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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-59.109498
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-59.109498
Nuclear repulsion energy159.628254
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/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' 3205 3095 7.63 140.37 0.23 0.38
2 A' 3193 3084 18.92 129.69 0.22 0.36
3 A' 3180 3071 21.07 50.00 0.75 0.86
4 A' 3166 3057 3.17 82.00 0.69 0.81
5 A' 3156 3048 0.90 20.09 0.70 0.83
6 A' 2917 2817 115.42 96.94 0.32 0.49
7 A' 1768 1707 293.27 110.56 0.31 0.48
8 A' 1648 1591 29.40 87.58 0.52 0.68
9 A' 1632 1576 14.57 11.46 0.55 0.71
10 A' 1511 1459 1.05 1.49 0.25 0.40
11 A' 1473 1423 11.37 1.65 0.21 0.35
12 A' 1414 1365 7.93 3.51 0.55 0.71
13 A' 1386 1338 6.68 1.40 0.75 0.86
14 A' 1319 1273 13.00 1.09 0.38 0.55
15 A' 1218 1176 66.31 25.67 0.23 0.37
16 A' 1174 1134 14.75 6.37 0.20 0.34
17 A' 1162 1122 0.89 4.66 0.73 0.85
18 A' 1091 1054 6.68 0.77 0.19 0.32
19 A' 1035 999 2.04 16.21 0.11 0.21
20 A' 995 961 0.06 24.89 0.11 0.20
21 A' 824 796 29.77 11.17 0.19 0.31
22 A' 639 617 24.48 3.81 0.44 0.61
23 A' 605 584 0.67 9.05 0.75 0.86
24 A' 429 414 0.25 7.30 0.40 0.57
25 A' 208 201 8.01 0.81 0.50 0.67
26 A" 1039 1004 6.88 0.09 0.75 0.86
27 A" 1022 987 2.44 0.05 0.75 0.86
28 A" 1017 982 0.47 0.11 0.75 0.86
29 A" 961 928 1.42 5.25 0.75 0.86
30 A" 890 860 0.00 9.65 0.75 0.86
31 A" 784 757 96.40 1.58 0.75 0.86
32 A" 687 664 21.39 0.34 0.75 0.86
33 A" 456 440 8.88 0.22 0.75 0.86
34 A" 413 399 0.15 0.00 0.75 0.86
35 A" 244 236 10.54 0.80 0.75 0.86
36 A" 127 122 4.71 1.76 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23992.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23169.8 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/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.16931 0.05066 0.03899

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.580 0.000
C2 -1.066 -0.365 0.000
C3 -0.773 -1.747 0.000
C4 0.580 -2.187 0.000
C5 1.642 -1.247 0.000
C6 1.352 0.139 0.000
C7 -0.286 2.051 0.000
O8 -1.410 2.550 0.000
H9 0.624 2.704 0.000
H10 -2.096 0.001 0.000
H11 -1.585 -2.480 0.000
H12 0.802 -3.259 0.000
H13 2.680 -1.592 0.000
H14 2.164 0.874 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.42522.45182.82722.45651.42231.49832.42272.21382.17473.44603.92173.44952.1834
C21.42521.41222.45512.84822.47052.53932.93583.50421.09272.17703.44423.94203.4595
C32.45181.41221.42232.46582.84083.82874.34394.66492.19181.09412.18333.45623.9357
C42.82722.45511.42231.41842.45064.32545.13814.89133.45612.18431.09452.18303.4464
C52.45652.84822.46581.41841.41583.82004.87164.08013.94063.45432.17981.09382.1841
C61.42232.47052.84082.45061.41582.51773.66662.66663.45083.93483.44162.18131.0949
C71.49832.53933.82874.32543.82002.51771.23001.12022.73514.71325.41994.69732.7175
O82.42272.93584.34395.13814.87163.66661.23002.03992.64045.03306.21595.82093.9471
H92.21383.50424.66494.89134.08012.66661.12022.03993.83525.63495.96544.76242.3915
H102.17471.09272.19183.45613.94063.45082.73512.64043.83522.53244.36155.03444.3482
H113.44602.17701.09412.18433.45433.93484.71325.03305.63492.53242.51114.35645.0297
H123.92173.44422.18331.09452.17983.44165.41996.21595.96544.36152.51112.51094.3510
H133.44953.94203.45622.18301.09382.18134.69735.82094.76245.03444.35642.51092.5191
H142.18343.45953.93573.44642.18411.09492.71753.94712.39154.34825.02974.35102.5191

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.560 C1 C2 H10 118.872
C1 C6 C5 119.891 C1 C6 H14 119.748
C1 C7 O8 124.950 C1 C7 H9 114.671
C2 C1 C6 120.360 C2 C1 C7 120.563
C2 C3 C4 120.034 C2 C3 H11 120.063
C3 C2 H10 121.568 C3 C4 C5 120.463
C3 C4 H12 119.766 C4 C3 H11 119.903
C4 C5 C6 119.693 C4 C5 H13 120.126
C5 C4 H12 119.771 C5 C6 H14 120.361
C6 C1 C7 119.077 C6 C5 H13 120.181
O8 C7 H9 120.379
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.327      
2 C -0.092      
3 C -0.391      
4 C -0.264      
5 C -0.377      
6 C -0.272      
7 C -0.643      
8 O -0.071      
9 H 0.188      
10 H 0.356      
11 H 0.304      
12 H 0.295      
13 H 0.306      
14 H 0.332      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.452 -2.694 0.000 3.643
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -43.348 6.874 0.000
y 6.874 -46.356 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.002
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.331 6.874 0.000
y 6.874 -0.181 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.150
Polar
3z2-r2-8.300
x2-y23.008
xy6.874
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.948 -1.335 0.000
y -1.335 15.694 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.872


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 210.048
(<r2>)1/2 14.493