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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-345.422129
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-345.422129
Nuclear repulsion energy322.074977
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 B1B95/6-31G**
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' 3247 3100 9.37 208.10 0.11 0.20
2 A' 3240 3094 14.20 85.05 0.14 0.25
3 A' 3231 3085 13.68 84.05 0.75 0.86
4 A' 3219 3073 1.32 78.30 0.72 0.83
5 A' 3206 3061 5.59 48.40 0.42 0.59
6 A' 2943 2810 131.09 120.25 0.30 0.46
7 A' 1842 1759 238.23 78.45 0.34 0.51
8 A' 1689 1613 27.00 76.84 0.52 0.69
9 A' 1673 1597 10.11 8.36 0.56 0.72
10 A' 1550 1480 0.92 1.12 0.28 0.43
11 A' 1512 1443 12.40 1.06 0.26 0.42
12 A' 1444 1378 10.11 4.21 0.71 0.83
13 A' 1397 1334 5.98 0.97 0.70 0.82
14 A' 1348 1287 15.62 1.64 0.49 0.66
15 A' 1248 1192 59.15 24.09 0.26 0.42
16 A' 1201 1147 17.41 7.19 0.20 0.33
17 A' 1196 1142 2.21 8.55 0.70 0.83
18 A' 1117 1066 4.95 0.71 0.25 0.40
19 A' 1062 1014 1.39 13.50 0.11 0.20
20 A' 1020 974 0.08 19.44 0.10 0.18
21 A' 849 810 31.52 9.13 0.16 0.28
22 A' 660 630 23.00 2.89 0.37 0.54
23 A' 622 593 0.53 5.32 0.75 0.86
24 A' 442 422 0.19 5.31 0.36 0.53
25 A' 215 206 7.87 0.56 0.56 0.71
26 A" 1042 995 0.26 7.36 0.75 0.86
27 A" 1018 972 0.00 0.19 0.75 0.86
28 A" 994 950 0.10 0.01 0.75 0.86
29 A" 947 904 1.65 0.89 0.75 0.86
30 A" 874 835 0.03 5.01 0.75 0.86
31 A" 766 732 47.56 1.65 0.75 0.86
32 A" 706 674 19.44 0.17 0.75 0.86
33 A" 463 442 4.41 0.43 0.75 0.86
34 A" 417 398 0.13 0.03 0.75 0.86
35 A" 239 229 7.10 1.23 0.75 0.86
36 A" 124 119 4.14 2.35 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24380.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23278.1 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 B1B95/6-31G**
ABC
0.17587 0.05261 0.04049

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.572 0.000
C2 -1.033 -0.367 0.000
C3 -0.734 -1.719 0.000
C4 0.595 -2.137 0.000
C5 1.627 -1.205 0.000
C6 1.328 0.150 0.000
C7 -0.311 2.013 0.000
O8 -1.430 2.474 0.000
H9 0.577 2.680 0.000
H10 -2.056 -0.008 0.000
H11 -1.532 -2.453 0.000
H12 0.827 -3.197 0.000
H13 2.660 -1.537 0.000
H14 2.124 0.889 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.39582.40552.77382.40971.39351.47462.37962.18572.13633.39063.85853.39412.1476
C21.39581.38472.40532.78932.41702.48732.86853.44611.08422.14483.38633.87343.3977
C32.40551.38471.39362.41652.78303.75614.25034.59022.16211.08442.14933.39853.8693
C42.77382.40531.39361.39052.40184.24835.03644.81733.40042.15101.08472.14993.3908
C52.40972.78932.41651.39051.38803.75724.78374.02483.87303.39702.14671.08422.1528
C61.39352.41702.78302.40181.38802.48153.60652.63913.38793.86743.38452.14891.0863
C71.47462.48733.75614.24833.75722.48151.21011.11042.67064.63005.33304.62892.6818
O82.37962.86854.25035.03644.78373.60651.21012.01742.55994.92786.10345.72793.8911
H92.18573.44614.59024.81734.02482.63911.11042.01743.76295.54935.88244.70292.3663
H102.13631.08422.16213.40043.87303.38792.67062.55993.76292.50004.29854.95724.2753
H113.39062.14481.08442.15103.39703.86744.63004.92785.54932.50002.47344.29094.9536
H123.85853.38632.14931.08472.14673.38455.33306.10345.88244.29852.47342.47344.2875
H133.39413.87343.39852.14991.08422.14894.62895.72794.70294.95724.29092.47342.4845
H142.14763.39773.86933.39082.15281.08632.68183.89112.36634.27534.95364.28752.4845

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.798 C1 C2 H10 118.411
C1 C6 C5 120.070 C1 C6 H14 119.487
C1 C7 O8 124.548 C1 C7 H9 114.732
C2 C1 C6 120.112 C2 C1 C7 120.096
C2 C3 C4 119.936 C2 C3 H11 120.116
C3 C2 H10 121.791 C3 C4 C5 120.449
C3 C4 H12 119.766 C4 C3 H11 119.947
C4 C5 C6 119.635 C4 C5 H13 120.123
C5 C4 H12 119.785 C5 C6 H14 120.443
C6 C1 C7 119.792 C6 C5 H13 120.243
O8 C7 H9 120.720
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.028      
2 C -0.162      
3 C -0.162      
4 C -0.145      
5 C -0.163      
6 C -0.184      
7 C 0.207      
8 O -0.408      
9 H 0.121      
10 H 0.192      
11 H 0.170      
12 H 0.169      
13 H 0.168      
14 H 0.168      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.222 -2.380 0.000 3.256
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -43.492 5.911 0.000
y 5.911 -45.564 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -47.882
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.231 5.911 0.000
y 5.911 0.123 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.354
Polar
3z2-r2-6.708
x2-y22.072
xy5.911
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.367 -1.090 0.000
y -1.090 14.630 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.868


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 259.469
(<r2>)1/2 16.108