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

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-231.364791
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-230.563399
Nuclear repulsion energy208.516469
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 CCD/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 3256 3082 7.25      
2 A1 3151 2982 32.93      
3 A1 1665 1576 0.11      
4 A1 1220 1155 3.69      
5 A1 1080 1022 1.12      
6 A1 985 932 7.60      
7 A1 901 853 0.02      
8 A1 826 782 71.82      
9 A1 398 376 4.06      
10 A2 3223 3051 0.00      
11 A2 1344 1272 0.00      
12 A2 1254 1187 0.00      
13 A2 995 942 0.00      
14 A2 911 862 0.00      
15 A2 799 756 0.00      
16 A2 329 312 0.00      
17 B1 3253 3079 40.84      
18 B1 1641 1553 5.40      
19 B1 1278 1210 2.80      
20 B1 1138 1077 0.06      
21 B1 1045 989 0.13      
22 B1 733 694 41.90      
23 B2 3224 3052 25.18      
24 B2 3144 2976 15.81      
25 B2 1335 1264 33.02      
26 B2 1207 1143 5.18      
27 B2 956 905 9.37      
28 B2 939 889 1.11      
29 B2 859 813 7.19      
30 B2 502 475 5.76      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21795.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9465) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20629.6 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 CCD/6-31G*
ABC
0.26069 0.14903 0.11621

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.786 0.525
C2 0.000 -0.786 0.525
H3 0.000 1.350 1.463
H4 0.000 -1.350 1.463
C5 -1.303 0.672 -0.265
C6 1.303 0.672 -0.265
C7 1.303 -0.672 -0.265
C8 -1.303 -0.672 -0.265
H9 -1.946 1.424 -0.717
H10 1.946 1.424 -0.717
H11 1.946 -1.424 -0.717
H12 -1.946 -1.424 -0.717

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.57121.09482.33261.52781.52782.10822.10822.39452.39453.19503.1950
C21.57122.33261.09482.10822.10821.52781.52783.19503.19502.39452.3945
H31.09482.33262.70002.26782.26782.96142.96142.92252.92254.02864.0286
H42.33261.09482.70002.96142.96142.26782.26784.02864.02862.92252.9225
C51.52782.10822.26782.96142.60602.93181.34321.08763.36503.89202.2377
C61.52782.10822.26782.96142.60601.34322.93183.36501.08762.23773.8920
C72.10821.52782.96142.26782.93181.34322.60603.89202.23771.08763.3650
C82.10821.52782.96142.26781.34322.93182.60602.23773.89203.36501.0876
H92.39453.19502.92254.02861.08763.36503.89202.23773.89114.82182.8475
H102.39453.19502.92254.02863.36501.08762.23773.89203.89112.84754.8218
H113.19502.39454.02862.92253.89202.23771.08763.36504.82182.84753.8911
H123.19502.39454.02862.92252.23773.89203.36501.08762.84754.82183.8911

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 121.031 C1 C2 H7 85.720
C1 C2 H8 85.720 C1 C5 H8 94.280
C1 C5 H9 131.833 C1 C6 H7 94.280
C1 C6 H10 131.833 C2 C1 C3 121.031
C2 C1 C5 85.720 C2 C1 C6 85.720
C2 H7 C6 94.280 C2 H7 H11 131.833
C2 H8 C5 94.280 C2 H8 H12 131.833
C3 C1 C5 118.771 C3 C1 C6 118.771
C4 C2 H7 118.771 C4 C2 H8 118.771
C5 C1 C6 117.045 C5 H8 H12 133.758
C6 H7 H11 133.758 H7 C6 H10 133.758
H8 C5 H9 133.758
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability