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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-30.838799
Energy at 298.15K-30.843637
HF Energy-30.280683
Nuclear repulsion energy74.568704
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 3290 3123 0.66      
2 A1 3273 3107 5.50      
3 A1 3242 3078 1.77      
4 A1 1569 1490 1.32      
5 A1 1496 1420 5.59      
6 A1 1172 1113 2.92      
7 A1 1092 1037 11.45      
8 A1 1065 1012 17.70      
9 A1 830 788 0.37      
10 A2 866 822 0.00      
11 A2 854 811 0.00      
12 A2 527 500 0.00      
13 B1 919 872 12.85      
14 B1 764 725 60.66      
15 B1 708 672 124.71      
16 B1 514 488 14.64      
17 B2 3822 3629 13531.75      
18 B2 3246 3082 302.18      
19 B2 3238 3074 6.06      
20 B2 1378 1308 98.13      
21 B2 1288 1223 0.16      
22 B2 1154 1096 17.19      
23 B2 971 922 1.55      
24 B2 840 797 8.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19058.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9494) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18094.3 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
0.30115 0.27742 0.14440

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 1.239
C2 0.000 1.136 0.397
C3 0.000 0.698 -1.018
C4 0.000 -0.698 -1.018
C5 0.000 -1.136 0.397
H6 0.000 0.000 2.329
H7 0.000 2.179 0.727
H8 0.000 1.360 -1.887
H9 0.000 -1.360 -1.887
H10 0.000 -2.179 0.727

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.41412.36222.36221.41411.09012.23833.40863.40862.2383
C21.41411.48082.31652.27222.24141.09402.29463.38303.3315
C32.36221.48081.39662.31653.41882.28851.09212.23403.3651
C42.36222.31651.39661.48083.41883.36512.23401.09212.2885
C51.41412.27222.31651.48082.24143.33153.38302.29461.0940
H61.09012.24143.41883.41882.24142.70444.42964.42962.7044
H72.23831.09402.28853.36513.33152.70442.73934.39954.3580
H83.40862.29461.09212.23403.38304.42962.73932.71954.3995
H93.40863.38302.23401.09212.29464.42964.39952.71952.7393
H102.23833.33153.36512.28851.09402.70444.35804.39952.7393

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 109.347 C1 C2 H7 125.881
C1 C5 C4 109.347 C1 C5 H10 125.881
C2 C1 C5 106.912 C2 C1 H6 126.544
C2 C3 C4 107.197 C2 C3 H8 125.527
C3 C2 H7 124.771 C3 C4 C5 107.197
C3 C4 H9 127.276 C4 C3 H8 127.276
C4 C5 H10 124.771 C5 C1 H6 126.544
C5 C4 H9 125.527
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability