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All results from a given calculation for C6H6 (Dewar Benzene)

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-231.625407
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-230.637410
Nuclear repulsion energy208.929580
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 QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3238 3088 7.06      
2 A1 3137 2992 27.02      
3 A1 1626 1551 0.15      
4 A1 1200 1144 3.91      
5 A1 1058 1009 1.34      
6 A1 969 924 7.57      
7 A1 881 840 0.05      
8 A1 825 786 74.35      
9 A1 393 375 4.87      
10 A2 3205 3056 0.00      
11 A2 1323 1262 0.00      
12 A2 1226 1169 0.00      
13 A2 977 932 0.00      
14 A2 943 899 0.00      
15 A2 791 754 0.00      
16 A2 332 317 0.00      
17 B1 3235 3086 31.88      
18 B1 1601 1527 12.06      
19 B1 1244 1186 3.58      
20 B1 1120 1068 0.19      
21 B1 1024 977 0.37      
22 B1 731 697 44.65      
23 B2 3206 3058 22.54      
24 B2 3130 2985 15.91      
25 B2 1324 1262 34.52      
26 B2 1184 1129 6.28      
27 B2 970 925 2.99      
28 B2 937 894 5.81      
29 B2 854 815 9.16      
30 B2 498 475 4.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21591.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9537) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20591.5 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 QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.26085 0.14983 0.11691

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.786 0.529
C2 0.000 -0.786 0.529
H3 0.000 1.352 1.458
H4 0.000 -1.352 1.458
C5 -1.298 0.670 -0.267
C6 1.298 0.670 -0.267
C7 1.298 -0.670 -0.267
C8 -1.298 -0.670 -0.267
H9 -1.939 1.417 -0.716
H10 1.939 1.417 -0.716
H11 1.939 -1.417 -0.716
H12 -1.939 -1.417 -0.716

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.57131.08842.33091.52671.52672.10652.10652.38912.38913.18753.1875
C21.57132.33091.08842.10652.10651.52671.52673.18753.18752.38912.3891
H31.08842.33092.70372.26382.26382.95792.95792.91392.91394.01914.0191
H42.33091.08842.70372.95792.95792.26382.26384.01914.01912.91392.9139
C51.52672.10652.26382.95792.59622.92181.34051.08183.35253.87792.2291
C61.52672.10652.26382.95792.59621.34052.92183.35251.08182.22913.8779
C72.10651.52672.95792.26382.92181.34052.59623.87792.22911.08183.3525
C82.10651.52672.95792.26381.34052.92182.59622.22913.87793.35251.0818
H92.38913.18752.91394.01911.08183.35253.87792.22913.87844.80342.8338
H102.38913.18752.91394.01913.35251.08182.22913.87793.87842.83384.8034
H113.18752.38914.01912.91393.87792.22911.08183.35254.80342.83383.8784
H123.18752.38914.01912.91392.22913.87793.35251.08182.83384.80343.8784

picture of Dewar Benzene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 121.348 C1 C2 H7 85.666
C1 C2 H8 85.666 C1 C5 H8 94.334
C1 C5 H9 131.916 C1 C6 H7 94.334
C1 C6 H10 131.916 C2 C1 C3 121.348
C2 C1 C5 85.666 C2 C1 C6 85.666
C2 H7 C6 94.334 C2 H7 H11 131.916
C2 H8 C5 94.334 C2 H8 H12 131.916
C3 C1 C5 118.961 C3 C1 C6 118.961
C4 C2 H7 118.961 C4 C2 H8 118.961
C5 C1 C6 116.477 C5 H8 H12 133.644
C6 H7 H11 133.644 H7 C6 H10 133.644
H8 C5 H9 133.644
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability