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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-58.582586
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-57.584108
Nuclear repulsion energy159.305843
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 A' 3234 3070 8.93      
2 A' 3226 3063 14.00      
3 A' 3213 3050 16.33      
4 A' 3198 3036 2.55      
5 A' 3188 3027 0.91      
6 A' 2989 2838 105.77      
7 A' 1737 1649 183.39      
8 A' 1664 1580 11.95      
9 A' 1648 1565 12.14      
10 A' 1523 1446 0.98      
11 A' 1497 1421 3.33      
12 A' 1481 1406 11.21      
13 A' 1412 1340 7.83      
14 A' 1331 1264 12.36      
15 A' 1245 1182 58.22      
16 A' 1194 1133 4.79      
17 A' 1180 1121 0.48      
18 A' 1103 1047 6.08      
19 A' 1045 992 2.48      
20 A' 1005 954 0.34      
21 A' 834 791 30.12      
22 A' 643 610 20.00      
23 A' 607 576 0.83      
24 A' 431 410 0.26      
25 A' 211 200 7.83      
26 A" 1011 960 7.53      
27 A" 973 924 0.00      
28 A" 946 898 0.17      
29 A" 928 881 2.89      
30 A" 877 832 0.00      
31 A" 768 729 119.21      
32 A" 665 631 5.72      
33 A" 453 430 9.64      
34 A" 412 391 0.08      
35 A" 240 228 10.54      
36 A" 122 116 5.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24115.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9494) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22895.4 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 MP2/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.16849 0.05055 0.03889

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.580 0.000
C2 -1.067 -0.366 0.000
C3 -0.766 -1.750 0.000
C4 0.590 -2.189 0.000
C5 1.650 -1.242 0.000
C6 1.356 0.147 0.000
C7 -0.291 2.051 0.000
O8 -1.431 2.543 0.000
H9 0.609 2.714 0.000
H10 -2.099 -0.003 0.000
H11 -1.577 -2.487 0.000
H12 0.817 -3.261 0.000
H13 2.691 -1.584 0.000
H14 2.166 0.886 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.42582.45262.83102.45811.42381.49982.42932.21912.17863.44833.92713.45312.1878
C21.42581.41652.46342.85472.47692.53872.93193.50621.09452.18123.45413.95033.4672
C32.45261.41651.42502.46882.84653.83094.34454.67082.19801.09582.18823.46073.9430
C42.83102.46341.42501.42152.45854.33075.14564.90273.46582.18751.09612.18633.4557
C52.45812.85472.46881.42151.41973.82264.88044.09033.94883.45902.18461.09562.1899
C61.42382.47692.84652.45851.41972.51783.67552.67323.45893.94233.45082.18581.0966
C71.49982.53873.83094.33073.82262.51781.24141.11762.73664.71665.42684.70172.7193
O82.42932.93194.34455.14564.88043.67551.24142.04692.63245.03206.22455.83283.9602
H92.21913.50624.67084.90274.09032.67321.11762.04693.83605.64125.97864.77532.4008
H102.17861.09452.19803.46583.94883.45892.73662.63243.83602.53814.37285.04454.3572
H113.44832.18121.09582.18753.45903.94234.71665.03205.64122.53812.51624.36255.0388
H123.92713.45412.18821.09612.18463.45085.42686.22455.97864.37282.51622.51514.3616
H133.45313.95033.46072.18631.09562.18584.70175.83284.77535.04454.36252.51512.5254
H142.18783.46723.94303.45572.18991.09662.71933.96022.40084.35725.03884.36162.5254

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.291 C1 C2 H10 119.055
C1 C6 C5 119.643 C1 C6 H14 119.909
C1 C7 O8 124.534 C1 C7 H9 115.170
C2 C1 C6 120.737 C2 C1 C7 120.379
C2 C3 C4 120.207 C2 C3 H11 119.958
C3 C2 H10 121.654 C3 C4 C5 120.289
C3 C4 H12 119.879 C4 C3 H11 119.835
C4 C5 C6 119.833 C4 C5 H13 120.030
C5 C4 H12 119.833 C5 C6 H14 120.448
C6 C1 C7 118.884 C6 C5 H13 120.137
O8 C7 H9 120.296
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability