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All results from a given calculation for C5H5 (cyclopentadienyl radical)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (D5H)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-193.215255
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-193.215255
Nuclear repulsion energy148.097600
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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3193 3160 0.10      
2 A1 3185 3152 8.56      
3 A1 3147 3114 1.61      
4 A1 1534 1518 0.03      
5 A1 1418 1404 2.19      
6 A1 1116 1105 0.01      
7 A1 1060 1050 7.26      
8 A1 1022 1012 10.76      
9 A1 813 804 0.29      
10 A2 862 853 0.00      
11 A2 800 791 0.00      
12 A2 507 502 0.00      
13 B1 847 838 5.19      
14 B1 699 691 5.41      
15 B1 665 659 63.20      
16 B1 470 465 8.44      
17 B2 3166 3134 12.94      
18 B2 3148 3116 10.05      
19 B2 1357 1343 36.48      
20 B2 1243 1231 0.00      
21 B2 1174 1162 1.90      
22 B2 958 948 0.17      
23 B2 898 889 3.19      
24 B2 57i 56i 7.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16613.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9897) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16442.1 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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.30737 0.28168 0.14698

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.230
C2 0.000 1.127 0.394
C3 0.000 0.683 -1.009
C4 0.000 -0.683 -1.009
C5 0.000 -1.127 0.394
H6 0.000 0.000 2.317
H7 0.000 2.170 0.717
H8 0.000 1.346 -1.873
H9 0.000 -1.346 -1.873
H10 0.000 -2.170 0.717

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.40352.34102.34101.40351.08752.22953.38243.38242.2295
C21.40351.47182.29072.25482.22951.09142.27783.35513.3130
C32.34101.47181.36632.29073.39612.27861.08892.20513.3348
C42.34102.29071.36631.47183.39613.33482.20511.08892.2786
C51.40352.25482.29071.47182.22953.31303.35512.27781.0914
H61.08752.22953.39613.39612.22952.69594.40154.40152.6959
H72.22951.09142.27863.33483.31302.69592.71884.36704.3396
H83.38242.27781.08892.20513.35514.40152.71882.69124.3670
H93.38243.35512.20511.08892.27784.40154.36702.69122.7188
H102.22953.31303.33482.27861.09142.69594.33964.36702.7188

picture of cyclopentadienyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 108.987 C1 C2 H7 126.199
C1 C5 C4 108.987 C1 C5 H10 126.199
C2 C1 C5 106.889 C2 C1 H6 126.555
C2 C3 C4 107.568 C2 C3 H8 124.957
C3 C2 H7 124.814 C3 C4 C5 107.568
C3 C4 H9 127.475 C4 C3 H8 127.475
C4 C5 H10 124.814 C5 C1 H6 126.555
C5 C4 H9 124.957
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.129      
2 C -0.088      
3 C -0.115      
4 C -0.115      
5 C -0.088      
6 H 0.101      
7 H 0.112      
8 H 0.105      
9 H 0.105      
10 H 0.112      


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 0.059 0.059
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.055 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.466 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.195
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.724 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.159 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.565
Polar
3z2-r23.130
x2-y2-6.589
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.405 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.060 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.392


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 88.108
(<r2>)1/2 9.387