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All results from a given calculation for C6H5NO2 (Nitrobenzene)

using model chemistry: HF/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 HF/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-434.175232
Energy at 298.15K-434.182814
HF Energy-434.175232
Nuclear repulsion energy417.175359
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 HF/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 3439 3090 2.45      
2 A1 3398 3053 16.69      
3 A1 3372 3030 1.57      
4 A1 1795 1612 7.20      
5 A1 1662 1493 12.60      
6 A1 1640 1474 314.95      
7 A1 1299 1167 4.68      
8 A1 1241 1115 19.04      
9 A1 1124 1010 2.99      
10 A1 1094 983 0.18      
11 A1 963 865 41.39      
12 A1 755 678 19.60      
13 A1 435 391 3.87      
14 A2 1119 1005 0.00      
15 A2 957 860 0.00      
16 A2 458 411 0.00      
17 A2 56 50 0.00      
18 B1 1141 1025 0.03      
19 B1 1084 974 3.57      
20 B1 904 812 2.27      
21 B1 810 728 106.47      
22 B1 745 669 12.20      
23 B1 489 439 0.09      
24 B1 192 172 1.89      
25 B2 3439 3090 0.17      
26 B2 3388 3044 15.48      
27 B2 1868 1678 387.61      
28 B2 1785 1604 114.19      
29 B2 1623 1458 0.63      
30 B2 1465 1316 0.02      
31 B2 1356 1219 15.80      
32 B2 1234 1109 19.08      
33 B2 1184 1064 0.69      
34 B2 671 603 0.16      
35 B2 572 514 2.35      
36 B2 285 256 1.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24519.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22031.2 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 HF/6-31G*
ABC
0.13589 0.04376 0.03310

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.247
C2 0.000 1.212 -0.420
C3 0.000 1.204 -1.803
C4 0.000 0.000 -2.492
C5 0.000 -1.204 -1.803
C6 0.000 -1.212 -0.420
N7 0.000 0.000 1.706
O8 0.000 -1.057 2.261
O9 0.000 1.057 2.261
H10 0.000 2.128 0.134
H11 0.000 2.134 -2.340
H12 0.000 0.000 -3.567
H13 0.000 -2.134 -2.340
H14 0.000 -2.128 0.134

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 N7 O8 O9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.38322.37772.73902.37771.38321.45882.27422.27422.13133.35403.81403.35402.1313
C21.38321.38332.40002.78342.42332.44713.51202.68541.07092.13033.37193.85763.3855
C32.37771.38331.38672.40732.78343.71004.65064.06682.14641.07422.13513.38063.8541
C42.73902.40001.38671.38672.40004.19784.86884.86883.37982.13941.07502.13943.3798
C52.37772.78342.40731.38671.38333.71004.06684.65063.85413.38062.13511.07422.1464
C61.38322.42332.78342.40001.38332.44712.68543.51203.38553.85763.37192.13031.0709
N71.45882.44713.71004.19783.71002.44711.19381.19382.64614.57465.27284.57462.6461
O82.27423.51204.65064.86884.06682.68541.19382.11403.83035.59945.92274.72552.3817
O92.27422.68544.06684.86884.65063.51201.19382.11402.38174.72555.92275.59943.8303
H102.13131.07092.14643.37983.85413.38552.64613.83032.38172.47404.26884.92834.2566
H113.35402.13031.07422.13943.38063.85764.57465.59944.72552.47402.46144.26814.9283
H123.81403.37192.13511.07502.13513.37195.27285.92275.92274.26882.46142.46144.2688
H133.35403.85763.38062.13941.07422.13034.57464.72555.59944.92834.26812.46142.4740
H142.13133.38553.85413.37982.14641.07092.64612.38173.83034.25664.92834.26882.4740

picture of Nitrobenzene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 118.512 C1 C2 H10 120.021
C1 C6 C5 118.512 C1 C6 H14 120.021
C1 N7 O8 117.696 C1 N7 O9 117.696
C2 C1 C6 122.315 C2 C1 N7 118.843
C2 C3 C4 120.099 C2 C3 H11 119.660
C3 C2 H10 121.467 C3 C4 C5 120.463
C3 C4 H12 119.769 C4 C3 H11 120.241
C4 C5 C6 120.099 C4 C5 H13 120.241
C5 C4 H12 119.769 C5 C6 H14 121.467
C6 C1 N7 118.843 C6 C5 H13 119.660
O8 N7 O9 124.609
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.153      
2 C -0.170      
3 C -0.217      
4 C -0.172      
5 C -0.217      
6 C -0.170      
7 N 0.521      
8 O -0.470      
9 O -0.470      
10 H 0.272      
11 H 0.223      
12 H 0.222      
13 H 0.223      
14 H 0.272      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -5.075 5.075
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -52.897 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -47.301 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 -55.301
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.596 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.799 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 -5.202
Polar
3z2-r2-10.405
x2-y2-5.597
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.001


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.853 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.231 0.002
z 0.000 0.002 13.338


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 308.054
(<r2>)1/2 17.551