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All results from a given calculation for C5H5 (cyclopentadienyl radical)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (D5H)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B1B95/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/6-31G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-193.365537
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-193.365537
Nuclear repulsion energy149.272688
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 A1 3297 3148 0.36      
2 A1 3290 3141 10.89      
3 A1 3253 3106 1.70      
4 A1 1622 1548 0.04      
5 A1 1496 1428 2.07      
6 A1 1164 1111 0.01      
7 A1 1103 1053 8.45      
8 A1 1062 1014 9.92      
9 A1 838 800 0.27      
10 A2 909 868 0.00      
11 A2 829 791 0.00      
12 A2 526 503 0.00      
13 B1 889 849 6.04      
14 B1 726 693 1.75      
15 B1 690 659 83.95      
16 B1 488 466 10.84      
17 B2 3271 3124 16.06      
18 B2 3254 3107 11.38      
19 B2 1430 1365 40.90      
20 B2 1308 1249 0.01      
21 B2 1233 1177 2.49      
22 B2 995 950 0.10      
23 B2 934 892 3.55      
24 B2 70i 67i 6.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17267.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16486.6 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
0.31261 0.28588 0.14932

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.221
C2 0.000 1.118 0.391
C3 0.000 0.677 -1.002
C4 0.000 -0.677 -1.002
C5 0.000 -1.118 0.391
H6 0.000 0.000 2.301
H7 0.000 2.152 0.713
H8 0.000 1.333 -1.861
H9 0.000 -1.333 -1.861
H10 0.000 -2.152 0.713

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.39242.32332.32331.39241.07982.21133.35753.35752.2113
C21.39241.46072.27202.23602.21281.08302.26183.32853.2859
C32.32331.46071.35442.27203.37092.26151.08092.18643.3082
C42.32332.27201.35441.46073.37093.30822.18641.08092.2615
C51.39242.23602.27201.46072.21283.28593.32852.26181.0830
H61.07982.21283.37093.37092.21282.67454.36964.36962.6745
H72.21131.08302.26153.30823.28592.67452.70044.33254.3042
H83.35752.26181.08092.18643.32854.36962.70042.66674.3325
H93.35753.32852.18641.08092.26184.36964.33252.66672.7004
H102.21133.28593.30822.26151.08302.67454.30424.33252.7004

picture of cyclopentadienyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 109.022 C1 C2 H7 126.128
C1 C5 C4 109.022 C1 C5 H10 126.128
C2 C1 C5 106.828 C2 C1 H6 126.586
C2 C3 C4 107.564 C2 C3 H8 125.060
C3 C2 H7 124.850 C3 C4 C5 107.564
C3 C4 H9 127.376 C4 C3 H8 127.376
C4 C5 H10 124.850 C5 C1 H6 126.586
C5 C4 H9 125.060
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 -0.176      
2 C -0.146      
3 C -0.167      
4 C -0.167      
5 C -0.146      
6 H 0.156      
7 H 0.166      
8 H 0.159      
9 H 0.159      
10 H 0.166      


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 0.056 0.056
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.307 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.063 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.920
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.315 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.550 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.765
Polar
3z2-r23.530
x2-y2-7.244
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.715 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.652 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.808


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 86.919
(<r2>)1/2 9.323