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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-344.726715
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-343.462944
Nuclear repulsion energy321.255044
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3256 3076 6.87 245.52 0.11 0.19
2 A' 3251 3070 4.55 19.66 0.42 0.60
3 A' 3242 3062 4.48 75.81 0.73 0.85
4 A' 3231 3052 0.53 65.35 0.72 0.84
5 A' 3219 3040 2.37 43.94 0.39 0.57
6 A' 2961 2797 103.52 110.66 0.27 0.43
7 A' 1769 1671 144.58 77.79 0.32 0.48
8 A' 1646 1554 11.83 47.98 0.54 0.70
9 A' 1633 1542 7.39 8.76 0.56 0.71
10 A' 1523 1438 0.47 1.65 0.25 0.40
11 A' 1486 1404 9.61 1.21 0.11 0.20
12 A' 1475 1393 3.63 1.58 0.73 0.85
13 A' 1429 1350 11.47 2.70 0.66 0.80
14 A' 1332 1258 14.12 1.71 0.44 0.61
15 A' 1245 1176 53.69 24.86 0.23 0.38
16 A' 1196 1130 8.91 6.00 0.30 0.46
17 A' 1190 1123 1.81 6.33 0.69 0.82
18 A' 1104 1042 3.99 0.71 0.25 0.40
19 A' 1048 990 1.45 11.14 0.09 0.17
20 A' 1007 952 0.42 21.55 0.09 0.16
21 A' 841 794 31.72 9.21 0.17 0.28
22 A' 655 618 17.64 3.49 0.32 0.48
23 A' 614 580 0.67 4.47 0.75 0.86
24 A' 437 412 0.30 4.57 0.32 0.49
25 A' 217 205 7.37 0.53 0.50 0.67
26 A" 1040 982 0.32 4.82 0.75 0.86
27 A" 985 930 0.14 0.04 0.75 0.86
28 A" 962 909 0.13 0.00 0.75 0.86
29 A" 928 876 1.19 0.88 0.75 0.86
30 A" 873 825 0.03 3.19 0.75 0.86
31 A" 761 719 55.18 0.97 0.75 0.86
32 A" 684 646 5.45 0.02 0.75 0.86
33 A" 461 435 4.58 0.26 0.75 0.86
34 A" 411 388 0.08 0.01 0.75 0.86
35 A" 236 223 6.15 1.02 0.75 0.86
36 A" 119 112 3.84 2.07 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24230.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22885.8 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.17494 0.05235 0.04029

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.572 0.000
C2 -1.037 -0.367 0.000
C3 -0.734 -1.723 0.000
C4 0.599 -2.144 0.000
C5 1.632 -1.207 0.000
C6 1.332 0.153 0.000
C7 -0.312 2.017 0.000
O8 -1.437 2.479 0.000
H9 0.577 2.681 0.000
H10 -2.060 -0.009 0.000
H11 -1.532 -2.457 0.000
H12 0.831 -3.203 0.000
H13 2.664 -1.537 0.000
H14 2.127 0.893 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.39842.40962.78092.41421.39661.47892.38752.18722.14023.39433.86513.39822.1509
C21.39841.38972.41492.79782.42532.49212.87353.44911.08412.14813.39553.88163.4050
C32.40961.38971.39772.42192.79133.76464.26034.59582.16701.08392.15353.40363.8770
C42.78092.41491.39771.39472.41124.25985.05084.82543.40962.15361.08422.15283.3999
C52.41422.79782.42191.39471.39283.76524.79614.02913.88153.40202.15081.08382.1580
C61.39662.42532.79132.41121.39282.48583.61612.63883.39613.87523.39332.15211.0858
C71.47892.49213.76464.25983.76522.48581.21591.10942.67654.63805.34404.63612.6850
O82.38752.87354.26035.05084.79613.61611.21592.02402.56474.93676.11735.74003.9001
H92.18723.44914.59584.82544.02912.63881.10942.02403.76745.55455.88984.70692.3660
H102.14021.08412.16703.40963.88153.39612.67652.56473.76742.50434.30764.96534.2828
H113.39432.14811.08392.15363.40203.87524.63804.93675.55452.50432.47744.29594.9610
H123.86513.39552.15351.08422.15083.39335.34406.11735.88984.30762.47742.47734.2965
H133.39823.88163.40362.15281.08382.15214.63615.74004.70694.96534.29592.47732.4895
H142.15093.40503.87703.39992.15801.08582.68503.90012.36604.28284.96104.29652.4895

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.595 C1 C2 H10 118.567
C1 C6 C5 119.875 C1 C6 H14 119.566
C1 C7 O8 124.453 C1 C7 H9 114.594
C2 C1 C6 120.389 C2 C1 C7 119.999
C2 C3 C4 120.081 C2 C3 H11 120.039
C3 C2 H10 121.837 C3 C4 C5 120.296
C3 C4 H12 119.857 C4 C3 H11 119.880
C4 C5 C6 119.764 C4 C5 H13 120.068
C5 C4 H12 119.847 C5 C6 H14 120.559
C6 C1 C7 119.612 C6 C5 H13 120.168
O8 C7 H9 120.952
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability