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All results from a given calculation for C6H12 (Cyclohexane)

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G

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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 MP2/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-233.462716
Energy at 298.15K-233.477398
HF Energy-232.915300
Nuclear repulsion energy253.874830
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 MP2/3-21G
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 3112 2970 0.00      
2 A1g 3070 2930 0.00      
3 A1g 1596 1524 0.00      
4 A1g 1228 1172 0.00      
5 A1g 798 762 0.00      
6 A1g 389 372 0.00      
7 A1u 1420 1356 0.00      
8 A1u 1190 1136 0.00      
9 A1u 1084 1035 0.00      
10 A2g 1423 1358 0.00      
11 A2g 1140 1088 0.00      
12 A2u 3131 2989 108.69      
13 A2u 3067 2927 31.79      
14 A2u 1590 1518 18.46      
15 A2u 1078 1029 2.58      
16 A2u 536 511 0.68      
17 Eg 3120 2978 0.00      
17 Eg 3120 2978 0.00      
18 Eg 3068 2928 0.00      
18 Eg 3068 2928 0.00      
19 Eg 1578 1506 0.00      
19 Eg 1578 1506 0.00      
20 Eg 1425 1360 0.00      
20 Eg 1425 1360 0.00      
21 Eg 1335 1275 0.00      
21 Eg 1335 1275 0.00      
22 Eg 1052 1005 0.00      
22 Eg 1052 1005 0.00      
23 Eg 821 784 0.00      
23 Eg 821 784 0.00      
24 Eg 441 421 0.00      
24 Eg 441 421 0.00      
25 Eu 3111 2969 63.79      
25 Eu 3111 2969 63.79      
26 Eu 3068 2928 37.01      
26 Eu 3068 2928 37.01      
27 Eu 1578 1507 3.96      
27 Eu 1578 1507 3.96      
28 Eu 1439 1373 0.01      
28 Eu 1439 1373 0.01      
29 Eu 1348 1287 1.21      
29 Eu 1348 1287 1.21      
30 Eu 961 917 3.83      
30 Eu 961 917 3.83      
31 Eu 860 821 1.74      
31 Eu 860 821 1.74      
32 Eu 240 229 0.04      
32 Eu 240 229 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 38370.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9545) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 36624.6 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 MP2/3-21G
ABC
0.14143 0.14143 0.08105

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 -1.473 0.243
C2 -1.276 0.737 0.243
C3 1.276 0.737 0.243
C4 0.000 1.473 -0.243
C5 -1.276 -0.737 -0.243
C6 1.276 -0.737 -0.243
H7 0.000 -1.502 1.341
H8 -1.301 0.751 1.341
H9 1.301 0.751 1.341
H10 0.000 1.502 -1.341
H11 -1.301 -0.751 -1.341
H12 1.301 -0.751 -1.341
H13 0.000 -2.509 -0.120
H14 -2.173 1.255 -0.120
H15 2.173 1.255 -0.120
H16 0.000 2.509 0.120
H17 -2.173 -1.255 0.120
H18 2.173 -1.255 0.120

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.55172.55172.98611.55101.55101.09902.80122.80123.37062.17302.17301.09773.50643.50643.98432.18742.1874
C22.55172.55171.55101.55102.98612.80121.09902.80122.17302.17303.37063.50641.09773.50642.18742.18743.9843
C32.55172.55171.55102.98611.55102.80122.80121.09902.17303.37062.17303.50643.50641.09772.18743.98432.1874
C42.98611.55101.55102.55172.55173.37062.17302.17301.09902.80122.80123.98432.18742.18741.09773.50643.5064
C51.55101.55102.98612.55172.55172.17302.17303.37062.80121.09902.80122.18742.18743.98433.50641.09773.5064
C61.55102.98611.55102.55172.55172.17303.37062.17302.80122.80121.09902.18743.98432.18743.50643.50641.0977
H71.09902.80122.80123.37062.17302.17302.60172.60174.02743.07433.07431.77483.80233.80234.19302.50482.5048
H82.80121.09902.80122.17302.17303.37062.60172.60173.07433.07434.02743.80231.77483.80232.50482.50484.1930
H92.80122.80121.09902.17303.37062.17302.60172.60173.07434.02743.07433.80233.80231.77482.50484.19302.5048
H103.37062.17302.17301.09902.80122.80124.02743.07433.07432.60172.60174.19302.50482.50481.77483.80233.8023
H112.17302.17303.37062.80121.09902.80123.07433.07434.02742.60172.60172.50482.50484.19303.80231.77483.8023
H122.17303.37062.17302.80122.80121.09903.07434.02743.07432.60172.60172.50484.19302.50483.80233.80231.7748
H131.09773.50643.50643.98432.18742.18741.77483.80233.80234.19302.50482.50484.34614.34615.02422.52072.5207
H143.50641.09773.50642.18742.18743.98433.80231.77483.80232.50482.50484.19304.34614.34612.52072.52075.0242
H153.50643.50641.09772.18743.98432.18743.80233.80231.77482.50484.19302.50484.34614.34612.52075.02422.5207
H163.98432.18742.18741.09773.50643.50644.19302.50482.50481.77483.80233.80235.02422.52072.52074.34614.3461
H172.18742.18743.98433.50641.09773.50642.50482.50484.19303.80231.77483.80232.52072.52075.02424.34614.3461
H182.18743.98432.18743.50643.50641.09772.50484.19302.50483.80233.80231.77482.52075.02422.52074.34614.3461

picture of Cyclohexane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 C2 110.689 C1 C5 H11 108.971
C1 C5 H17 110.174 C1 C6 C3 110.689
C1 C6 H12 108.971 C1 C6 H18 110.174
C2 C4 C3 110.689 C2 C4 H10 108.971
C2 C4 H16 110.174 C2 C5 H11 108.971
C2 C5 H17 110.174 C3 C4 H10 108.971
C3 C4 H16 110.174 C3 C6 H12 108.971
C3 C6 H18 110.174 C4 C2 C5 110.689
C4 C2 H8 108.971 C4 C2 H14 110.174
C4 C3 C6 110.689 C4 C3 H9 108.971
C4 C3 H15 110.174 C5 C1 C6 110.689
C5 C1 H7 108.971 C5 C1 H13 110.174
C5 C2 H8 108.971 C5 C2 H14 110.174
C6 C1 H7 108.971 C6 C1 H13 110.174
C6 C3 H9 108.971 C6 C3 H15 110.174
H7 C1 H13 107.794 H8 C2 H14 107.794
H9 C3 H15 107.794 H10 C4 H16 107.794
H11 C5 H17 107.794 H12 C6 H18 107.794
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at MP2/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.360     -0.067
2 C -0.360     -0.061
3 C -0.360     -0.064
4 C -0.360     -0.067
5 C -0.360     -0.061
6 C -0.360     -0.064
7 H 0.178     0.041
8 H 0.178     0.040
9 H 0.178     0.040
10 H 0.178     0.041
11 H 0.178     0.040
12 H 0.178     0.040
13 H 0.182     0.024
14 H 0.182     0.022
15 H 0.182     0.023
16 H 0.182     0.024
17 H 0.182     0.022
18 H 0.182     0.023


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 -0.009 0.000 0.000 0.009


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -41.340 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -41.340 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.858
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.241 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.241 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.482
Polar
3z2-r20.964
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 8.754 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.754 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.828


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 167.980
(<r2>)1/2 12.961

Conformer 2 (twist boat)

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Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-233.452369
Energy at 298.15K-233.466789
Nuclear repulsion energy254.250745
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 MP2/3-21G
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 3147 3003 86.07      
2 A 3127 2985 0.00      
3 A 3114 2972 2.25      
4 A 3090 2949 0.00      
5 A 3084 2944 33.12      
6 A 3078 2938 0.00      
7 A 1607 1534 0.00      
8 A 1603 1530 13.01      
9 A 1580 1508 0.00      
10 A 1423 1358 0.00      
11 A 1412 1348 0.17      
12 A 1390 1327 0.32      
13 A 1357 1296 0.00      
14 A 1313 1254 0.00      
15 A 1306 1246 0.79      
16 A 1067 1018 0.25      
17 A 1040 993 0.00      
18 A 977 932 0.00      
19 A 933 891 0.08      
20 A 803 767 2.25      
21 A 803 766 0.00      
22 A 470 449 0.00      
23 A 440 420 0.44      
24 A 293 280 0.00      
25 A 126 120 0.01      
26 B 3137 2994 37.35      
27 B 3128 2986 34.11      
28 B 3113 2971 32.83      
29 B 3087 2947 52.89      
30 B 3077 2937 29.83      
31 B 3075 2935 12.41      
32 B 1589 1517 2.76      
33 B 1585 1513 2.82      
34 B 1581 1509 0.88      
35 B 1438 1373 0.19      
36 B 1431 1366 0.01      
37 B 1423 1358 0.51      
38 B 1368 1306 1.85      
39 B 1217 1162 1.34      
40 B 1203 1148 1.10      
41 B 1174 1121 0.19      
42 B 1078 1029 0.00      
43 B 1056 1008 2.38      
44 B 868 828 2.16      
45 B 857 818 1.07      
46 B 789 753 2.59      
47 B 567 541 0.81      
48 B 235 224 0.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 38328.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9545) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 36584.1 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 MP2/3-21G
ABC
0.14473 0.13662 0.08424

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.225 -0.658 0.408
C2 0.000 1.538 -0.000
C3 1.225 -0.658 -0.408
C4 1.225 0.658 0.408
C5 -0.000 -1.538 -0.000
C6 -1.225 0.658 -0.408
H7 -1.168 -0.410 1.476
H8 -0.278 2.187 0.840
H9 2.156 -1.216 -0.250
H10 1.168 0.410 1.476
H11 0.278 -2.187 0.840
H12 -2.156 1.216 -0.250
H13 -2.156 -1.216 0.250
H14 0.279 2.186 -0.841
H15 1.169 -0.411 -1.476
H16 2.156 1.216 0.250
H17 -0.279 -2.186 -0.841
H18 -1.169 0.411 -1.476

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.54822.58282.78161.56281.54901.09753.02923.48932.83022.18712.19381.09663.45133.05633.86912.18852.1668
C22.54822.54811.56283.07681.56292.70961.09713.50692.19443.82882.19403.50701.09712.70952.19393.82832.1944
C32.58282.54811.54901.56292.78173.05613.45141.09662.16692.18863.86923.48943.02871.09752.19382.18712.8306
C42.78161.56281.54902.54822.58282.83022.18712.19381.09753.02923.48933.86912.18852.16681.09663.45133.0563
C51.56283.07681.56292.54822.54812.19443.82882.19402.70961.09713.50692.19393.82832.19443.50701.09712.7095
C61.54901.56292.78172.58282.54812.16692.18863.86923.05613.45141.09662.19382.18712.83063.48943.02871.0975
H71.09752.70963.05612.83022.19442.16692.81813.83092.47642.37742.56901.76853.76863.76483.89853.05133.0638
H83.02921.09713.45142.18713.82882.18862.81814.32362.37744.40872.37763.93101.77053.76852.68614.68463.0512
H93.48933.50691.09662.19382.19403.86923.83094.32362.56902.37764.95054.34043.93051.76852.48342.68643.8989
H102.83022.19442.16691.09752.70963.05612.47642.37742.56902.81813.83093.89853.05133.06381.76853.76863.7648
H112.18713.82882.18863.02921.09713.45142.37744.40872.37762.81814.32362.68614.68463.05123.93101.77053.7685
H122.19382.19403.86923.48933.50691.09662.56902.37764.95053.83094.32362.48342.68643.89894.34043.93051.7685
H131.09663.50703.48943.86912.19392.19381.76853.93104.34043.89852.68612.48344.32353.83134.95052.37762.5689
H143.45131.09713.02872.18853.82832.18713.76861.77053.93053.05134.68462.68644.32352.81742.37764.40762.3772
H153.05632.70951.09752.16682.19442.83063.76483.76851.76853.06383.05123.89893.83132.81742.56892.37722.4771
H163.86912.19392.19381.09663.50703.48943.89852.68612.48341.76853.93104.34044.95052.37762.56894.32353.8313
H172.18853.82832.18713.45131.09713.02873.05134.68462.68643.76861.77053.93052.37764.40762.37724.32352.8174
H182.16682.19442.83063.05632.70951.09753.06383.05123.89893.76483.76851.76852.56892.37722.47713.83132.8174

picture of Cyclohexane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 C2 55.724 C1 C5 H11 109.372
C1 C5 H17 109.486 C1 C6 C3 66.281
C1 C6 H12 110.878 C1 C6 H18 108.715
C2 C4 C3 109.935 C2 C4 H10 109.915
C2 C4 H16 109.931 C2 C5 H11 126.220
C2 C5 H17 126.184 C3 C4 H10 108.718
C3 C4 H16 110.879 C3 C6 H12 171.261
C3 C6 H18 81.239 C4 C2 C5 55.724
C4 C2 H8 109.372 C4 C2 H14 109.486
C4 C3 C6 66.281 C4 C3 H9 110.878
C4 C3 H15 108.715 C5 C1 C6 109.935
C5 C1 H7 109.915 C5 C1 H13 109.931
C5 C2 H8 126.220 C5 C2 H14 126.184
C6 C1 H7 108.718 C6 C1 H13 110.879
C6 C3 H9 171.261 C6 C3 H15 81.239
H7 C1 H13 107.417 H8 C2 H14 107.595
H9 C3 H15 107.417 H10 C4 H16 107.417
H11 C5 H17 107.595 H12 C6 H18 107.417
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability