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All results from a given calculation for C6H12 (Cyclohexane)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Chair 1A1g
1 2 no twist boat 1A

Conformer 1 (Chair)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-234.530643
Energy at 298.15K-234.545230
Nuclear repulsion energy255.095208
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 B3PW91/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1g 3088 2968 0.00      
2 A1g 3042 2924 0.00      
3 A1g 1552 1492 0.00      
4 A1g 1194 1148 0.00      
5 A1g 809 778 0.00      
6 A1g 387 372 0.00      
7 A1u 1388 1334 0.00      
8 A1u 1168 1123 0.00      
9 A1u 1093 1051 0.00      
10 A2g 1393 1339 0.00      
11 A2g 1119 1075 0.00      
12 A2u 3106 2985 112.60      
13 A2u 3041 2923 37.95      
14 A2u 1545 1485 27.09      
15 A2u 1063 1022 3.33      
16 A2u 525 505 1.27      
17 Eg 3093 2973 0.00      
17 Eg 3093 2973 0.00      
18 Eg 3041 2923 0.00      
18 Eg 3041 2923 0.00      
19 Eg 1530 1471 0.00      
19 Eg 1530 1471 0.00      
20 Eg 1392 1338 0.00      
20 Eg 1392 1338 0.00      
21 Eg 1318 1267 0.00      
21 Eg 1318 1267 0.00      
22 Eg 1055 1014 0.00      
22 Eg 1055 1014 0.00      
23 Eg 805 774 0.00      
23 Eg 805 774 0.00      
24 Eg 428 411 0.00      
24 Eg 428 411 0.00      
25 Eu 3085 2966 80.59      
25 Eu 3085 2966 80.59      
26 Eu 3040 2922 33.06      
26 Eu 3040 2922 33.06      
27 Eu 1531 1471 8.95      
27 Eu 1531 1471 8.95      
28 Eu 1410 1355 0.49      
28 Eu 1410 1355 0.49      
29 Eu 1322 1271 0.82      
29 Eu 1322 1271 0.82      
30 Eu 936 900 4.96      
30 Eu 936 900 4.96      
31 Eu 869 836 3.12      
31 Eu 869 836 3.12      
32 Eu 232 223 0.07      
32 Eu 232 223 0.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 37843.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 36375.0 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 B3PW91/3-21G
ABC
0.14300 0.14300 0.08204

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 -1.463 0.241
C2 -1.267 0.732 0.241
C3 1.267 0.732 0.241
C4 0.000 1.463 -0.241
C5 -1.267 -0.732 -0.241
C6 1.267 -0.732 -0.241
H7 0.000 -1.495 1.341
H8 -1.295 0.748 1.341
H9 1.295 0.748 1.341
H10 0.000 1.495 -1.341
H11 -1.295 -0.748 -1.341
H12 1.295 -0.748 -1.341
H13 0.000 -2.500 -0.121
H14 -2.165 1.250 -0.121
H15 2.165 1.250 -0.121
H16 0.000 2.500 0.121
H17 -2.165 -1.250 0.121
H18 2.165 -1.250 0.121

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.53452.53452.96601.54071.54071.10032.78842.78843.35502.16602.16601.09833.49023.49023.96522.17892.1789
C22.53452.53451.54071.54072.96602.78841.10032.78842.16602.16603.35503.49021.09833.49022.17892.17893.9652
C32.53452.53451.54072.96601.54072.78842.78841.10032.16603.35502.16603.49023.49021.09832.17893.96522.1789
C42.96601.54071.54072.53452.53453.35502.16602.16601.10032.78842.78843.96522.17892.17891.09833.49023.4902
C51.54071.54072.96602.53452.53452.16602.16603.35502.78841.10032.78842.17892.17893.96523.49021.09833.4902
C61.54072.96601.54072.53452.53452.16603.35502.16602.78842.78841.10032.17893.96522.17893.49023.49021.0983
H71.10032.78842.78843.35502.16602.16602.59002.59004.01693.07043.07041.77403.78983.78984.17752.49712.4971
H82.78841.10032.78842.16602.16603.35502.59002.59003.07043.07044.01693.78981.77403.78982.49712.49714.1775
H92.78842.78841.10032.16603.35502.16602.59002.59003.07044.01693.07043.78983.78981.77402.49714.17752.4971
H103.35502.16602.16601.10032.78842.78844.01693.07043.07042.59002.59004.17752.49712.49711.77403.78983.7898
H112.16602.16603.35502.78841.10032.78843.07043.07044.01692.59002.59002.49712.49714.17753.78981.77403.7898
H122.16603.35502.16602.78842.78841.10033.07044.01693.07042.59002.59002.49714.17752.49713.78983.78981.7740
H131.09833.49023.49023.96522.17892.17891.77403.78983.78984.17752.49712.49714.33034.33035.00612.51182.5118
H143.49021.09833.49022.17892.17893.96523.78981.77403.78982.49712.49714.17754.33034.33032.51182.51185.0061
H153.49023.49021.09832.17893.96522.17893.78983.78981.77402.49714.17752.49714.33034.33032.51185.00612.5118
H163.96522.17892.17891.09833.49023.49024.17752.49712.49711.77403.78983.78985.00612.51182.51184.33034.3303
H172.17892.17893.96523.49021.09833.49022.49712.49714.17753.78981.77403.78982.51182.51185.00614.33034.3303
H182.17893.96522.17893.49023.49021.09832.49714.17752.49713.78983.78981.77402.51185.00612.51184.33034.3303

picture of Cyclohexane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 C2 110.680 C1 C5 H11 109.063
C1 C5 H17 110.188 C1 C6 C3 110.680
C1 C6 H12 109.063 C1 C6 H18 110.188
C2 C4 C3 110.680 C2 C4 H10 109.063
C2 C4 H16 110.188 C2 C5 H11 109.063
C2 C5 H17 110.188 C3 C4 H10 109.063
C3 C4 H16 110.188 C3 C6 H12 109.063
C3 C6 H18 110.188 C4 C2 C5 110.680
C4 C2 H8 109.063 C4 C2 H14 110.188
C4 C3 C6 110.680 C4 C3 H9 109.063
C4 C3 H15 110.188 C5 C1 C6 110.680
C5 C1 H7 109.063 C5 C1 H13 110.188
C5 C2 H8 109.063 C5 C2 H14 110.188
C6 C1 H7 109.063 C6 C1 H13 110.188
C6 C3 H9 109.063 C6 C3 H15 110.188
H7 C1 H13 107.590 H8 C2 H14 107.590
H9 C3 H15 107.590 H10 C4 H16 107.590
H11 C5 H17 107.590 H12 C6 H18 107.590
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.412      
2 C -0.412      
3 C -0.412      
4 C -0.412      
5 C -0.412      
6 C -0.412      
7 H 0.204      
8 H 0.204      
9 H 0.204      
10 H 0.204      
11 H 0.204      
12 H 0.204      
13 H 0.208      
14 H 0.208      
15 H 0.208      
16 H 0.208      
17 H 0.208      
18 H 0.208      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -39.814 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -39.814 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.407
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.204 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.204 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.407
Polar
3z2-r20.814
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 165.754
(<r2>)1/2 12.875

Conformer 2 (twist boat)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-234.520786
Energy at 298.15K-234.535137
Nuclear repulsion energy255.454988
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 B3PW91/3-21G
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 3118 2997 88.74      
2 A 3099 2979 0.00      
3 A 3084 2964 3.62      
4 A 3061 2943 0.00      
5 A 3055 2936 37.04      
6 A 3050 2932 0.00      
7 A 1565 1504 0.00      
8 A 1557 1496 20.54      
9 A 1537 1477 0.00      
10 A 1393 1339 0.00      
11 A 1388 1334 0.12      
12 A 1362 1309 0.59      
13 A 1337 1285 0.00      
14 A 1295 1245 0.00      
15 A 1289 1239 0.72      
16 A 1068 1026 0.46      
17 A 1042 1001 0.00      
18 A 959 921 0.00      
19 A 924 888 0.12      
20 A 814 782 0.00      
21 A 794 763 3.53      
22 A 469 451 0.00      
23 A 435 418 0.77      
24 A 281 270 0.00      
25 A 105 101 0.01      
26 B 3108 2987 40.71      
27 B 3098 2978 42.27      
28 B 3085 2965 43.26      
29 B 3060 2941 59.36      
30 B 3047 2929 9.24      
31 B 3045 2927 25.51      
32 B 1547 1487 8.23      
33 B 1540 1481 6.81      
34 B 1537 1478 0.22      
35 B 1409 1354 0.18      
36 B 1407 1352 0.91      
37 B 1395 1341 0.25      
38 B 1348 1296 2.03      
39 B 1199 1153 0.87      
40 B 1179 1133 1.50      
41 B 1162 1117 0.40      
42 B 1090 1048 0.00      
43 B 1040 999 2.91      
44 B 877 843 3.16      
45 B 864 830 1.94      
46 B 779 748 4.04      
47 B 565 544 1.18      
48 B 248 238 0.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 37854.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 36385.5 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 B3PW91/3-21G
ABC
0.14644 0.13803 0.08517

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.217 -0.654 0.404
C2 0.000 1.530 -0.000
C3 1.217 -0.655 -0.404
C4 1.217 0.654 0.404
C5 -0.000 -1.530 -0.000
C6 -1.217 0.655 -0.404
H7 -1.164 -0.409 1.474
H8 -0.276 2.181 0.840
H9 2.149 -1.211 -0.242
H10 1.164 0.409 1.474
H11 0.276 -2.181 0.840
H12 -2.149 1.211 -0.242
H13 -2.149 -1.210 0.243
H14 0.277 2.179 -0.841
H15 1.165 -0.409 -1.473
H16 2.149 1.210 0.243
H17 -0.277 -2.179 -0.841
H18 -1.165 0.409 -1.473

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.53272.56392.76311.55201.53831.09893.01893.47212.81852.17872.18361.09763.43693.04253.85152.18132.1585
C22.53272.53261.55203.05911.55202.69961.09813.49112.18683.81412.18623.49111.09812.69932.18623.81312.1869
C32.56392.53261.53831.55202.76353.04183.43711.09762.15862.18153.85193.47243.01781.09892.18352.17872.8195
C42.76311.55201.53832.53272.56392.81852.17872.18361.09893.01893.47213.85152.18132.15851.09763.43693.0425
C51.55203.05911.55202.53272.53262.18683.81412.18622.69961.09813.49112.18623.81312.18693.49111.09812.6993
C61.53831.55202.76352.56392.53262.15862.18153.85193.04183.43711.09762.18352.17872.81953.47243.01781.0989
H71.09892.69963.04182.81852.18682.15862.81063.81632.46772.36932.55771.76833.75993.75633.88793.04613.0589
H83.01891.09813.43712.17873.81412.18152.81064.30772.36934.39632.37053.91991.76933.75972.67934.67283.0460
H93.47213.49111.09762.18362.18623.85193.81634.30772.55772.37054.93384.32573.91911.76832.47002.67983.8891
H102.81852.18682.15861.09892.69963.04182.46772.36932.55772.81063.81633.88793.04613.05891.76833.75993.7563
H112.17873.81412.18153.01891.09813.43712.36934.39632.37052.81064.30772.67934.67283.04603.91991.76933.7597
H122.18362.18623.85193.47213.49111.09762.55772.37054.93383.81634.30772.47002.67983.88914.32573.91911.7683
H131.09763.49113.47243.85152.18622.18351.76833.91994.32573.88792.67932.47004.30743.81754.93352.37062.5574
H143.43691.09813.01782.18133.81312.17873.75991.76933.91913.04614.67282.67984.30742.80892.37064.39372.3689
H153.04252.69931.09892.15852.18692.81953.75633.75971.76833.05893.04603.88913.81752.80892.55742.36892.4696
H163.85152.18622.18351.09763.49113.47243.88792.67932.47001.76833.91994.32574.93352.37062.55744.30743.8175
H172.18133.81312.17873.43691.09813.01783.04614.67282.67983.75991.76933.91912.37064.39372.36894.30742.8089
H182.15852.18692.81953.04252.69931.09893.05893.04603.88913.75633.75971.76832.55742.36892.46963.81752.8089

picture of Cyclohexane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 C2 55.691 C1 C5 H11 109.406
C1 C5 H17 109.606 C1 C6 C3 66.208
C1 C6 H12 110.758 C1 C6 H18 108.720
C2 C4 C3 110.072 C2 C4 H10 109.988
C2 C4 H16 110.011 C2 C5 H11 126.370
C2 C5 H17 126.283 C3 C4 H10 108.730
C3 C4 H16 110.752 C3 C6 H12 171.185
C3 C6 H18 81.527 C4 C2 C5 55.691
C4 C2 H8 109.406 C4 C2 H14 109.606
C4 C3 C6 66.208 C4 C3 H9 110.758
C4 C3 H15 108.720 C5 C1 C6 110.072
C5 C1 H7 109.988 C5 C1 H13 110.011
C5 C2 H8 126.370 C5 C2 H14 126.283
C6 C1 H7 108.730 C6 C1 H13 110.752
C6 C3 H9 171.185 C6 C3 H15 81.527
H7 C1 H13 107.234 H8 C2 H14 107.347
H9 C3 H15 107.230 H10 C4 H16 107.234
H11 C5 H17 107.347 H12 C6 H18 107.230
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.424      
2 C -0.406      
3 C -0.424      
4 C -0.424      
5 C -0.406      
6 C -0.424      
7 H 0.209      
8 H 0.209      
9 H 0.210      
10 H 0.209      
11 H 0.209      
12 H 0.210      
13 H 0.210      
14 H 0.209      
15 H 0.209      
16 H 0.210      
17 H 0.209      
18 H 0.209      


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 -0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -39.605 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -39.895 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.308
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.004 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.438 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.442
Polar
3z2-r20.885
x2-y20.289
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.816 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.853 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.897


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 164.035
(<r2>)1/2 12.808