 -0.265
C6 1.304 0.673 -0.265
C7 1.304 -0.673 -0.265
C8 -1.304 -0.673 -0.265
H9 -1.947 1.425 -0.717
H10 1.947 1.425 -0.717
H11 1.947 -1.425 -0.717
H12 -1.947 -1.425 -0.717

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.57311.09532.33531.52901.52902.11062.11062.39612.39613.19783.1978
C21.57312.33531.09532.11062.11061.52901.52903.19783.19782.39612.3961
H31.09532.33532.70422.26902.26902.96432.96432.92382.92384.03204.0320
H42.33531.09532.70422.96432.96432.26902.26904.03204.03202.92382.9238
C51.52902.11062.26902.96432.60812.93481.34571.08813.36753.89572.2406
C61.52902.11062.26902.96432.60811.34572.93483.36751.08812.24063.8957
C72.11061.52902.96432.26902.93481.34572.60813.89572.24061.08813.3675
C82.11061.52902.96432.26901.34572.93482.60812.24063.89573.36751.0881
H92.39613.19782.92384.03201.08813.36753.89572.24063.89404.82602.8507
H102.39613.19782.92384.03203.36751.08812.24063.89573.89402.85074.8260
H113.19782.39614.03202.92383.89572.24061.08813.36754.82602.85073.8940
H123.19782.39614.03202.92382.24063.89573.36751.08812.85074.82603.8940

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 121.085 C1 C2 H7 85.735
C1 C2 H8 85.735 C1 C5 H8 94.265
C1 C5 H9 131.850 C1 C6 H7 94.265
C1 C6 H10 131.850 C2 C1 C3 121.085
C2 C1 C5 85.735 C2 C1 C6 85.735
C2 H7 C6 94.265 C2 H7 H11 131.850
C2 H8 C5 94.265 C2 H8 H12 131.850
C3 C1 C5 118.747 C3 C1 C6 118.747
C4 C2 H7 118.747 C4 C2 H8 118.747
C5 C1 C6 117.056 C5 H8 H12 133.757
C6 H7 H11 133.757 H7 C6 H10 133.757
H8 C5 H9 133.757
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability