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All results from a given calculation for C6H5NO2 (Nitrobenzene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-436.750585
Energy at 298.15K-436.757673
Nuclear repulsion energy411.781367
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 B3LYP/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 3253 3124 2.86      
2 A1 3218 3090 14.33      
3 A1 3196 3069 0.81      
4 A1 1648 1583 4.07      
5 A1 1528 1467 7.97      
6 A1 1400 1344 280.05      
7 A1 1206 1158 2.85      
8 A1 1131 1086 31.56      
9 A1 1050 1009 3.82      
10 A1 1021 981 0.28      
11 A1 863 829 33.52      
12 A1 696 669 11.53      
13 A1 399 383 1.41      
14 A2 987 948 0.00      
15 A2 860 826 0.00      
16 A2 421 404 0.00      
17 A2 62 60 0.00      
18 B1 1013 972 0.27      
19 B1 964 926 3.18      
20 B1 810 778 9.89      
21 B1 719 690 67.27      
22 B1 692 664 3.92      
23 B1 451 433 0.03      
24 B1 173 166 1.24      
25 B2 3253 3124 0.15      
26 B2 3209 3082 13.40      
27 B2 1678 1611 58.66      
28 B2 1626 1562 153.89      
29 B2 1504 1445 0.63      
30 B2 1375 1320 10.75      
31 B2 1346 1293 0.69      
32 B2 1195 1147 0.22      
33 B2 1109 1065 7.30      
34 B2 626 601 0.03      
35 B2 528 507 1.08      
36 B2 260 249 1.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22735.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21832.4 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.13208 0.04283 0.03235

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.244
C2 0.000 1.221 -0.427
C3 0.000 1.212 -1.821
C4 0.000 0.000 -2.516
C5 0.000 -1.212 -1.821
C6 0.000 -1.221 -0.427
N7 0.000 0.000 1.718
O8 0.000 -1.090 2.290
O9 0.000 1.090 2.290
H10 0.000 2.143 0.141
H11 0.000 2.153 -2.363
H12 0.000 0.000 -3.603
H13 0.000 -2.153 -2.363
H14 0.000 -2.143 0.141

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 N7 O8 O9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.39362.39492.76082.39491.39361.47332.31732.31732.14553.38183.84723.38182.1455
C21.39361.39342.41942.80402.44182.46843.56672.72031.08302.14853.40183.88993.4115
C32.39491.39341.39762.42472.80403.74064.71124.11242.17101.08592.15513.40893.8865
C42.76082.41941.39761.39762.41944.23414.92794.92793.41332.15851.08642.15853.4133
C52.39492.80402.42471.39761.39343.74064.11244.71123.88653.40892.15511.08592.1710
C61.39362.44182.80402.41941.39342.46842.72033.56673.41153.88993.40182.14851.0830
N71.47332.46843.74064.23413.74062.46841.23061.23062.66084.61435.32054.61432.6608
O82.31733.56674.71124.92794.11242.72031.23062.17943.88185.67155.99224.77292.3933
O92.31732.72034.11244.92794.71123.56671.23062.17942.39334.77295.99225.67153.8818
H102.14551.08302.17103.41333.88653.41152.66083.88182.39332.50384.31324.97244.2859
H113.38182.14851.08592.15853.40893.88994.61435.67154.77292.50382.48444.30624.9724
H123.84723.40182.15511.08642.15513.40185.32055.99225.99224.31322.48442.48444.3132
H133.38183.88993.40892.15851.08592.14854.61434.77295.67154.97244.30622.48442.5038
H142.14553.41153.88653.41332.17101.08302.66082.39333.88184.28594.97244.31322.5038

picture of Nitrobenzene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 118.476 C1 C2 H10 119.536
C1 C6 C5 118.476 C1 C6 H14 119.536
C1 N7 O8 117.688 C1 N7 O9 117.688
C2 C1 C6 122.344 C2 C1 N7 118.828
C2 C3 C4 120.190 C2 C3 H11 119.613
C3 C2 H10 121.988 C3 C4 C5 120.325
C3 C4 H12 119.838 C4 C3 H11 120.197
C4 C5 C6 120.190 C4 C5 H13 120.197
C5 C4 H12 119.838 C5 C6 H14 121.988
C6 C1 N7 118.828 C6 C5 H13 119.613
O8 N7 O9 124.623
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.271      
2 C -0.147      
3 C -0.140      
4 C -0.109      
5 C -0.140      
6 C -0.147      
7 N 0.381      
8 O -0.393      
9 O -0.393      
10 H 0.184      
11 H 0.151      
12 H 0.149      
13 H 0.151      
14 H 0.184      


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 -4.577 4.577
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -51.693 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -47.033 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -53.827
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.263 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.727 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.463
Polar
3z2-r2-8.927
x2-y2-4.660
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


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> 313.794
(<r2>)1/2 17.714