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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (Pentalene)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-306.411308
Energy at 298.15K-306.417496
HF Energy-306.411308
Nuclear repulsion energy316.297973
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 HF/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 Ag 3388 3078 0.00      
2 Ag 3364 3056 0.00      
3 Ag 3352 3045 0.00      
4 Ag 1833 1665 0.00      
5 Ag 1735 1577 0.00      
6 Ag 1492 1355 0.00      
7 Ag 1446 1314 0.00      
8 Ag 1285 1168 0.00      
9 Ag 1196 1087 0.00      
10 Ag 1010 918 0.00      
11 Ag 901 819 0.00      
12 Ag 771 701 0.00      
13 Ag 696 632 0.00      
14 Au 1055 958 1.85      
15 Au 992 901 30.50      
16 Au 818 744 111.64      
17 Au 556 505 10.08      
18 Au 318 289 3.47      
19 Au 185 169 8.76      
20 Bg 1057 960 0.00      
21 Bg 1008 916 0.00      
22 Bg 864 785 0.00      
23 Bg 726 659 0.00      
24 Bg 586 533 0.00      
25 Bu 3388 3078 30.85      
26 Bu 3365 3057 31.65      
27 Bu 3353 3046 12.19      
28 Bu 1823 1656 17.02      
29 Bu 1701 1545 27.63      
30 Bu 1456 1323 18.67      
31 Bu 1368 1243 16.89      
32 Bu 1205 1095 28.33      
33 Bu 1117 1015 25.64      
34 Bu 1001 910 0.01      
35 Bu 908 825 11.43      
36 Bu 477 433 4.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25898.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23528.8 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 HF/6-311G**
ABC
0.17544 0.07326 0.05168

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.333 1.073 0.000
C2 2.143 -0.194 0.000
C3 1.333 -1.252 0.000
C4 -1.333 -1.073 0.000
C5 -2.143 0.194 0.000
C6 -1.333 1.252 0.000
C7 0.049 0.730 0.000
C8 -0.049 -0.730 0.000
H9 1.760 2.059 0.000
H10 3.216 -0.216 0.000
H11 1.623 -2.284 0.000
H12 -1.760 -2.059 0.000
H13 -3.216 0.216 0.000
H14 -1.623 2.284 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50422.32563.42333.58602.67291.32952.27211.07392.28203.37004.40204.62993.1950
C21.50421.33233.58604.30413.76572.28922.25672.28551.07342.15364.32565.37534.5089
C32.32561.33232.67293.76573.65872.36221.47783.33852.14941.07183.19684.78094.6098
C43.42333.58602.67291.50422.32562.27211.32954.40204.62993.19501.07392.28203.3700
C53.58604.30413.76571.50421.33232.25672.28924.32565.37534.50892.28551.07342.1536
C62.67293.76573.65872.32561.33231.47782.36223.19684.78094.60983.33852.14941.0718
C71.32952.28922.36222.27212.25671.47781.46342.16633.30573.40073.32413.30562.2829
C82.27212.25671.47781.32952.28922.36221.46343.32413.30562.28292.16633.30573.4007
H91.07392.28553.33854.40204.32563.19682.16633.32412.70104.34525.41705.30663.3907
H102.28201.07342.14944.62995.37534.78093.30573.30562.70102.61095.30666.44735.4473
H113.37002.15361.07183.19504.50894.60983.40072.28294.34522.61093.39075.44735.6046
H124.40204.32563.19681.07392.28553.33853.32412.16635.41705.30663.39072.70104.3452
H134.62995.37534.78092.28201.07342.14943.30563.30575.30666.44735.44732.70102.6109
H143.19504.50894.60983.37002.15361.07182.28293.40073.39075.44735.60464.34522.6109

picture of Pentalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 109.996 C1 C2 H10 123.722
C1 C7 C6 144.345 C1 C7 C8 108.792
C2 C1 C7 107.617 C2 C1 H9 124.024
C2 C3 C8 106.732 C2 C3 H11 126.886
C3 C2 H10 126.282 C3 C8 C4 144.345
C3 C8 C7 106.862 C4 C5 C6 109.996
C4 C5 H13 123.722 C4 C8 C7 108.792
C5 C4 C8 107.617 C5 C4 H12 124.024
C5 C6 C7 106.732 C5 C6 H14 126.886
C6 C5 H13 126.282 C6 C7 C8 106.862
C7 C1 H9 128.359 C7 C6 H14 126.382
C8 C3 H11 126.382 C8 C4 H12 128.359
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.068      
2 C -0.078      
3 C -0.123      
4 C -0.068      
5 C -0.078      
6 C -0.123      
7 C -0.032      
8 C -0.032      
9 H 0.100      
10 H 0.104      
11 H 0.097      
12 H 0.100      
13 H 0.104      
14 H 0.097      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -40.194 1.388 0.000
y 1.388 -40.853 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -51.811
Traceless
 xyz
x 6.138 1.388 0.000
y 1.388 5.150 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.288
Polar
3z2-r2-22.576
x2-y20.659
xy1.388
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 17.319 1.775 0.000
y 1.775 11.761 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.221


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 216.136
(<r2>)1/2 14.702