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All results from a given calculation for C6H6 (Benzene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D6H 1A1g
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-228.245453
Energy at 298.15K-228.251570
HF Energy-227.883795
Nuclear repulsion energy200.446652
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=FULL/STO-3G
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 3532 3140 0.00 174.94 0.12 0.21
2 A1g 1055 938 0.00 31.29 0.10 0.18
3 A2g 1482 1318 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 A2u 729 648 24.93 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 B1u 3504 3115 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 B1u 1090 969 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 B2g 1086 966 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
8 B2g 768 682 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
9 B2u 1301 1157 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 B2u 1195 1062 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 E1g 937 833 0.00 5.95 0.75 0.86
11 E1g 937 833 0.00 5.95 0.75 0.86
12 E1u 3523 3132 3.42 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 E1u 3523 3132 3.42 0.00 0.00 0.00
13 E1u 1624 1443 9.44 0.00 0.00 0.00
13 E1u 1624 1443 9.44 0.00 0.00 0.00
14 E1u 1123 998 0.31 0.00 0.00 0.00
14 E1u 1123 998 0.31 0.00 0.00 0.00
15 E2g 3511 3121 0.00 68.34 0.75 0.86
15 E2g 3511 3121 0.00 68.34 0.75 0.86
16 E2g 1739 1546 0.00 16.54 0.75 0.86
16 E2g 1739 1546 0.00 16.54 0.75 0.86
17 E2g 1274 1133 0.00 13.18 0.75 0.86
17 E2g 1274 1133 0.00 13.18 0.75 0.86
18 E2g 647 575 0.00 2.27 0.75 0.86
18 E2g 647 575 0.00 2.27 0.75 0.86
19 E2u 1063 945 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
19 E2u 1063 945 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
20 E2u 438 389 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
20 E2u 438 389 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23749.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8889) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21110.7 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=FULL/STO-3G
ABC
0.18459 0.18459 0.09229

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

Point Group is D6h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.416 0.000
C2 1.226 0.708 0.000
C3 1.226 -0.708 0.000
C4 0.000 -1.416 0.000
C5 -1.226 -0.708 0.000
C6 -1.226 0.708 0.000
H7 0.000 2.517 0.000
H8 2.180 1.258 0.000
H9 2.180 -1.258 0.000
H10 0.000 -2.517 0.000
H11 -2.180 -1.258 0.000
H12 -2.180 1.258 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.41592.45252.83192.45251.41591.10092.18533.45013.93273.45012.1853
C21.41591.41592.45252.83192.45252.18531.10092.18533.45013.93273.4500
C32.45251.41591.41592.45252.83193.45012.18531.10092.18533.45003.9327
C42.83192.45251.41591.41592.45253.93273.45012.18531.10092.18533.4501
C52.45252.83192.45251.41591.41593.45013.93273.45002.18531.10092.1853
C61.41592.45252.83192.45251.41592.18533.45003.93273.45012.18531.1009
H71.10092.18533.45013.93273.45012.18532.51684.35925.03364.35922.5168
H82.18531.10092.18533.45013.93273.45002.51682.51684.35925.03364.3592
H93.45012.18531.10092.18533.45003.93274.35922.51682.51684.35925.0336
H103.93273.45012.18531.10092.18533.45015.03364.35922.51682.51684.3592
H113.45013.93273.45002.18531.10092.18534.35925.03364.35922.51682.5168
H122.18533.45003.93273.45012.18531.10092.51684.35925.03364.35922.5168

picture of Benzene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.000 C1 C2 H8 120.000
C1 C6 C5 120.000 C1 C6 H12 120.000
C2 C1 C6 120.000 C2 C1 H7 120.000
C2 C3 C4 120.000 C2 C3 H9 120.000
C3 C2 H8 120.000 C3 C4 C5 120.000
C3 C4 H10 120.000 C4 C3 H9 120.000
C4 C5 C6 120.000 C4 C5 H11 120.000
C5 C4 H10 120.000 C5 C6 H12 120.000
C6 C1 H7 120.000 C6 C5 H11 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability