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All results from a given calculation for C6H6 (Benzene)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D6H 1A1g
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-231.614094
Energy at 298.15K-231.620233
Nuclear repulsion energy202.733432
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 QCISD/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 A1g 3221 3073 0.00      
2 A1g 1016 969 0.00      
3 A2g 1380 1317 0.00      
4 A2u 686 655 108.44      
5 B1u 3183 3037 0.00      
6 B1u 1009 963 0.00      
7 B2g 919 877 0.00      
8 B2g 512 488 0.00      
9 B2u 1293 1233 0.00      
10 B2u 1161 1108 0.00      
11 E1g 855 815 0.00      
11 E1g 855 815 0.00      
12 E1u 3210 3063 40.46      
12 E1u 3210 3063 40.46      
13 E1u 1523 1453 8.17      
13 E1u 1523 1453 8.17      
14 E1u 1065 1016 3.42      
14 E1u 1065 1016 3.42      
15 E2g 3193 3047 0.00      
15 E2g 3193 3047 0.00      
16 E2g 1661 1585 0.00      
16 E2g 1661 1585 0.00      
17 E2g 1202 1147 0.00      
17 E2g 1202 1147 0.00      
18 E2g 615 587 0.00      
18 E2g 615 587 0.00      
19 E2u 937 894 0.00      
19 E2u 937 894 0.00      
20 E2u 396 378 0.00      
20 E2u 396 378 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21847.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9541) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20844.8 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 QCISD/6-311G**
ABC
0.18879 0.18879 0.09440

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

Point Group is D6h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.400 0.000
C2 1.213 0.700 0.000
C3 1.213 -0.700 0.000
C4 0.000 -1.400 0.000
C5 -1.213 -0.700 0.000
C6 -1.213 0.700 0.000
H7 0.000 2.487 0.000
H8 2.154 1.244 0.000
H9 2.154 -1.244 0.000
H10 0.000 -2.487 0.000
H11 -2.154 -1.244 0.000
H12 -2.154 1.244 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.40022.42532.80052.42531.40021.08732.15993.41053.88773.41052.1599
C21.40021.40022.42532.80052.42532.15991.08732.15993.41053.88773.4105
C32.42531.40021.40022.42532.80053.41052.15991.08732.15993.41053.8877
C42.80052.42531.40021.40022.42533.88773.41052.15991.08732.15993.4105
C52.42532.80052.42531.40021.40023.41053.88773.41052.15991.08732.1599
C61.40022.42532.80052.42531.40022.15993.41053.88773.41052.15991.0873
H71.08732.15993.41053.88773.41052.15992.48754.30854.97504.30852.4875
H82.15991.08732.15993.41053.88773.41052.48752.48754.30854.97504.3085
H93.41052.15991.08732.15993.41053.88774.30852.48752.48754.30854.9750
H103.88773.41052.15991.08732.15993.41054.97504.30852.48752.48754.3085
H113.41053.88773.41052.15991.08732.15994.30854.97504.30852.48752.4875
H122.15993.41053.88773.41052.15991.08732.48754.30854.97504.30852.4875

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