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

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (D5H)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at MP2/3-21G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/3-21G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.519520
Energy at 298.15K-191.524373
HF Energy-191.114683
Nuclear repulsion energy147.550709
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 A1 3300 3150 0.29      
2 A1 3283 3134 5.74      
3 A1 3258 3110 1.09      
4 A1 1544 1474 0.03      
5 A1 1427 1362 1.41      
6 A1 1179 1126 0.42      
7 A1 1115 1064 13.68      
8 A1 1014 968 6.75      
9 A1 895 854 0.20      
10 A2 850 811 0.00      
11 A2 811 774 0.00      
12 A2 539 514 0.00      
13 B1 893 852 11.75      
14 B1 725 692 19.53      
15 B1 677 646 106.85      
16 B1 525 501 13.32      
17 B2 3710 3541 9874.47      
18 B2 3259 3111 190.82      
19 B2 3254 3106 96.21      
20 B2 1401 1337 72.05      
21 B2 1349 1288 4.04      
22 B2 1210 1155 12.33      
23 B2 945 902 0.85      
24 B2 865 826 8.70      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19013.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9545) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18148.6 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
0.30478 0.27889 0.14563

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.228
C2 0.000 1.134 0.404
C3 0.000 0.688 -1.019
C4 0.000 -0.688 -1.019
C5 0.000 -1.134 0.404
H6 0.000 0.000 2.308
H7 0.000 2.166 0.729
H8 0.000 1.345 -1.877
H9 0.000 -1.345 -1.877
H10 0.000 -2.166 0.729

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.40172.34952.34951.40171.07972.22273.38383.38382.2227
C21.40171.49052.31112.26752.21601.08222.29043.36843.3157
C32.34951.49051.37592.31113.39672.28871.08112.20693.3464
C42.34952.31111.37591.49053.39673.34642.20691.08112.2887
C51.40172.26752.31111.49052.21603.31573.36842.29041.0822
H61.07972.21603.39673.39672.21602.68034.39554.39552.6803
H72.22271.08222.28873.34643.31572.68032.73214.37254.3319
H83.38382.29041.08112.20693.36844.39552.73212.69044.3725
H93.38383.36842.20691.08112.29044.39554.37252.69042.7321
H102.22273.31573.34642.28871.08222.68034.33194.37252.7321

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 108.614 C1 C2 H7 126.490
C1 C5 C4 108.614 C1 C5 H10 126.490
C2 C1 C5 107.963 C2 C1 H6 126.019
C2 C3 C4 107.404 C2 C3 H8 125.153
C3 C2 H7 124.896 C3 C4 C5 107.404
C3 C4 H9 127.443 C4 C3 H8 127.443
C4 C5 H10 124.896 C5 C1 H6 126.019
C5 C4 H9 125.153
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability