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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G*

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-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-59.137958
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-59.137958
Nuclear repulsion energy160.746411
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-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 A' 3189 3091 10.75 175.15 0.14 0.24
2 A' 3179 3082 27.50 172.43 0.13 0.23
3 A' 3169 3072 26.44 88.51 0.75 0.86
4 A' 3157 3061 2.76 98.85 0.69 0.82
5 A' 3148 3051 7.36 46.57 0.47 0.64
6 A' 2890 2802 136.67 146.38 0.30 0.46
7 A' 1742 1689 270.49 91.66 0.34 0.51
8 A' 1622 1572 30.04 90.38 0.53 0.69
9 A' 1604 1555 15.79 13.18 0.52 0.68
10 A' 1508 1462 0.56 0.96 0.32 0.49
11 A' 1470 1425 11.04 2.13 0.22 0.36
12 A' 1415 1372 8.66 3.13 0.58 0.73
13 A' 1337 1296 5.32 1.19 0.74 0.85
14 A' 1318 1277 16.85 1.22 0.39 0.57
15 A' 1205 1168 53.90 21.69 0.28 0.44
16 A' 1176 1140 29.74 11.49 0.15 0.26
17 A' 1167 1132 1.54 7.27 0.73 0.84
18 A' 1086 1052 4.51 0.59 0.25 0.41
19 A' 1027 996 2.07 7.38 0.10 0.17
20 A' 998 968 0.69 37.09 0.08 0.15
21 A' 823 798 32.33 12.90 0.12 0.22
22 A' 648 628 24.44 3.11 0.36 0.53
23 A' 618 599 0.38 6.41 0.75 0.86
24 A' 433 420 0.28 6.47 0.34 0.50
25 A' 215 208 7.72 0.67 0.55 0.71
26 A" 1037 1005 3.10 3.83 0.75 0.86
27 A" 1013 982 0.26 1.41 0.75 0.86
28 A" 990 960 0.13 0.21 0.75 0.86
29 A" 946 917 2.05 0.24 0.75 0.86
30 A" 875 848 0.05 0.80 0.75 0.86
31 A" 774 750 61.56 0.26 0.75 0.86
32 A" 702 681 26.36 0.05 0.75 0.86
33 A" 469 454 5.34 0.28 0.75 0.86
34 A" 417 405 0.12 0.02 0.75 0.86
35 A" 240 232 7.42 1.09 0.75 0.86
36 A" 123 120 4.53 2.13 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23864.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9694) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23133.9 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-121G*
ABC
0.17232 0.05130 0.03953

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.577 0.000
C2 -1.049 -0.368 0.000
C3 -0.753 -1.737 0.000
C4 0.589 -2.168 0.000
C5 1.637 -1.230 0.000
C6 1.341 0.142 0.000
C7 -0.299 2.039 0.000
O8 -1.424 2.522 0.000
H9 0.599 2.701 0.000
H10 -2.076 -0.009 0.000
H11 -1.560 -2.469 0.000
H12 0.816 -3.234 0.000
H13 2.672 -1.566 0.000
H14 2.146 0.878 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.41212.43332.80752.43811.40951.49282.41062.20682.15733.42173.89683.42562.1671
C21.41211.40022.43382.82082.44392.52182.91463.48361.08822.16163.41883.90963.4296
C32.43331.40021.41002.44322.81373.80354.31154.63922.17621.08902.16853.43003.9042
C42.80752.43381.41001.40622.42974.30025.10404.86903.43032.16981.08932.16853.4208
C52.43812.82082.44321.40621.40403.79964.84214.06573.90873.42812.16511.08882.1686
C61.40952.44392.81372.42971.40402.50753.64772.66393.42043.90273.41652.16621.0906
C71.49282.52183.80354.30023.79962.50751.22391.11522.71184.68115.38954.67222.7070
O82.41062.91464.31155.10404.84213.64771.22392.03042.61384.99276.17615.78733.9303
H92.20683.48364.63924.86904.06572.66391.11522.03043.80785.60215.93844.74422.3911
H102.15731.08822.17623.43033.90873.42042.71182.61383.80782.51354.33164.99754.3144
H113.42172.16161.08902.16983.42813.90274.68114.99275.60212.51352.49574.32734.9932
H123.89683.41882.16851.08932.16513.41655.38956.17615.93844.33162.49572.49544.3212
H133.42563.90963.43002.16851.08882.16624.67225.78734.74424.99754.32732.49542.5000
H142.16713.42963.90423.42082.16861.09062.70703.93032.39114.31444.99324.32122.5000

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.819 C1 C2 H10 118.701
C1 C6 C5 120.124 C1 C6 H14 119.640
C1 C7 O8 124.786 C1 C7 H9 114.825
C2 C1 C6 120.029 C2 C1 C7 120.461
C2 C3 C4 120.005 C2 C3 H11 120.029
C3 C2 H10 121.480 C3 C4 C5 120.351
C3 C4 H12 119.821 C4 C3 H11 119.966
C4 C5 C6 119.672 C4 C5 H13 120.182
C5 C4 H12 119.829 C5 C6 H14 120.235
C6 C1 C7 119.509 C6 C5 H13 120.146
O8 C7 H9 120.389
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.517      
2 C -0.339      
3 C -0.194      
4 C -0.199      
5 C -0.199      
6 C -0.343      
7 C -0.236      
8 O -0.237      
9 H 0.105      
10 H 0.254      
11 H 0.213      
12 H 0.210      
13 H 0.213      
14 H 0.233      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.339 -2.572 0.000 3.477
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.297 6.413 0.000
y 6.413 -46.858 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.192
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.728 6.413 0.000
y 6.413 -0.114 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.614
Polar
3z2-r2-7.229
x2-y22.561
xy6.413
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.631 -1.144 0.000
y -1.144 16.124 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.461


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 207.972
(<r2>)1/2 14.421