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All results from a given calculation for C6H12 (Cyclohexane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

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 B3LYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-234.607782
Energy at 298.15K-234.622359
Nuclear repulsion energy254.382386
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 B3LYP/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1g 3077 2969 0.00      
2 A1g 3034 2928 0.00      
3 A1g 1562 1507 0.00      
4 A1g 1199 1157 0.00      
5 A1g 796 768 0.00      
6 A1g 384 371 0.00      
7 A1u 1392 1343 0.00      
8 A1u 1169 1128 0.00      
9 A1u 1073 1035 0.00      
10 A2g 1400 1351 0.00      
11 A2g 1122 1082 0.00      
12 A2u 3093 2985 126.56      
13 A2u 3035 2929 36.13      
14 A2u 1554 1500 20.37      
15 A2u 1063 1026 2.73      
16 A2u 529 510 1.06      
17 Eg 3081 2973 0.00      
17 Eg 3081 2973 0.00      
18 Eg 3035 2928 0.00      
18 Eg 3035 2928 0.00      
19 Eg 1541 1486 0.00      
19 Eg 1541 1486 0.00      
20 Eg 1396 1347 0.00      
20 Eg 1396 1347 0.00      
21 Eg 1317 1270 0.00      
21 Eg 1317 1270 0.00      
22 Eg 1042 1006 0.00      
22 Eg 1042 1006 0.00      
23 Eg 806 778 0.00      
23 Eg 806 778 0.00      
24 Eg 431 415 0.00      
24 Eg 431 415 0.00      
25 Eu 3074 2966 90.95      
25 Eu 3074 2966 90.95      
26 Eu 3032 2926 28.94      
26 Eu 3032 2926 28.94      
27 Eu 1541 1487 5.97      
27 Eu 1541 1487 5.97      
28 Eu 1415 1365 0.00      
28 Eu 1415 1365 0.00      
29 Eu 1325 1278 1.20      
29 Eu 1325 1278 1.20      
30 Eu 940 907 4.08      
30 Eu 940 907 4.08      
31 Eu 857 827 2.12      
31 Eu 857 827 2.12      
32 Eu 231 223 0.05      
32 Eu 231 223 0.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 37803.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9649) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 36476.4 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 B3LYP/3-21G
ABC
0.14206 0.14206 0.08137

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 -1.470 0.240
C2 -1.273 0.735 0.240
C3 1.273 0.735 0.240
C4 0.000 1.470 -0.240
C5 -1.273 -0.735 -0.240
C6 1.273 -0.735 -0.240
H7 0.000 -1.507 1.338
H8 -1.306 0.754 1.338
H9 1.306 0.754 1.338
H10 0.000 1.507 -1.338
H11 -1.306 -0.754 -1.338
H12 1.306 -0.754 -1.338
H13 0.000 -2.504 -0.127
H14 -2.168 1.252 -0.127
H15 2.168 1.252 -0.127
H16 0.000 2.504 0.127
H17 -2.168 -1.252 0.127
H18 2.168 -1.252 0.127

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.54572.54572.97841.54611.54611.09912.80272.80273.36972.16972.16971.09723.49903.49903.97512.18212.1821
C22.54572.54571.54611.54612.97842.80271.09912.80272.16972.16973.36973.49901.09723.49902.18212.18213.9751
C32.54572.54571.54612.97841.54612.80272.80271.09912.16973.36972.16973.49903.49901.09722.18213.97512.1821
C42.97841.54611.54612.54572.54573.36972.16972.16971.09912.80272.80273.97512.18212.18211.09723.49903.4990
C51.54611.54612.97842.54572.54572.16972.16973.36972.80271.09912.80272.18212.18213.97513.49901.09723.4990
C61.54612.97841.54612.54572.54572.16973.36972.16972.80272.80271.09912.18213.97512.18213.49903.49901.0972
H71.09912.80272.80273.36972.16972.16972.61112.61114.03173.07193.07191.77203.80303.80304.19012.49682.4968
H82.80271.09912.80272.16972.16973.36972.61112.61113.07193.07194.03173.80301.77203.80302.49682.49684.1901
H92.80272.80271.09912.16973.36972.16972.61112.61113.07194.03173.07193.80303.80301.77202.49684.19012.4968
H103.36972.16972.16971.09912.80272.80274.03173.07193.07192.61112.61114.19012.49682.49681.77203.80303.8030
H112.16972.16973.36972.80271.09912.80273.07193.07194.03172.61112.61112.49682.49684.19013.80301.77203.8030
H122.16973.36972.16972.80272.80271.09913.07194.03173.07192.61112.61112.49684.19012.49683.80303.80301.7720
H131.09723.49903.49903.97512.18212.18211.77203.80303.80304.19012.49682.49684.33664.33665.01392.51662.5166
H143.49901.09723.49902.18212.18213.97513.80301.77203.80302.49682.49684.19014.33664.33662.51662.51665.0139
H153.49903.49901.09722.18213.97512.18213.80303.80301.77202.49684.19012.49684.33664.33662.51665.01392.5166
H163.97512.18212.18211.09723.49903.49904.19012.49682.49681.77203.80303.80305.01392.51662.51664.33664.3366
H172.18212.18213.97513.49901.09723.49902.49682.49684.19013.80301.77203.80302.51662.51665.01394.33664.3366
H182.18213.97512.18213.49903.49901.09722.49684.19012.49683.80303.80301.77202.51665.01392.51664.33664.3366

picture of Cyclohexane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 C2 110.827 C1 C5 H11 109.054
C1 C5 H17 110.129 C1 C6 C3 110.827
C1 C6 H12 109.054 C1 C6 H18 110.129
C2 C4 C3 110.827 C2 C4 H10 109.054
C2 C4 H16 110.129 C2 C5 H11 109.054
C2 C5 H17 110.129 C3 C4 H10 109.054
C3 C4 H16 110.129 C3 C6 H12 109.054
C3 C6 H18 110.129 C4 C2 C5 110.827
C4 C2 H8 109.054 C4 C2 H14 110.129
C4 C3 C6 110.827 C4 C3 H9 109.054
C4 C3 H15 110.129 C5 C1 C6 110.827
C5 C1 H7 109.054 C5 C1 H13 110.129
C5 C2 H8 109.054 C5 C2 H14 110.129
C6 C1 H7 109.054 C6 C1 H13 110.129
C6 C3 H9 109.054 C6 C3 H15 110.129
H7 C1 H13 107.573 H8 C2 H14 107.573
H9 C3 H15 107.573 H10 C4 H16 107.573
H11 C5 H17 107.573 H12 C6 H18 107.573
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.364     -0.086
2 C -0.364     -0.080
3 C -0.364     -0.084
4 C -0.364     -0.086
5 C -0.364     -0.080
6 C -0.364     -0.084
7 H 0.181     0.052
8 H 0.181     0.050
9 H 0.181     0.051
10 H 0.181     0.052
11 H 0.181     0.050
12 H 0.181     0.051
13 H 0.183     0.033
14 H 0.183     0.031
15 H 0.183     0.033
16 H 0.183     0.033
17 H 0.183     0.031
18 H 0.183     0.033


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 -0.004 0.000 0.000 0.004


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -40.125 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -40.125 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.705
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.210 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.210 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.419
Polar
3z2-r20.839
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 8.966 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.966 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.930


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 166.901
(<r2>)1/2 12.919

Conformer 2 (twist boat)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-234.597685
Energy at 298.15K-234.612005
Nuclear repulsion energy254.648608
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 B3LYP/3-21G
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 3106 2997 101.07      
2 A 3088 2980 0.00      
3 A 3071 2964 4.42      
4 A 3054 2947 0.00      
5 A 3048 2941 36.14      
6 A 3043 2936 0.00      
7 A 1573 1518 0.00      
8 A 1566 1511 14.93      
9 A 1547 1493 0.00      
10 A 1397 1348 0.00      
11 A 1396 1347 0.16      
12 A 1366 1318 0.30      
13 A 1339 1292 0.00      
14 A 1296 1250 0.00      
15 A 1291 1246 0.64      
16 A 1058 1021 0.27      
17 A 1029 993 0.00      
18 A 959 926 0.00      
19 A 925 892 0.07      
20 A 800 772 0.00      
21 A 792 764 2.95      
22 A 469 452 0.00      
23 A 435 420 0.63      
24 A 278 268 0.00      
25 A 96 92 0.01      
26 B 3096 2987 47.24      
27 B 3086 2977 49.11      
28 B 3073 2966 49.23      
29 B 3053 2946 59.34      
30 B 3041 2934 8.57      
31 B 3036 2929 20.78      
32 B 1557 1502 5.31      
33 B 1551 1497 4.26      
34 B 1548 1494 0.17      
35 B 1415 1366 0.06      
36 B 1413 1363 0.03      
37 B 1399 1350 0.65      
38 B 1351 1303 1.59      
39 B 1201 1159 0.92      
40 B 1182 1141 1.39      
41 B 1163 1123 0.18      
42 B 1069 1032 0.00      
43 B 1040 1003 2.36      
44 B 865 834 2.50      
45 B 851 821 1.49      
46 B 782 754 2.86      
47 B 570 550 0.93      
48 B 246 238 0.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 37803.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9649) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 36476.8 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 B3LYP/3-21G
ABC
0.14526 0.13718 0.08428

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.225 -0.660 0.400
C2 0.000 1.535 -0.000
C3 1.225 -0.660 -0.400
C4 1.225 0.660 0.400
C5 -0.000 -1.535 -0.000
C6 -1.225 0.660 -0.400
H7 -1.180 -0.423 1.471
H8 -0.270 2.186 0.840
H9 2.154 -1.217 -0.227
H10 1.180 0.423 1.471
H11 0.270 -2.186 0.840
H12 -2.154 1.217 -0.227
H13 -2.154 -1.216 0.228
H14 0.272 2.185 -0.842
H15 1.181 -0.424 -1.471
H16 2.154 1.216 0.228
H17 -0.272 -2.185 -0.842
H18 -1.181 0.424 -1.471

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.54552.57642.78191.55751.54341.09783.03363.48072.84692.18142.18581.09653.44563.05693.86792.18522.1624
C22.54552.54541.55753.07091.55752.71981.09693.50162.18963.82482.18923.50171.09692.71952.18913.82372.1897
C32.57642.54541.54341.55752.78243.05623.44591.09652.16252.18533.86833.48093.03251.09782.18572.18142.8480
C42.78191.55751.54342.54552.57642.84692.18142.18581.09783.03363.48073.86792.18522.16241.09653.44563.0569
C51.55753.07091.55752.54552.54542.18963.82482.18922.71981.09693.50162.18913.82372.18973.50171.09692.7195
C61.54341.55752.78242.57642.54542.16252.18533.86833.05623.44591.09652.18572.18142.84803.48093.03251.0978
H71.09782.71983.05622.84692.18962.16252.83483.82492.50822.36862.55381.76633.77643.77283.91783.04593.0616
H83.03361.09693.44592.18143.82482.18532.83484.31212.36864.40552.37183.93621.76733.77632.68214.68323.0457
H93.48073.50161.09652.18582.18923.86833.82494.31212.55382.37184.94694.33153.93531.76632.47462.68283.9191
H102.84692.18962.16251.09782.71983.05622.50822.36862.55382.83483.82493.91783.04593.06161.76633.77643.7728
H112.18143.82482.18533.03361.09693.44592.36864.40552.37182.83484.31212.68214.68323.04573.93621.76733.7763
H122.18582.18923.86833.48073.50161.09652.55382.37184.94693.82494.31212.47462.68283.91914.33153.93531.7663
H131.09653.50173.48093.86792.18912.18571.76633.93624.33153.91782.68212.47464.31183.82614.94662.37202.5536
H143.44561.09693.03252.18523.82372.18143.77641.76733.93533.04594.68322.68284.31182.83312.37204.40282.3682
H153.05692.71951.09782.16242.18972.84803.77283.77631.76633.06163.04573.91913.82612.83312.55362.36822.5103
H163.86792.18912.18571.09653.50173.48093.91782.68212.47461.76633.93624.33154.94662.37202.55364.31183.8261
H172.18523.82372.18143.44561.09693.03253.04594.68322.68283.77641.76733.93532.37204.40282.36824.31182.8331
H182.16242.18972.84803.05692.71951.09783.06163.04573.91913.77283.77631.76632.55362.36822.51033.82612.8331

picture of Cyclohexane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 C2 55.803 C1 C5 H11 109.304
C1 C5 H17 109.598 C1 C6 C3 66.051
C1 C6 H12 110.645 C1 C6 H18 108.742
C2 C4 C3 110.343 C2 C4 H10 109.896
C2 C4 H16 109.935 C2 C5 H11 126.379
C2 C5 H17 126.288 C3 C4 H10 108.752
C3 C4 H16 110.639 C3 C6 H12 170.601
C3 C6 H18 82.137 C4 C2 C5 55.803
C4 C2 H8 109.304 C4 C2 H14 109.598
C4 C3 C6 66.051 C4 C3 H9 110.645
C4 C3 H15 108.742 C5 C1 C6 110.343
C5 C1 H7 109.896 C5 C1 H13 109.935
C5 C2 H8 126.379 C5 C2 H14 126.288
C6 C1 H7 108.752 C6 C1 H13 110.639
C6 C3 H9 170.601 C6 C3 H15 82.137
H7 C1 H13 107.214 H8 C2 H14 107.334
H9 C3 H15 107.210 H10 C4 H16 107.214
H11 C5 H17 107.334 H12 C6 H18 107.210
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.375      
2 C -0.359      
3 C -0.375      
4 C -0.375      
5 C -0.359      
6 C -0.375      
7 H 0.185      
8 H 0.184      
9 H 0.185      
10 H 0.185      
11 H 0.184      
12 H 0.185      
13 H 0.185      
14 H 0.184      
15 H 0.185      
16 H 0.185      
17 H 0.184      
18 H 0.185      


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 -39.934 -0.000 0.000
y -0.000 -40.195 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.597
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.038 -0.000 0.000
y -0.000 -0.430 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.467
Polar
3z2-r20.934
x2-y20.261
xy-0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.815 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.843 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.875


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 165.354
(<r2>)1/2 12.859