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All results from a given calculation for C10H8 (naphthalene)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no D2H 1Ag
1 2 no    

Conformer 1 (D2H)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-384.614655
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-383.352138
Nuclear repulsion energy457.294668
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 MP2/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3241 3057 0.00      
2 Ag 3211 3028 0.00      
3 Ag 1646 1552 0.00      
4 Ag 1519 1432 0.00      
5 Ag 1471 1387 0.00      
6 Ag 1214 1145 0.00      
7 Ag 1071 1010 0.00      
8 Ag 782 737 0.00      
9 Ag 523 493 0.00      
10 Au 857 808 0.00      
11 Au 808 762 0.00      
12 Au 469 442 0.00      
13 Au 181 170 0.00      
14 B1g 869 820 0.00      
15 B1g 708 667 0.00      
16 B1g 368 347 0.00      
17 B1u 3228 3044 40.37      
18 B1u 3208 3025 13.85      
19 B1u 1661 1567 5.05      
20 B1u 1439 1357 7.16      
21 B1u 1312 1237 10.16      
22 B1u 1167 1101 1.78      
23 B1u 815 768 0.00      
24 B1u 362 341 0.99      
25 B2g 890 839 0.00      
26 B2g 818 771 0.00      
27 B2g 437 412 0.00      
28 B2g 171i 161i 0.00      
29 B2u 3241 3056 40.67      
30 B2u 3209 3026 0.00      
31 B2u 1585 1495 7.96      
32 B2u 1493 1408 1.75      
33 B2u 1275 1203 3.12      
34 B2u 1213 1144 0.59      
35 B2u 1059 999 4.13      
36 B2u 632 596 3.75      
37 B3g 3228 3044 0.00      
38 B3g 3206 3023 0.00      
39 B3g 1708 1611 0.00      
40 B3g 1514 1427 0.00      
41 B3g 1284 1210 0.00      
42 B3g 1194 1126 0.00      
43 B3g 944 890 0.00      
44 B3g 515 485 0.00      
45 B3u 871 821 0.61      
46 B3u 760 717 123.66      
47 B3u 446 420 9.66      
48 B3u 167 157 2.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 31822.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.943) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 30008.3 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 MP2/6-31G*
ABC
0.10394 0.04110 0.02945

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G*

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.242 1.404
C2 0.000 2.432 0.708
C3 0.000 2.432 -0.708
C4 0.000 1.242 -1.404
C5 0.000 -1.242 -1.404
C6 0.000 -2.432 -0.708
C7 0.000 -2.432 0.708
C8 0.000 -1.242 1.404
C9 0.000 0.000 0.716
C10 0.000 0.000 -0.716
H11 0.000 1.239 2.493
H12 0.000 3.377 1.246
H13 0.000 3.377 -1.246
H14 0.000 1.239 -2.493
H15 0.000 -1.239 -2.493
H16 0.000 -3.377 -1.246
H17 0.000 -3.377 1.246
H18 0.000 -1.239 2.493

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C11.37902.42382.80713.74784.23713.73902.48321.41922.45651.08942.14163.40293.89644.61925.32474.62162.7095
C21.37901.41542.42384.23715.06604.86423.73902.43212.81832.14711.08762.17013.41564.87066.12915.83434.0824
C32.42381.41541.37903.73904.86425.06604.23712.81832.43213.41562.17011.08762.14714.08245.83436.12914.8706
C42.80712.42381.37902.48323.73904.23713.74782.45651.41923.89643.40292.14161.08942.70954.62165.32474.6192
C53.74784.23713.73902.48321.37902.42382.80712.45651.41924.61925.32474.62162.70951.08942.14163.40293.8964
C64.23715.06604.86423.73901.37901.41542.42382.81832.43214.87066.12915.83434.08242.14711.08762.17013.4156
C73.73904.86425.06604.23712.42381.41541.37902.43212.81834.08245.83436.12914.87063.41562.17011.08762.1471
C82.48323.73904.23713.74782.80712.42381.37901.41922.45652.70954.62165.32474.61923.89643.40292.14161.0894
C91.41922.43212.81832.45652.45652.81832.43211.41921.43232.16623.41863.90583.44003.44003.90583.41862.1662
C102.45652.81832.43211.41921.41922.43212.81832.45651.43233.44003.90583.41862.16622.16623.41863.90583.4400
H111.08942.14713.41563.89644.61924.87064.08242.70952.16623.44002.47524.30684.98585.56795.94064.78212.4785
H122.14161.08762.17013.40295.32476.12915.83434.62163.41863.90582.47522.49154.30685.94067.19956.75474.7821
H133.40292.17011.08762.14164.62165.83436.12915.32473.90583.41864.30682.49152.47524.78216.75477.19955.9406
H143.89643.41562.14711.08942.70954.08244.87064.61923.44002.16624.98584.30682.47522.47854.78215.94065.5679
H154.61924.87064.08242.70951.08942.14713.41563.89643.44002.16625.56795.94064.78212.47852.47524.30684.9858
H165.32476.12915.83434.62162.14161.08762.17013.40293.90583.41865.94067.19956.75474.78212.47522.49154.3068
H174.62165.83436.12915.32473.40292.17011.08762.14163.41863.90584.78216.75477.19955.94064.30682.49152.4752
H182.70954.08244.87064.61923.89643.41562.14711.08942.16623.44002.47854.78215.94065.56794.98584.30682.4752

picture of naphthalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.305 C1 C2 H12 120.044
C1 C9 C8 122.060 C1 C9 C10 118.970
C2 C1 C9 120.725 C2 C1 H11 120.427
C2 C3 C4 120.305 C2 C3 H13 119.650
C3 C2 H12 119.650 C3 C4 C10 120.725
C3 C4 H14 120.427 C4 C3 H13 120.044
C4 C10 C5 122.060 C4 C10 C9 118.970
C5 C6 C7 120.305 C5 C6 H16 120.044
C5 C10 C9 118.970 C6 C5 C10 120.725
C6 C5 H15 120.427 C6 C7 C8 120.305
C6 C7 H17 119.650 C7 C6 H16 119.650
C7 C8 C9 120.725 C7 C8 H18 120.427
C8 C7 H17 120.044 C8 C9 C10 118.970
C9 C1 H11 118.848 C9 C8 H18 118.848
C10 C4 H14 118.848 C10 C5 H15 118.848
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-384.614655
Energy at 298.15K-384.605868
HF Energy-383.352139
Nuclear repulsion energy457.319859
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 MP2/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3240 3056 0.00      
2 Ag 3212 3028 0.00      
3 Ag 1646 1552 0.00      
4 Ag 1520 1433 0.00      
5 Ag 1471 1387 0.00      
6 Ag 1214 1145 0.00      
7 Ag 1071 1010 0.00      
8 Ag 897 846 0.00      
9 Ag 824 777 0.00      
10 Ag 783 738 0.00      
11 Ag 523 493 0.00      
12 Ag 442 417 0.00      
13 Ag 336 316 0.00      
14 Au 3240 3055 40.62      
15 Au 3209 3026 0.00      
16 Au 1586 1495 8.01      
17 Au 1494 1408 1.73      
18 Au 1276 1204 3.11      
19 Au 1213 1144 0.57      
20 Au 1059 999 4.11      
21 Au 867 818 0.24      
22 Au 813 767 0.10      
23 Au 632 596 3.73      
24 Au 497 468 0.14      
25 Au 181 171 0.00      
26 Bg 3227 3043 0.00      
27 Bg 3206 3023 0.00      
28 Bg 1709 1612 0.00      
29 Bg 1514 1428 0.00      
30 Bg 1285 1212 0.00      
31 Bg 1195 1127 0.00      
32 Bg 946 892 0.00      
33 Bg 876 826 0.00      
34 Bg 711 670 0.00      
35 Bg 515 486 0.00      
36 Bg 370 349 0.00      
37 Bu 3227 3043 41.89      
38 Bu 3208 3025 12.55      
39 Bu 1661 1567 5.05      
40 Bu 1440 1358 7.15      
41 Bu 1313 1238 10.12      
42 Bu 1168 1101 1.80      
43 Bu 879 829 0.56      
44 Bu 816 769 0.24      
45 Bu 767 723 122.68      
46 Bu 451 426 10.66      
47 Bu 362 341 1.00      
48 Bu 168 158 2.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 32128.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.943) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 30297.3 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 MP2/6-31G*
ABC
0.10399 0.04109 0.02945

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.242 1.404
C2 0.000 2.432 0.707
C3 0.000 2.432 -0.707
C4 0.000 1.242 -1.404
C5 0.000 -1.242 -1.404
C6 0.000 -2.432 -0.707
C7 0.000 -2.432 0.707
C8 0.000 -1.242 1.404
C9 0.000 0.000 0.716
C10 0.000 0.000 -0.716
H11 0.000 1.240 2.493
H12 0.000 3.377 1.246
H13 0.000 3.377 -1.246
H14 0.000 1.240 -2.493
H15 0.000 -1.240 -2.493
H16 0.000 -3.377 -1.246
H17 0.000 -3.377 1.246
H18 0.000 -1.240 2.493

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C11.37952.42362.80723.74784.23713.73932.48301.41912.45661.08912.14163.40303.89634.61975.32474.62152.7104
C21.37951.41452.42364.23715.06624.86473.73932.43242.81832.14681.08762.16963.41484.87136.12925.83464.0838
C32.42361.41451.37953.73934.86475.06624.23712.81832.43243.41482.16961.08762.14684.08385.83466.12924.8713
C42.80722.42361.37952.48303.73934.23713.74782.45661.41913.89633.40302.14161.08912.71044.62155.32474.6197
C53.74784.23713.73932.48301.37952.42362.80722.45661.41914.61975.32474.62152.71041.08912.14163.40303.8963
C64.23715.06624.86473.73931.37951.41452.42362.81832.43244.87136.12925.83464.08382.14681.08762.16963.4148
C73.73934.86475.06624.23712.42361.41451.37952.43242.81834.08385.83466.12924.87133.41482.16961.08762.1468
C82.48303.73934.23713.74782.80722.42361.37951.41912.45662.71044.62155.32474.61973.89633.40302.14161.0891
C91.41912.43242.81832.45662.45662.81832.43241.41911.43242.16673.41863.90583.44043.44043.90583.41862.1667
C102.45662.81832.43241.41911.41912.43242.81832.45661.43243.44043.90583.41862.16672.16673.41863.90583.4404
H111.08912.14683.41483.89634.61974.87134.08382.71042.16673.44042.47414.30614.98555.56865.94144.78322.4809
H122.14161.08762.16963.40305.32476.12925.83464.62153.41863.90582.47412.49154.30615.94147.19956.75464.7832
H133.40302.16961.08762.14164.62155.83466.12925.32473.90583.41864.30612.49152.47414.78326.75467.19955.9414
H143.89633.41482.14681.08912.71044.08384.87134.61973.44042.16674.98554.30612.47412.48094.78325.94145.5686
H154.61974.87134.08382.71041.08912.14683.41483.89633.44042.16675.56865.94144.78322.48092.47414.30614.9855
H165.32476.12925.83464.62152.14161.08762.16963.40303.90583.41865.94147.19956.75464.78322.47412.49154.3061
H174.62155.83466.12925.32473.40302.16961.08762.14163.41863.90584.78326.75467.19955.94144.30612.49152.4741
H182.71044.08384.87134.61973.89633.41482.14681.08912.16673.44042.48094.78325.94145.56864.98554.30612.4741

picture of naphthalene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.316 C1 C2 H12 120.007
C1 C9 C8 122.057 C1 C9 C10 118.972
C2 C1 C9 120.712 C2 C1 H11 120.373
C2 C3 C4 120.316 C2 C3 H13 119.677
C3 C2 H12 119.677 C3 C4 C10 120.712
C3 C4 H14 120.373 C4 C3 H13 120.007
C4 C10 C5 122.057 C4 C10 C9 118.972
C5 C6 C7 120.316 C5 C6 H16 120.007
C5 C10 C9 118.972 C6 C5 C10 120.712
C6 C5 H15 120.373 C6 C7 C8 120.316
C6 C7 H17 119.677 C7 C6 H16 119.677
C7 C8 C9 120.712 C7 C8 H18 120.373
C8 C7 H17 120.007 C8 C9 C10 118.972
C9 C1 H11 118.915 C9 C8 H18 118.915
C10 C4 H14 118.915 C10 C5 H15 118.915
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at MP2/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.203     -0.251
2 C -0.209     -0.112
3 C -0.209     -0.112
4 C -0.203     -0.251
5 C -0.203     -0.251
6 C -0.209     -0.112
7 C -0.209     -0.112
8 C -0.203     -0.251
9 C 0.005     0.186
10 C 0.005     0.186
11 H 0.206     0.144
12 H 0.203     0.125
13 H 0.203     0.125
14 H 0.206     0.144
15 H 0.206     0.144
16 H 0.203     0.125
17 H 0.203     0.125
18 H 0.206     0.144


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
         
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 361.824
(<r2>)1/2 19.022