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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-345.510763
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-345.510763
Nuclear repulsion energy322.041529
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 M06-2X/6-311G**
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' 3231 3231 8.08 272.95 0.13 0.23
2 A' 3226 3226 6.20 22.70 0.43 0.60
3 A' 3217 3217 5.10 81.07 0.75 0.86
4 A' 3206 3206 0.97 69.50 0.74 0.85
5 A' 3193 3193 3.45 54.12 0.40 0.57
6 A' 2955 2955 102.76 131.37 0.28 0.44
7 A' 1855 1855 260.89 72.19 0.36 0.53
8 A' 1678 1678 20.79 65.97 0.53 0.69
9 A' 1664 1664 9.01 7.28 0.56 0.72
10 A' 1536 1536 0.32 1.40 0.30 0.46
11 A' 1499 1499 11.43 0.94 0.26 0.42
12 A' 1430 1430 13.50 2.83 0.73 0.84
13 A' 1346 1346 5.24 1.31 0.73 0.84
14 A' 1333 1333 15.75 1.38 0.39 0.56
15 A' 1237 1237 57.28 26.09 0.24 0.39
16 A' 1190 1190 16.03 7.58 0.20 0.33
17 A' 1180 1180 0.84 5.73 0.75 0.86
18 A' 1108 1108 5.27 0.51 0.19 0.31
19 A' 1056 1056 1.96 13.85 0.09 0.17
20 A' 1020 1020 0.15 22.78 0.09 0.16
21 A' 845 845 35.15 9.47 0.17 0.29
22 A' 663 663 25.44 3.10 0.35 0.52
23 A' 628 628 0.49 6.05 0.75 0.86
24 A' 445 445 0.16 5.00 0.35 0.52
25 A' 226 226 8.04 0.70 0.53 0.70
26 A" 1052 1052 0.76 4.78 0.75 0.86
27 A" 1032 1032 0.00 0.13 0.75 0.86
28 A" 1013 1013 0.06 0.12 0.75 0.86
29 A" 955 955 1.49 0.13 0.75 0.86
30 A" 879 879 0.03 0.62 0.75 0.86
31 A" 769 769 55.75 0.19 0.75 0.86
32 A" 710 710 31.27 0.06 0.75 0.86
33 A" 467 467 8.73 0.18 0.75 0.86
34 A" 417 417 0.04 0.01 0.75 0.86
35 A" 240 240 9.38 1.16 0.75 0.86
36 A" 121 121 4.18 1.97 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24309.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24309.1 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 M06-2X/6-311G**
ABC
0.17580 0.05257 0.04047

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.570 0.000
C2 -1.033 -0.368 0.000
C3 -0.732 -1.721 0.000
C4 0.598 -2.138 0.000
C5 1.629 -1.205 0.000
C6 1.328 0.152 0.000
C7 -0.316 2.020 0.000
O8 -1.431 2.469 0.000
H9 0.567 2.690 0.000
H10 -2.056 -0.011 0.000
H11 -1.529 -2.454 0.000
H12 0.830 -3.197 0.000
H13 2.661 -1.535 0.000
H14 2.123 0.891 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.39552.40522.77382.40991.39281.48362.37742.19462.13683.38943.85753.39332.1473
C21.39551.38592.40742.79112.41792.49312.86473.45161.08372.14483.38753.87423.3981
C32.40521.38591.39462.41752.78443.76374.24764.59852.16261.08332.14963.39853.8699
C42.77382.40741.39461.39072.40354.25735.03434.82863.40192.15091.08372.14923.3915
C52.40992.79112.41751.39071.38993.76634.78174.03773.87453.39692.14601.08312.1536
C61.39282.41792.78442.40351.38992.48863.60312.65023.38853.86763.38532.14981.0856
C71.48362.49313.76374.25733.76632.48861.20201.10882.67444.63605.34104.63682.6875
O82.37742.86474.24765.03434.78173.60311.20202.01022.55754.92466.10045.72513.8884
H92.19463.45164.59854.82864.03772.65021.10882.01023.76555.55565.89294.71572.3785
H102.13681.08372.16263.40193.87453.38852.67442.55753.76552.50004.29924.95764.2757
H113.38942.14481.08332.15093.39693.86764.63604.92465.55562.50002.47364.29004.9532
H123.85753.38752.14961.08372.14603.38535.34106.10045.89294.29922.47362.47244.2875
H133.39333.87423.39852.14921.08312.14984.63685.72514.71574.95764.29002.47242.4852
H142.14733.39813.86993.39152.15361.08562.68753.88842.37854.27574.95324.28752.4852

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.713 C1 C2 H10 118.516
C1 C6 C5 120.002 C1 C6 H14 119.578
C1 C7 O8 124.238 C1 C7 H9 114.914
C2 C1 C6 120.267 C2 C1 C7 119.954
C2 C3 C4 119.950 C2 C3 H11 120.107
C3 C2 H10 121.772 C3 C4 C5 120.442
C3 C4 H12 119.785 C4 C3 H11 119.943
C4 C5 C6 119.627 C4 C5 H13 120.121
C5 C4 H12 119.773 C5 C6 H14 120.420
C6 C1 C7 119.779 C6 C5 H13 120.252
O8 C7 H9 120.848
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.245      
2 C -0.033      
3 C -0.137      
4 C -0.102      
5 C -0.135      
6 C -0.068      
7 C 0.249      
8 O -0.315      
9 H 0.095      
10 H 0.150      
11 H 0.136      
12 H 0.135      
13 H 0.133      
14 H 0.136      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.272 -2.211 0.000 3.170
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.338 6.159 0.000
y 6.159 -45.971 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.410
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.352 6.159 0.000
y 6.159 0.903 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.255
Polar
3z2-r2-8.510
x2-y21.633
xy6.159
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.787 -1.009 0.000
y -1.009 14.700 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.906


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 260.214
(<r2>)1/2 16.131