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All results from a given calculation for C6H6 (Benzvalene)

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-231.229698
Energy at 298.15K-231.236364
HF Energy-230.570594
Nuclear repulsion energy215.521071
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 3378 3120 7.08      
2 A1 3366 3110 8.00      
3 A1 3318 3065 1.93      
4 A1 1739 1606 2.72      
5 A1 1516 1400 0.17      
6 A1 1276 1179 1.73      
7 A1 1185 1095 1.73      
8 A1 1047 967 0.17      
9 A1 983 908 0.04      
10 A1 820 758 2.95      
11 A1 749 692 5.98      
12 A2 1204 1112 0.00      
13 A2 976 901 0.00      
14 A2 949 877 0.00      
15 A2 865 799 0.00      
16 A2 571 527 0.00      
17 B1 3348 3093 8.39      
18 B1 1211 1119 21.45      
19 B1 1073 991 0.45      
20 B1 826 763 97.33      
21 B1 693 640 0.96      
22 B1 542 501 12.26      
23 B2 3351 3096 5.80      
24 B2 3318 3065 24.56      
25 B2 1432 1323 5.44      
26 B2 1368 1264 3.70      
27 B2 1307 1207 0.80      
28 B2 1053 973 0.03      
29 B2 911 842 6.75      
30 B2 870 804 7.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22624.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20897.8 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
0.25137 0.17760 0.13134

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 0.719 0.000 -1.004
C2 -0.719 0.000 -1.004
C3 0.000 1.065 -0.205
C4 0.000 -1.065 -0.205
C5 0.000 0.664 1.246
C6 0.000 -0.664 1.246
H7 1.478 0.000 -1.767
H8 -1.478 0.000 -1.767
H9 0.000 2.092 -0.540
H10 0.000 -2.092 -0.540
H11 0.000 1.342 2.083
H12 0.000 -1.342 2.083

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.43831.51271.51272.45392.45391.07652.32592.26022.26023.44193.4419
C21.43831.51271.51272.45392.45392.32591.07652.26022.26023.44193.4419
C31.51271.51272.12961.50622.25772.39952.39951.08013.17432.30523.3213
C41.51271.51272.12962.25771.50622.39952.39953.17431.08013.32132.3052
C52.45392.45391.50622.25771.32813.42173.42172.28673.28411.07702.1738
C62.45392.45392.25771.50621.32813.42173.42173.28412.28672.17381.0770
H71.07652.32592.39952.39953.42173.42172.95582.84032.84034.33724.3372
H82.32591.07652.39952.39953.42173.42172.95582.84032.84034.33724.3372
H92.26022.26021.08013.17432.28673.28412.84032.84034.18382.72774.3211
H102.26022.26023.17431.08013.28412.28672.84032.84034.18384.32112.7277
H113.44193.44192.30523.32131.07702.17384.33724.33722.72774.32112.6846
H123.44193.44193.32132.30522.17381.07704.33724.33724.32112.72772.6846

picture of Benzvalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 61.614 C1 C2 C4 61.614
C1 C2 H8 134.818 C1 C3 C2 56.772
C1 C3 C5 108.748 C1 C3 H9 120.405
C1 C4 C2 56.772 C1 C4 C6 108.748
C1 C4 H10 120.405 C2 C1 C3 61.614
C2 C1 C4 61.614 C2 C1 H7 134.818
C2 C3 C5 108.748 C2 C3 H9 120.405
C2 C4 C6 108.748 C2 C4 H10 120.405
C3 C1 C4 89.485 C3 C1 H7 135.188
C3 C2 C4 89.485 C3 C2 H8 135.188
C3 C5 C6 105.430 C3 C5 H11 125.537
C4 C1 H7 135.188 C4 C2 H8 135.188
C4 C6 C5 105.430 C4 C6 H12 125.537
C5 C3 H9 123.453 C5 C6 H12 129.033
C6 C4 H10 123.453 C6 C5 H11 129.033
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability