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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-343.444137
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-343.444137
Nuclear repulsion energy323.266574
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/6-31G**
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' 3387 3057 5.63 121.33 0.14 0.25
2 A' 3373 3045 21.37 160.94 0.11 0.19
3 A' 3362 3034 23.80 67.94 0.75 0.86
4 A' 3347 3021 4.25 90.66 0.70 0.82
5 A' 3337 3012 6.00 42.32 0.49 0.65
6 A' 3133 2828 112.04 105.20 0.30 0.46
7 A' 2003 1807 329.46 75.37 0.33 0.50
8 A' 1806 1630 22.77 76.00 0.55 0.71
9 A' 1784 1610 9.07 7.15 0.65 0.78
10 A' 1661 1500 0.70 0.56 0.33 0.50
11 A' 1616 1459 12.22 0.64 0.25 0.40
12 A' 1551 1400 18.01 3.16 0.75 0.86
13 A' 1458 1316 17.15 1.79 0.58 0.74
14 A' 1354 1222 16.00 1.83 0.21 0.35
15 A' 1317 1189 45.15 20.42 0.28 0.44
16 A' 1284 1159 20.14 9.56 0.20 0.33
17 A' 1227 1107 6.67 8.77 0.71 0.83
18 A' 1176 1062 0.55 0.51 0.60 0.75
19 A' 1122 1013 0.65 6.98 0.11 0.21
20 A' 1090 984 0.47 28.31 0.10 0.19
21 A' 896 809 38.66 10.05 0.15 0.27
22 A' 707 638 33.78 2.29 0.35 0.52
23 A' 675 609 0.93 5.57 0.75 0.86
24 A' 473 427 0.08 4.15 0.32 0.49
25 A' 241 217 10.08 0.76 0.55 0.71
26 A" 1151 1039 0.02 8.62 0.75 0.86
27 A" 1133 1023 0.01 0.47 0.75 0.86
28 A" 1114 1005 0.13 0.07 0.75 0.86
29 A" 1051 949 2.57 0.33 0.75 0.86
30 A" 962 868 0.03 2.97 0.75 0.86
31 A" 840 758 57.82 0.85 0.75 0.86
32 A" 763 689 23.39 0.24 0.75 0.86
33 A" 507 458 5.97 0.23 0.75 0.86
34 A" 458 413 0.19 0.03 0.75 0.86
35 A" 252 227 10.02 1.91 0.75 0.86
36 A" 127 114 8.26 1.88 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25867.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23347.9 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/6-31G**
ABC
0.17757 0.05277 0.04068

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.569 0.000
C2 -1.032 -0.366 0.000
C3 -0.738 -1.715 0.000
C4 0.586 -2.136 0.000
C5 1.616 -1.211 0.000
C6 1.321 0.143 0.000
C7 -0.306 2.020 0.000
O8 -1.406 2.477 0.000
H9 0.570 2.678 0.000
H10 -2.048 -0.018 0.000
H11 -1.532 -2.440 0.000
H12 0.813 -3.188 0.000
H13 2.640 -1.540 0.000
H14 2.117 0.868 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.39192.39962.76732.40381.38751.48312.36982.18502.13063.37593.84313.37882.1384
C21.39191.38062.39812.77962.40662.49332.86683.43951.07432.13343.37103.85483.3819
C32.39961.38061.38952.40762.77263.75934.24424.58322.14371.07532.13843.38213.8496
C42.76732.39811.38951.38452.39394.25035.02414.81373.38012.14011.07582.13803.3710
C52.40382.77962.40761.38451.38543.75924.76744.02683.85373.37982.13421.07522.1376
C61.38752.40662.77262.39391.38542.48383.58872.64383.37263.84793.36892.13851.0771
C71.48312.49333.75934.25033.75922.48381.19051.09612.68094.62475.32614.62092.6836
O82.36982.86684.24425.02414.76743.58871.19051.98612.57614.91786.08305.70093.8731
H92.18503.43954.58324.81374.02682.64381.09611.98613.75835.53255.87054.69852.3814
H102.13061.07432.14373.38013.85373.37262.68092.57613.75832.47584.26954.92894.2587
H113.37592.13341.07532.14013.37983.84794.62474.91785.53252.47582.46104.26774.9249
H123.84313.37102.13841.07582.13423.36895.32616.08305.87054.26952.46102.46014.2598
H133.37883.85483.38212.13801.07522.13854.62095.70094.69854.92894.26772.46012.4638
H142.13843.38193.84963.37102.13761.07712.68363.87312.38144.25874.92494.25982.4638

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.876 C1 C2 H10 118.955
C1 C6 C5 120.204 C1 C6 H14 119.842
C1 C7 O8 124.481 C1 C7 H9 114.986
C2 C1 C6 119.960 C2 C1 C7 120.249
C2 C3 C4 119.930 C2 C3 H11 120.093
C3 C2 H10 121.169 C3 C4 C5 120.430
C3 C4 H12 119.775 C4 C3 H11 119.976
C4 C5 C6 119.599 C4 C5 H13 120.211
C5 C4 H12 119.795 C5 C6 H14 119.953
C6 C1 C7 119.791 C6 C5 H13 120.190
O8 C7 H9 120.532
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.146      
2 C -0.107      
3 C -0.158      
4 C -0.131      
5 C -0.158      
6 C -0.137      
7 C 0.405      
8 O -0.507      
9 H 0.104      
10 H 0.193      
11 H 0.160      
12 H 0.160      
13 H 0.159      
14 H 0.162      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.539 -2.361 0.000 3.467
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.510 7.016 0.000
y 7.016 -46.541 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.004
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.263 7.016 0.000
y 7.016 0.216 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.479
Polar
3z2-r2-6.958
x2-y22.031
xy7.016
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 11.947 -0.942 0.000
y -0.942 13.502 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.875


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 258.983
(<r2>)1/2 16.093