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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (Pentalene)

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-47.286644
Energy at 298.15K-47.292754
HF Energy-47.286644
Nuclear repulsion energy153.159374
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 HF/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 Ag 3434 3084 0.00      
2 Ag 3413 3065 0.00      
3 Ag 3400 3053 0.00      
4 Ag 1837 1650 0.00      
5 Ag 1739 1562 0.00      
6 Ag 1500 1347 0.00      
7 Ag 1447 1300 0.00      
8 Ag 1283 1153 0.00      
9 Ag 1188 1066 0.00      
10 Ag 1022 918 0.00      
11 Ag 900 808 0.00      
12 Ag 752 675 0.00      
13 Ag 689 619 0.00      
14 Au 1059 951 5.19      
15 Au 999 897 34.43      
16 Au 848 761 146.10      
17 Au 550 494 14.39      
18 Au 315 283 3.58      
19 Au 191 172 10.22      
20 Bg 1057 949 0.00      
21 Bg 1024 920 0.00      
22 Bg 875 786 0.00      
23 Bg 712 639 0.00      
24 Bg 577 518 0.00      
25 Bu 3434 3084 41.57      
26 Bu 3413 3065 44.34      
27 Bu 3400 3053 12.90      
28 Bu 1828 1642 27.80      
29 Bu 1706 1532 43.18      
30 Bu 1448 1300 16.15      
31 Bu 1362 1223 18.03      
32 Bu 1199 1077 32.22      
33 Bu 1115 1001 24.29      
34 Bu 1011 908 0.28      
35 Bu 884 794 12.05      
36 Bu 471 423 4.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26040.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.898) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23384.4 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 HF/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.17125 0.07141 0.05039

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.357 1.097 0.000
C2 2.181 -0.181 0.000
C3 1.357 -1.264 0.000
C4 -1.357 -1.097 0.000
C5 -2.181 0.181 0.000
C6 -1.357 1.264 0.000
C7 0.046 0.741 0.000
C8 -0.046 -0.741 0.000
H9 1.781 2.089 0.000
H10 3.260 -0.199 0.000
H11 1.652 -2.301 0.000
H12 -1.781 -2.089 0.000
H13 -3.260 0.199 0.000
H14 -1.652 2.301 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52072.36123.48953.65452.71901.35822.31191.07932.30243.41054.47204.70363.2413
C21.52071.36103.65454.37703.82192.32532.29642.30531.07942.18464.39785.45454.5668
C32.36121.36102.71903.82193.70942.39541.49783.38032.18131.07783.24484.84344.6656
C43.48953.65452.71901.52072.36122.31191.35824.47204.70363.24131.07932.30243.4105
C53.65454.37703.82191.52071.36102.29642.32534.39785.45454.56682.30531.07942.1846
C62.71903.82193.70942.36121.36101.49782.39543.24484.84344.66563.38032.18131.0778
C71.35822.32532.39542.31192.29641.49781.48412.19753.34843.43953.36863.35062.3065
C82.31192.29641.49781.35822.32532.39541.48413.36863.35062.30652.19753.34843.4395
H91.07932.30533.38034.47204.39783.24482.19753.36862.72434.39195.49105.38433.4403
H102.30241.07942.18134.70365.45454.84343.34843.35062.72432.64655.38436.53255.5120
H113.41052.18461.07783.24134.56684.66563.43952.30654.39192.64653.44035.51205.6655
H124.47204.39783.24481.07932.30533.38033.36862.19755.49105.38433.44032.72434.3919
H134.70365.45454.84342.30241.07942.18133.35063.34845.38436.53255.51202.72432.6465
H143.24134.56684.66563.41052.18461.07782.30653.43953.44035.51205.66554.39192.6465

picture of Pentalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 109.922 C1 C2 H10 123.747
C1 C7 C6 144.325 C1 C7 C8 108.780
C2 C1 C7 107.610 C2 C1 H9 124.028
C2 C3 C8 106.793 C2 C3 H11 126.823
C3 C2 H10 126.331 C3 C8 C4 144.325
C3 C8 C7 106.896 C4 C5 C6 109.922
C4 C5 H13 123.747 C4 C8 C7 108.780
C5 C4 C8 107.610 C5 C4 H12 124.028
C5 C6 C7 106.793 C5 C6 H14 126.823
C6 C5 H13 126.331 C6 C7 C8 106.896
C7 C1 H9 128.362 C7 C6 H14 126.384
C8 C3 H11 126.384 C8 C4 H12 128.362
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.277      
2 C -0.446      
3 C 0.031      
4 C -0.277      
5 C -0.446      
6 C 0.031      
7 C -0.225      
8 C -0.225      
9 H 0.310      
10 H 0.296      
11 H 0.312      
12 H 0.310      
13 H 0.296      
14 H 0.312      


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


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -40.052 1.594 0.000
y 1.594 -40.565 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -52.022
Traceless
 xyz
x 6.242 1.594 0.000
y 1.594 5.472 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.713
Polar
3z2-r2-23.427
x2-y20.513
xy1.594
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 17.866 1.900 0.000
y 1.900 12.005 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.134


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 173.788
(<r2>)1/2 13.183