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All results from a given calculation for Fe(CO)5 (Iron pentacarbonyl)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C4V 1A1
1 2 yes D3H 1A1'

Conformer 1 (C4V)

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Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-229.646945
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-227.860354
Nuclear repulsion energy378.096065
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-121G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/CEP-121G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G

Point Group is C4v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Fe1 0.000 0.000 0.431
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.418
C3 0.000 1.750 0.441
C4 -1.750 0.000 0.441
C5 0.000 -1.750 0.441
C6 1.750 0.000 0.441
O7 0.000 0.000 -2.686
O8 0.000 2.937 0.257
O9 -2.937 0.000 0.257
O10 0.000 -2.937 0.257
O11 2.937 0.000 0.257

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Fe1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 O7 O8 O9 O10 O11
Fe11.84831.75031.75031.75031.75033.11672.94172.94172.94172.9417
C21.84832.55272.55272.55272.55271.26843.38053.38053.38053.3805
C31.75032.55272.47533.50062.47533.58321.20043.42354.69043.4235
C41.75032.55272.47532.47533.50063.58323.42351.20043.42354.6904
C51.75032.55273.50062.47532.47533.58324.69043.42351.20043.4235
C61.75032.55272.47533.50062.47533.58323.42354.69043.42351.2004
O73.11671.26843.58323.58323.58323.58324.15754.15754.15754.1575
O82.94173.38051.20043.42354.69043.42354.15754.15295.87314.1529
O92.94173.38053.42351.20043.42354.69044.15754.15294.15295.8731
O102.94173.38054.69043.42351.20043.42354.15755.87314.15294.1529
O112.94173.38053.42354.69043.42351.20044.15754.15295.87314.1529

picture of Iron pentacarbonyl state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Fe1 C2 O7 180.000 Fe1 C3 O8 170.876
Fe1 C4 O9 170.876 Fe1 C5 O10 170.876
Fe1 C6 O11 170.876 C2 Fe1 C3 90.324
C2 Fe1 C4 90.324 C2 Fe1 C5 90.324
C2 Fe1 C6 90.324 C3 Fe1 C4 89.998
C3 Fe1 C5 179.352 C3 Fe1 C6 89.998
C4 Fe1 C5 89.998 C4 Fe1 C6 179.352
C5 Fe1 C6 89.998
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-229.676524
Energy at 298.15K-229.676706
HF Energy-227.904528
Nuclear repulsion energy374.627121
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-121G
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' 1905 1859 0.00      
2 A1' 1849 1804 0.00      
3 A1' 624 609 0.00      
4 A1' 468 457 0.00      
5 A2' 400 390 0.00      
6 A2" 1824 1780 103.57      
7 A2" 767 748 214.82      
8 A2" 605 591 223.53      
9 A2" 109 107 1.46      
10 E' 2486 2427 32957.96      
10 E' 2486 2427 32957.88      
11 E' 991 968 5126.04      
11 E' 991 968 5126.03      
12 E' 564 550 117.78      
12 E' 564 550 117.78      
13 E' 541 528 163.56      
13 E' 541 528 163.56      
14 E' 164 160 45.09      
14 E' 164 160 45.09      
15 E' 78 76 5.91      
15 E' 78 76 5.91      
16 E" 651 635 0.00      
16 E" 651 635 0.00      
17 E" 474 463 0.00      
17 E" 474 463 0.00      
18 E" 122 119 0.00      
18 E" 122 119 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10346.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.976) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10097.8 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 MP2/CEP-121G
ABC
0.03061 0.02729 0.02729

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Fe1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.000 0.000 1.699
C3 0.000 1.803 0.000
C4 1.561 -0.901 0.000
C5 -1.561 -0.901 0.000
C6 0.000 0.000 -1.699
O7 0.000 0.000 2.922
O8 0.000 3.006 0.000
O9 2.604 -1.503 0.000
O10 -2.604 -1.503 0.000
O11 0.000 0.000 -2.922

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Fe1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 O7 O8 O9 O10 O11
Fe11.69851.80291.80291.80291.69852.92183.00643.00643.00642.9218
C21.69852.47702.47702.47703.39701.22333.45303.45303.45304.6204
C31.80292.47703.12283.12282.47703.43331.20344.20824.20823.4333
C41.80292.47703.12283.12282.47703.43334.20821.20344.20823.4333
C51.80292.47703.12283.12282.47703.43334.20824.20821.20343.4333
C61.69853.39702.47702.47702.47704.62043.45303.45303.45301.2233
O72.92181.22333.43333.43333.43334.62044.19234.19234.19235.8437
O83.00643.45301.20344.20824.20823.45304.19235.20725.20724.1923
O93.00643.45304.20821.20344.20823.45304.19235.20725.20724.1923
O103.00643.45304.20824.20821.20343.45304.19235.20725.20724.1923
O112.92184.62043.43333.43333.43331.22335.84374.19234.19234.1923

picture of Iron pentacarbonyl state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Fe1 C2 O7 180.000 Fe1 C3 O8 180.000
Fe1 C4 O9 180.000 Fe1 C5 O10 180.000
Fe1 C6 O11 180.000 C2 Fe1 C3 90.000
C2 Fe1 C4 90.000 C2 Fe1 C5 90.000
C2 Fe1 C6 180.000 C3 Fe1 C4 120.000
C3 Fe1 C5 120.000 C3 Fe1 C6 90.000
C4 Fe1 C5 120.000 C4 Fe1 C6 90.000
C5 Fe1 C6 90.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability