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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CH2 (benzyl radical)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B1
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-270.063729
Energy at 298.15K-270.070696
HF Energy-269.151827
Nuclear repulsion energy261.221338
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 CCD/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 3289 3084 16.88      
2 A1 3269 3065 4.31      
3 A1 3254 3051 8.25      
4 A1 3244 3042 6.54      
5 A1 1687 1582 1.67      
6 A1 1563 1465 6.52      
7 A1 1552 1455 0.10      
8 A1 1306 1225 3.22      
9 A1 1217 1141 0.27      
10 A1 1081 1014 0.90      
11 A1 1001 939 0.00      
12 A1 858 804 0.35      
13 A1 545 511 0.44      
14 A2 1006 943 0.00      
15 A2 882 827 0.00      
16 A2 522 490 0.00      
17 A2 405 380 0.00      
18 B1 988 927 0.97      
19 B1 923 865 1.63      
20 B1 765 718 79.04      
21 B1 691 648 29.35      
22 B1 600 562 1.28      
23 B1 482 452 8.59      
24 B1 209 196 0.99      
25 B2 3350 3141 8.60      
26 B2 3275 3071 38.95      
27 B2 3256 3053 0.92      
28 B2 1676 1572 0.91      
29 B2 1546 1450 6.69      
30 B2 1396 1309 0.59      
31 B2 1305 1224 0.13      
32 B2 1176 1102 0.14      
33 B2 1168 1095 2.27      
34 B2 1009 946 1.50      
35 B2 644 604 0.02      
36 B2 365 342 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25753.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9376) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24146.8 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 CCD/6-31G**
ABC
0.18646 0.09119 0.06124

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.985
C2 0.000 1.212 0.248
C3 0.000 1.205 -1.125
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.826
C5 0.000 -1.205 -1.125
C6 0.000 -1.212 0.248
C7 0.000 0.000 2.389
H8 0.000 2.151 0.788
H9 0.000 2.142 -1.666
H10 0.000 0.000 -2.908
H11 0.000 -2.142 -1.666
H12 0.000 -2.151 0.788
H13 0.000 0.924 2.948
H14 0.000 -0.924 2.948

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.41872.42942.81152.42941.41871.40412.15973.40843.89273.40842.15972.16942.1694
C21.41871.37282.40292.77992.42472.46041.08272.12833.38083.86203.40622.71493.4426
C32.42941.37281.39452.40992.77993.71452.13391.08222.15213.39023.86264.08194.5952
C42.81152.40291.39451.39452.40294.21563.38572.14761.08132.14763.38574.86284.8628
C52.42942.77992.40991.39451.37283.71453.86263.39022.15211.08222.13394.59524.0819
C61.41872.42472.77992.40291.37282.46043.40623.86203.38082.12831.08273.44262.7149
C71.40412.46043.71454.21563.71452.46042.68114.58635.29694.58632.68111.07981.0798
H82.15971.08272.13393.38573.86263.40622.68112.45484.27634.94484.30152.48353.7573
H93.40842.12831.08222.14763.39023.86204.58632.45482.47544.28334.94484.77215.5398
H103.89273.38082.15211.08132.15213.38085.29694.27632.47542.47544.27635.92795.9279
H113.40843.86203.39022.14761.08222.12834.58634.94484.28332.47542.45485.53984.7721
H122.15973.40623.86263.38572.13391.08272.68114.30154.94484.27632.45483.75732.4835
H132.16942.71494.08194.86284.59523.44261.07982.48354.77215.92795.53983.75731.8481
H142.16943.44264.59524.86284.08192.71491.07983.75735.53985.92794.77212.48351.8481

picture of benzyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.979 C1 C2 H8 118.785
C1 C6 C5 120.979 C1 C6 H12 118.785
C1 C7 H13 121.153 C1 C7 H14 121.153
C2 C1 C6 117.422 C2 C1 C7 121.289
C2 C3 C4 120.532 C2 C3 H9 119.740
C3 C2 H8 120.236 C3 C4 C5 119.555
C3 C4 H10 120.222 C4 C3 H9 119.728
C4 C5 C6 120.532 C4 C5 H11 119.728
C5 C1 C7 150.266 C5 C4 H10 120.222
C5 C6 H12 120.236 C6 C5 H11 119.740
H13 C7 H14 117.693
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability