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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (Pentalene)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-48.327863
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-47.310423
Nuclear repulsion energy152.961523
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 Ag 3253 3100 0.00      
2 Ag 3233 3080 0.00      
3 Ag 3218 3066 0.00      
4 Ag 1616 1540 0.00      
5 Ag 1530 1458 0.00      
6 Ag 1395 1329 0.00      
7 Ag 1324 1262 0.00      
8 Ag 1194 1138 0.00      
9 Ag 1105 1053 0.00      
10 Ag 973 928 0.00      
11 Ag 853 813 0.00      
12 Ag 709 675 0.00      
13 Ag 652 621 0.00      
14 Au 765 729 14.28      
15 Au 655 624 160.21      
16 Au 606 577 6.54      
17 Au 313 298 0.01      
18 Au 267 254 5.03      
19 Au 99i 94i 0.99      
20 Bg 828 788 0.00      
21 Bg 723 688 0.00      
22 Bg 663 632 0.00      
23 Bg 522 498 0.00      
24 Bg 433 413 0.00      
25 Bu 3253 3100 30.60      
26 Bu 3233 3080 16.04      
27 Bu 3219 3067 17.56      
28 Bu 1611 1535 31.82      
29 Bu 1501 1430 12.52      
30 Bu 1340 1277 16.04      
31 Bu 1268 1208 17.25      
32 Bu 1129 1076 38.24      
33 Bu 1051 1001 4.58      
34 Bu 959 914 4.53      
35 Bu 836 796 5.33      
36 Bu 436 416 3.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23282.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22183.3 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-121G*
ABC
0.17184 0.07120 0.05034

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.355 1.104 0.000
C2 2.183 -0.159 0.000
C3 1.355 -1.250 0.000
C4 -1.355 -1.104 0.000
C5 -2.183 0.159 0.000
C6 -1.355 1.250 0.000
C7 0.039 0.736 0.000
C8 -0.039 -0.736 0.000
H9 1.777 2.107 0.000
H10 3.270 -0.171 0.000
H11 1.654 -2.294 0.000
H12 -1.777 -2.107 0.000
H13 -3.270 0.171 0.000
H14 -1.654 2.294 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.51012.35333.49513.66182.71381.36652.30771.08832.30053.41034.48514.71823.2360
C21.51011.36923.66184.37763.80822.32332.29542.30201.08722.19884.41315.46314.5543
C32.35331.36922.71383.80823.68662.38191.48563.38292.19821.08593.24724.83844.6487
C43.49513.66182.71381.51012.35332.30771.36654.48514.71823.23601.08832.30053.4103
C53.66184.37763.80821.51011.36922.29542.32334.41315.46314.55432.30201.08722.1988
C62.71383.80823.68662.35331.36921.48562.38193.24724.83844.64873.38292.19821.0859
C71.36652.32332.38192.30772.29541.48561.47332.21393.35603.43303.37293.35692.3009
C82.30772.29541.48561.36652.32332.38191.47333.37293.35692.30092.21393.35603.4330
H91.08832.30203.38294.48514.41313.24722.21393.37292.72334.40205.51235.40583.4365
H102.30051.08722.19824.71825.46314.83843.35603.35692.72332.66775.40586.54925.5067
H113.41032.19881.08593.23604.55434.64873.43302.30094.40202.66773.43655.50675.6559
H124.48514.41313.24721.08832.30203.38293.37292.21395.51235.40583.43652.72334.4020
H134.71825.46314.83842.30051.08722.19823.35693.35605.40586.54925.50672.72332.6677
H143.23604.55434.64873.41032.19881.08592.30093.43303.43655.50675.65594.40202.6677

picture of Pentalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 109.536 C1 C2 H10 123.867
C1 C7 C6 144.131 C1 C7 C8 108.650
C2 C1 C7 107.630 C2 C1 H9 123.923
C2 C3 C8 106.965 C2 C3 H11 126.785
C3 C2 H10 126.597 C3 C8 C4 144.131
C3 C8 C7 107.219 C4 C5 C6 109.536
C4 C5 H13 123.867 C4 C8 C7 108.650
C5 C4 C8 107.630 C5 C4 H12 123.923
C5 C6 C7 106.965 C5 C6 H14 126.785
C6 C5 H13 126.597 C6 C7 C8 107.219
C7 C1 H9 128.447 C7 C6 H14 126.250
C8 C3 H11 126.250 C8 C4 H12 128.447
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability