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All results from a given calculation for C6H12 (Cyclohexane)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Chair 1A1g
1 2 no twist boat 1A

Conformer 1 (Chair)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-235.815394
Energy at 298.15K-235.829891
Nuclear repulsion energy255.726297
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 B3PW91/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1g 3085 2957 0.00      
2 A1g 3030 2904 0.00      
3 A1g 1516 1453 0.00      
4 A1g 1182 1133 0.00      
5 A1g 817 783 0.00      
6 A1g 379 363 0.00      
7 A1u 1382 1325 0.00      
8 A1u 1135 1088 0.00      
9 A1u 1115 1068 0.00      
10 A2g 1343 1287 0.00      
11 A2g 1071 1027 0.00      
12 A2u 3094 2966 131.33      
13 A2u 3034 2908 70.98      
14 A2u 1498 1436 15.22      
15 A2u 1044 1001 1.91      
16 A2u 516 495 0.63      
17 Eg 3087 2958 0.00      
17 Eg 3087 2958 0.00      
18 Eg 3032 2906 0.00      
18 Eg 3032 2906 0.00      
19 Eg 1486 1424 0.00      
19 Eg 1486 1424 0.00      
20 Eg 1388 1331 0.00      
20 Eg 1388 1331 0.00      
21 Eg 1299 1245 0.00      
21 Eg 1299 1245 0.00      
22 Eg 1048 1005 0.00      
22 Eg 1048 1005 0.00      
23 Eg 792 760 0.00      
23 Eg 792 760 0.00      
24 Eg 425 407 0.00      
24 Eg 425 407 0.00      
25 Eu 3082 2954 101.27      
25 Eu 3082 2954 101.27      
26 Eu 3028 2902 37.81      
26 Eu 3028 2902 37.81      
27 Eu 1494 1431 4.33      
27 Eu 1494 1431 4.33      
28 Eu 1386 1329 0.97      
28 Eu 1386 1329 0.97      
29 Eu 1288 1234 2.68      
29 Eu 1288 1234 2.68      
30 Eu 916 878 2.37      
30 Eu 916 878 2.37      
31 Eu 879 842 2.02      
31 Eu 879 842 2.02      
32 Eu 230 221 0.03      
32 Eu 230 221 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 37479.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 35920.7 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
ABC
0.14378 0.14378 0.08207

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 -1.461 0.229
C2 -1.265 0.731 0.229
C3 1.265 0.731 0.229
C4 0.000 1.461 -0.229
C5 -1.265 -0.731 -0.229
C6 1.265 -0.731 -0.229
H7 0.000 -1.527 1.327
H8 -1.322 0.763 1.327
H9 1.322 0.763 1.327
H10 0.000 1.527 -1.327
H11 -1.322 -0.763 -1.327
H12 1.322 -0.763 -1.327
H13 0.000 -2.493 -0.143
H14 -2.159 1.246 -0.143
H15 2.159 1.246 -0.143
H16 0.000 2.493 0.143
H17 -2.159 -1.246 0.143
H18 2.159 -1.246 0.143

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.53082.53082.95801.53141.53141.09972.81122.81123.36902.15802.15801.09683.48293.48293.95502.17122.1712
C22.53082.53081.53141.53142.95802.81121.09972.81122.15802.15803.36903.48291.09683.48292.17122.17123.9550
C32.53082.53081.53142.95801.53142.81122.81121.09972.15803.36902.15803.48293.48291.09682.17123.95502.1712
C42.95801.53141.53142.53082.53083.36902.15802.15801.09972.81122.81123.95502.17122.17121.09683.48293.4829
C51.53141.53142.95802.53082.53082.15802.15803.36902.81121.09972.81122.17122.17123.95503.48291.09683.4829
C61.53142.95801.53142.53082.53082.15803.36902.15802.81122.81121.09972.17123.95502.17123.48293.48291.0968
H71.09972.81122.81123.36902.15802.15802.64472.64474.04593.06183.06181.75903.80963.80964.19052.47812.4781
H82.81121.09972.81122.15802.15803.36902.64472.64473.06183.06184.04593.80961.75903.80962.47812.47814.1905
H92.81122.81121.09972.15803.36902.15802.64472.64473.06184.04593.06183.80963.80961.75902.47814.19052.4781
H103.36902.15802.15801.09972.81122.81124.04593.06183.06182.64472.64474.19052.47812.47811.75903.80963.8096
H112.15802.15803.36902.81121.09972.81123.06183.06184.04592.64472.64472.47812.47814.19053.80961.75903.8096
H122.15803.36902.15802.81122.81121.09973.06184.04593.06182.64472.64472.47814.19052.47813.80963.80961.7590
H131.09683.48293.48293.95502.17122.17121.75903.80963.80964.19052.47812.47814.31784.31784.99392.50922.5092
H143.48291.09683.48292.17122.17123.95503.80961.75903.80962.47812.47814.19054.31784.31782.50922.50924.9939
H153.48293.48291.09682.17123.95502.17123.80963.80961.75902.47814.19052.47814.31784.31782.50924.99392.5092
H163.95502.17122.17121.09683.48293.48294.19052.47812.47811.75903.80963.80964.99392.50922.50924.31784.3178
H172.17122.17123.95503.48291.09683.48292.47812.47814.19053.80961.75903.80962.50922.50924.99394.31784.3178
H182.17123.95502.17123.48293.48291.09682.47814.19052.47813.80963.80961.75902.50924.99392.50924.31784.3178

picture of Cyclohexane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 C2 111.446 C1 C5 H11 109.105
C1 C5 H17 110.315 C1 C6 C3 111.446
C1 C6 H12 109.105 C1 C6 H18 110.315
C2 C4 C3 111.446 C2 C4 H10 109.105
C2 C4 H16 110.315 C2 C5 H11 109.105
C2 C5 H17 110.315 C3 C4 H10 109.105
C3 C4 H16 110.315 C3 C6 H12 109.105
C3 C6 H18 110.315 C4 C2 C5 111.446
C4 C2 H8 109.105 C4 C2 H14 110.315
C4 C3 C6 111.446 C4 C3 H9 109.105
C4 C3 H15 110.315 C5 C1 C6 111.446
C5 C1 H7 109.105 C5 C1 H13 110.315
C5 C2 H8 109.105 C5 C2 H14 110.315
C6 C1 H7 109.105 C6 C1 H13 110.315
C6 C3 H9 109.105 C6 C3 H15 110.315
H7 C1 H13 106.413 H8 C2 H14 106.413
H9 C3 H15 106.413 H10 C4 H16 106.413
H11 C5 H17 106.413 H12 C6 H18 106.413
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.233      
2 C -0.233      
3 C -0.233      
4 C -0.233      
5 C -0.233      
6 C -0.233      
7 H 0.116      
8 H 0.116      
9 H 0.116      
10 H 0.116      
11 H 0.116      
12 H 0.116      
13 H 0.117      
14 H 0.117      
15 H 0.117      
16 H 0.117      
17 H 0.117      
18 H 0.117      


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 -39.613 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -39.613 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.148
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.233 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.233 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.465
Polar
3z2-r20.930
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 165.357
(<r2>)1/2 12.859

Conformer 2 (twist boat)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-235.805230
Energy at 298.15K-235.819489
Nuclear repulsion energy255.917943
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 B3PW91/6-31G**
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 3109 2980 108.61      
2 A 3096 2968 0.00      
3 A 3081 2953 7.78      
4 A 3053 2926 0.00      
5 A 3047 2921 58.46      
6 A 3042 2916 0.00      
7 A 1528 1464 0.00      
8 A 1511 1448 10.67      
9 A 1493 1430 0.00      
10 A 1388 1330 0.00      
11 A 1364 1307 0.00      
12 A 1335 1280 0.29      
13 A 1301 1247 0.00      
14 A 1273 1220 0.00      
15 A 1260 1208 0.30      
16 A 1067 1023 0.33      
17 A 1041 998 0.00      
18 A 944 905 0.00      
19 A 903 866 0.04      
20 A 819 785 0.00      
21 A 781 749 2.29      
22 A 467 448 0.00      
23 A 428 410 0.43      
24 A 273 262 0.00      
25 A 104 100 0.01      
26 B 3102 2973 60.56      
27 B 3094 2965 55.07      
28 B 3083 2955 43.92      
29 B 3053 2926 73.91      
30 B 3041 2915 8.13      
31 B 3035 2909 29.80      
32 B 1509 1446 3.26      
33 B 1502 1439 2.49      
34 B 1492 1430 0.03      
35 B 1383 1326 0.04      
36 B 1381 1323 1.64      
37 B 1378 1320 1.82      
38 B 1312 1258 1.23      
39 B 1178 1129 2.30      
40 B 1151 1103 0.24      
41 B 1122 1075 0.00      
42 B 1116 1070 0.01      
43 B 1019 976 1.44      
44 B 884 847 1.72      
45 B 875 839 1.08      
46 B 768 736 1.98      
47 B 553 530 0.96      
48 B 244 234 0.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 37492.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 35932.8 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
ABC
0.14670 0.13905 0.08477

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.221 -0.662 0.383
C2 0.000 1.522 -0.000
C3 1.221 -0.662 -0.383
C4 1.221 0.662 0.383
C5 -0.000 -1.522 -0.000
C6 -1.221 0.662 -0.383
H7 -1.203 -0.446 1.460
H8 -0.257 2.182 0.838
H9 2.148 -1.217 -0.202
H10 1.203 0.446 1.460
H11 0.257 -2.182 0.838
H12 -2.148 1.217 -0.202
H13 -2.148 -1.217 0.202
H14 0.257 2.181 -0.838
H15 1.203 -0.446 -1.460
H16 2.148 1.217 0.202
H17 -0.257 -2.181 -0.838
H18 -1.203 0.446 -1.460

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.53132.55972.77761.54241.52921.09823.03633.46442.87462.16842.17541.09593.42933.05323.86192.17512.1505
C22.53132.53131.54243.04471.54242.73011.09683.48732.17673.80622.17893.48731.09682.73012.17893.80612.1767
C32.55972.53131.52921.54242.77763.05313.42921.09592.15052.17513.86193.46443.03621.09822.17542.16842.8746
C42.77761.54241.52922.53132.55972.87462.16842.17541.09823.03633.46443.86192.17512.15051.09593.42933.0532
C51.54243.04471.54242.53132.53132.17673.80622.17892.73011.09683.48732.17893.80612.17673.48731.09682.7301
C61.52921.54242.77762.55972.53132.15052.17513.86193.05313.42921.09592.17542.16842.87463.46443.03621.0982
H71.09822.73013.05312.87462.17672.15052.86103.81942.56642.35192.53401.75233.78383.78383.94723.03123.0531
H83.03631.09683.42922.16843.80622.17512.86104.29172.35194.39322.36353.94121.75333.78372.66804.67383.0312
H93.46443.48731.09592.17542.17893.86193.81944.29172.53402.36354.93804.31493.94111.75232.46822.66803.9472
H102.87462.17672.15051.09822.73013.05312.56642.35192.53402.86103.81943.94723.03123.05311.75233.78383.7838
H112.16843.80622.17513.03631.09683.42922.35194.39322.36352.86104.29172.66804.67383.03123.94121.75333.7837
H122.17542.17893.86193.46443.48731.09592.53402.36354.93803.81944.29172.46822.66803.94724.31493.94111.7523
H131.09593.48733.46443.86192.17892.17541.75233.94124.31493.94722.66802.46824.29173.81954.93802.36352.5340
H143.42931.09683.03622.17513.80612.16843.78381.75333.94113.03124.67382.66804.29172.86092.36354.39302.3519
H153.05322.73011.09822.15052.17672.87463.78383.78371.75233.05313.03123.94723.81952.86092.53402.35192.5665
H163.86192.17892.17541.09593.48733.46443.94722.66802.46821.75233.94124.31494.93802.36352.53404.29173.8195
H172.17513.80612.16843.42931.09683.03623.03124.67382.66803.78381.75333.94112.36354.39302.35194.29172.8609
H182.15052.17672.87463.05322.73011.09823.05313.03123.94723.78383.78371.75232.53402.35192.56653.81952.8609

picture of Cyclohexane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 C2 56.078 C1 C5 H11 109.332
C1 C5 H17 109.858 C1 C6 C3 65.658
C1 C6 H12 110.852 C1 C6 H18 108.756
C2 C4 C3 110.995 C2 C4 H10 109.899
C2 C4 H16 110.205 C2 C5 H11 126.941
C2 C5 H17 126.935 C3 C4 H10 108.758
C3 C4 H16 110.852 C3 C6 H12 170.152
C3 C6 H18 83.811 C4 C2 C5 56.078
C4 C2 H8 109.332 C4 C2 H14 109.858
C4 C3 C6 65.658 C4 C3 H9 110.852
C4 C3 H15 108.756 C5 C1 C6 110.995
C5 C1 H7 109.899 C5 C1 H13 110.205
C5 C2 H8 126.941 C5 C2 H14 126.935
C6 C1 H7 108.758 C6 C1 H13 110.852
C6 C3 H9 170.152 C6 C3 H15 83.811
H7 C1 H13 105.999 H8 C2 H14 106.124
H9 C3 H15 105.998 H10 C4 H16 105.999
H11 C5 H17 106.124 H12 C6 H18 105.998
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.243      
2 C -0.232      
3 C -0.243      
4 C -0.243      
5 C -0.232      
6 C -0.243      
7 H 0.121      
8 H 0.120      
9 H 0.119      
10 H 0.121      
11 H 0.120      
12 H 0.119      
13 H 0.119      
14 H 0.120      
15 H 0.121      
16 H 0.119      
17 H 0.120      
18 H 0.121      


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 -39.442 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -39.657 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.036
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.096 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.418 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.513
Polar
3z2-r21.027
x2-y20.214
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.387 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.464 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.407


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 163.991
(<r2>)1/2 12.806