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

using model chemistry: B1B95/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (D5H)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B1B95/3-21G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/3-21G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/3-21G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B1B95/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-192.295803
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-192.295803
Nuclear repulsion energy148.568231
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 B1B95/3-21G
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 3318 3174 0.00      
2 A1 3306 3163 4.87      
3 A1 3271 3129 1.09      
4 A1 1588 1519 0.56      
5 A1 1447 1385 0.32      
6 A1 1169 1118 0.10      
7 A1 1102 1055 11.29      
8 A1 1036 991 10.40      
9 A1 877 839 0.20      
10 A2 941 900 0.00      
11 A2 833 797 0.00      
12 A2 535 512 0.00      
13 B1 918 878 8.46      
14 B1 748 716 0.40      
15 B1 697 667 137.90      
16 B1 506 484 14.58      
17 B2 3287 3145 6.78      
18 B2 3271 3130 4.94      
19 B2 1412 1350 46.88      
20 B2 1332 1275 0.00      
21 B2 1235 1181 1.40      
22 B2 983 940 1.70      
23 B2 927 887 1.20      
24 B2 87i 83i 7.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17325.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16575.6 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 B1B95/3-21G
ABC
0.30925 0.28280 0.14772

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/3-21G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.225
C2 0.000 1.127 0.397
C3 0.000 0.679 -1.010
C4 0.000 -0.679 -1.010
C5 0.000 -1.127 0.397
H6 0.000 0.000 2.300
H7 0.000 2.157 0.717
H8 0.000 1.334 -1.864
H9 0.000 -1.334 -1.864
H10 0.000 -2.157 0.717

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.39852.33502.33501.39851.07592.21613.36433.36432.2161
C21.39851.47612.28882.25442.21241.07872.27023.34183.3000
C32.33501.47611.35722.28883.37892.27321.07672.18633.3201
C42.33502.28881.35721.47613.37893.32012.18631.07672.2732
C51.39852.25442.28881.47612.21243.30003.34182.27021.0787
H61.07592.21243.37893.37892.21242.67604.37294.37292.6760
H72.21611.07872.27323.32013.30002.67602.70934.34154.3145
H83.36432.27021.07672.18633.34184.37292.70932.66754.3415
H93.36433.34182.18631.07672.27024.37294.34152.66752.7093
H102.21613.30003.32012.27321.07872.67604.31454.34152.7093

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 108.604 C1 C2 H7 126.431
C1 C5 C4 108.604 C1 C5 H10 126.431
C2 C1 C5 107.410 C2 C1 H6 126.295
C2 C3 C4 107.691 C2 C3 H8 124.834
C3 C2 H7 124.965 C3 C4 C5 107.691
C3 C4 H9 127.475 C4 C3 H8 127.475
C4 C5 H10 124.965 C5 C1 H6 126.295
C5 C4 H9 124.834
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.237      
2 C -0.194      
3 C -0.221      
4 C -0.221      
5 C -0.194      
6 H 0.209      
7 H 0.218      
8 H 0.211      
9 H 0.211      
10 H 0.218      


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 0.066 0.066
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -33.584 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -24.850 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.738
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.790 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.311 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.479
Polar
3z2-r24.957
x2-y2-8.734
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.020 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.245 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.339


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 87.758
(<r2>)1/2 9.368