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All results from a given calculation for C5H5 (cyclopentadienyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (D5H)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at MP2/CEP-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/CEP-31G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-30.556410
Energy at 298.15K-30.561168
HF Energy-30.203612
Nuclear repulsion energy73.564714
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/CEP-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 3265 3155 2.68      
2 A1 3242 3133 21.02      
3 A1 3208 3100 3.48      
4 A1 1517 1466 0.64      
5 A1 1445 1397 3.51      
6 A1 1143 1104 2.40      
7 A1 1090 1053 15.53      
8 A1 1039 1004 13.46      
9 A1 843 814 0.39      
10 A2 822 794 0.00      
11 A2 789 763 0.00      
12 A2 519 501 0.00      
13 B1 865 836 22.93      
14 B1 720 696 65.80      
15 B1 687 664 126.20      
16 B1 513 496 11.38      
17 B2 3229 3121 4.83      
18 B2 3200 3093 0.13      
19 B2 2497 2413 2354.67      
20 B2 1366 1320 75.43      
21 B2 1298 1254 1.04      
22 B2 1156 1117 17.42      
23 B2 949 917 0.26      
24 B2 837 809 6.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18119.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17509.0 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 MP2/CEP-31G
ABC
0.29180 0.26951 0.14011

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.255
C2 0.000 1.158 0.407
C3 0.000 0.708 -1.035
C4 0.000 -0.708 -1.035
C5 0.000 -1.158 0.407
H6 0.000 0.000 2.348
H7 0.000 2.204 0.739
H8 0.000 1.371 -1.907
H9 0.000 -1.371 -1.907
H10 0.000 -2.204 0.739

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.43532.39642.39641.43531.09332.26343.44643.44642.2634
C21.43531.51012.35752.31572.26051.09742.32383.42753.3780
C32.39641.51011.41542.35753.45612.32021.09582.25403.4091
C42.39642.35751.41541.51013.45613.40912.25401.09582.3202
C51.43532.31572.35751.51012.26053.37803.42752.32381.0974
H61.09332.26053.45613.45612.26052.72894.47074.47072.7289
H72.26341.09742.32023.40913.37802.72892.77424.44724.4076
H83.44642.32381.09582.25403.42754.47072.77422.74114.4472
H93.44643.42752.25401.09582.32384.47074.44722.74112.7742
H102.26343.37803.40912.32021.09742.72894.40764.44722.7742

picture of cyclopentadienyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 108.878 C1 C2 H7 126.166
C1 C5 C4 108.878 C1 C5 H10 126.166
C2 C1 C5 107.556 C2 C1 H6 126.222
C2 C3 C4 107.344 C2 C3 H8 125.434
C3 C2 H7 124.957 C3 C4 C5 107.344
C3 C4 H9 127.222 C4 C3 H8 127.222
C4 C5 H10 124.957 C5 C1 H6 126.222
C5 C4 H9 125.434
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability