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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G**

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 MP2/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-192.890387
Energy at 298.15K-192.895213
HF Energy-192.234526
Nuclear repulsion energy148.941605
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 MP2/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3297 3133 0.43      
2 A1 3282 3119 4.14      
3 A1 3255 3093 1.04      
4 A1 1572 1494 0.93      
5 A1 1475 1402 4.58      
6 A1 1179 1120 2.20      
7 A1 1096 1042 9.89      
8 A1 1064 1011 13.90      
9 A1 850 807 0.31      
10 A2 852 810 0.00      
11 A2 835 793 0.00      
12 A2 514 488 0.00      
13 B1 898 853 6.85      
14 B1 738 701 39.94      
15 B1 670 636 75.82      
16 B1 496 472 13.20      
17 B2 5568 5290 57219.34      
18 B2 3262 3099 70.80      
19 B2 3253 3091 21.06      
20 B2 1381 1312 101.65      
21 B2 1302 1237 0.55      
22 B2 1162 1104 13.44      
23 B2 963 915 5.16      
24 B2 857 814 8.58      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19908.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9502) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18917.3 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 MP2/6-311G**
ABC
0.31074 0.28504 0.14867

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.220
C2 0.000 1.118 0.393
C3 0.000 0.686 -1.004
C4 0.000 -0.686 -1.004
C5 0.000 -1.118 0.393
H6 0.000 0.000 2.301
H7 0.000 2.152 0.719
H8 0.000 1.342 -1.864
H9 0.000 -1.342 -1.864
H10 0.000 -2.152 0.719

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.39082.32752.32751.39081.08042.20913.36393.36392.2091
C21.39081.46202.28142.23592.21121.08402.26813.33873.2857
C32.32751.46201.37192.28143.37502.26221.08212.20323.3198
C42.32752.28141.37191.46203.37503.31982.20321.08212.2622
C51.39082.23592.28141.46202.21123.28573.33872.26811.0840
H61.08042.21123.37503.37502.21122.67014.37584.37582.6701
H72.20911.08402.26223.31983.28572.67012.70734.34534.3031
H83.36392.26811.08212.20323.33874.37582.70732.68474.3453
H93.36393.33872.20321.08212.26814.37584.34532.68472.7073
H102.20913.28573.31982.26221.08402.67014.30314.34532.7073

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 109.321 C1 C2 H7 125.962
C1 C5 C4 109.321 C1 C5 H10 125.962
C2 C1 C5 106.988 C2 C1 H6 126.506
C2 C3 C4 107.185 C2 C3 H8 125.472
C3 C2 H7 124.717 C3 C4 C5 107.185
C3 C4 H9 127.343 C4 C3 H8 127.343
C4 C5 H10 124.717 C5 C1 H6 126.506
C5 C4 H9 125.472
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability