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All results from a given calculation for C6H6 (Benzene)

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D6H 1A1g
Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-231.515357
Energy at 298.15K-231.521563
HF Energy-230.702245
Nuclear repulsion energy203.512686
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 MP3=FULL/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 A1g 3260 3059 0.00      
2 A1g 1043 978 0.00      
3 A2g 1406 1319 0.00      
4 A2u 698 655 101.12      
5 B1u 3225 3026 0.00      
6 B1u 1032 968 0.00      
7 B2g 919 863 0.00      
8 B2g 570 535 0.00      
9 B2u 1333 1251 0.00      
10 B2u 1201 1127 0.00      
11 E1g 863 810 0.00      
11 E1g 863 810 0.00      
12 E1u 3250 3050 38.49      
12 E1u 3250 3050 38.49      
13 E1u 1561 1465 10.27      
13 E1u 1561 1465 10.27      
14 E1u 1094 1026 3.98      
14 E1u 1094 1026 3.98      
15 E2g 3234 3035 0.00      
15 E2g 3234 3035 0.00      
16 E2g 1703 1598 0.00      
16 E2g 1703 1598 0.00      
17 E2g 1237 1161 0.00      
17 E2g 1237 1161 0.00      
18 E2g 630 591 0.00      
18 E2g 630 591 0.00      
19 E2u 929 872 0.00      
19 E2u 929 872 0.00      
20 E2u 407 382 0.00      
20 E2u 407 382 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22252.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9383) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20879.0 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 MP3=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.19032 0.19032 0.09516

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is D6h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.395 0.000
C2 1.209 0.698 0.000
C3 1.209 -0.698 0.000
C4 0.000 -1.395 0.000
C5 -1.209 -0.698 0.000
C6 -1.209 0.698 0.000
H7 0.000 2.482 0.000
H8 2.150 1.241 0.000
H9 2.150 -1.241 0.000
H10 0.000 -2.482 0.000
H11 -2.150 -1.241 0.000
H12 -2.150 1.241 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.39552.41712.79102.41711.39551.08692.15543.40213.87793.40212.1554
C21.39551.39552.41712.79102.41712.15541.08692.15543.40213.87793.4021
C32.41711.39551.39552.41712.79103.40212.15541.08692.15543.40213.8779
C42.79102.41711.39551.39552.41713.87793.40212.15541.08692.15543.4021
C52.41712.79102.41711.39551.39553.40213.87793.40212.15541.08692.1554
C61.39552.41712.79102.41711.39552.15543.40213.87793.40212.15541.0869
H71.08692.15543.40213.87793.40212.15542.48244.29974.96484.29972.4824
H82.15541.08692.15543.40213.87793.40212.48242.48244.29974.96484.2997
H93.40212.15541.08692.15543.40213.87794.29972.48242.48244.29974.9648
H103.87793.40212.15541.08692.15543.40214.96484.29972.48242.48244.2997
H113.40213.87793.40212.15541.08692.15544.29974.96484.29972.48242.4824
H122.15543.40213.87793.40212.15541.08692.48244.29974.96484.29972.4824

picture of Benzene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.000 C1 C2 H8 120.000
C1 C6 C5 120.000 C1 C6 H12 120.000
C2 C1 C6 120.000 C2 C1 H7 120.000
C2 C3 C4 120.000 C2 C3 H9 120.000
C3 C2 H8 120.000 C3 C4 C5 120.000
C3 C4 H10 120.000 C4 C3 H9 120.000
C4 C5 C6 120.000 C4 C5 H11 120.000
C5 C4 H10 120.000 C5 C6 H12 120.000
C6 C1 H7 120.000 C6 C5 H11 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability