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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (Pentalene)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-306.357098
Energy at 298.15K-306.363275
HF Energy-306.357098
Nuclear repulsion energy316.237662
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 Ag 3412 3080 0.00      
2 Ag 3389 3059 0.00      
3 Ag 3376 3047 0.00      
4 Ag 1849 1669 0.00      
5 Ag 1756 1585 0.00      
6 Ag 1504 1357 0.00      
7 Ag 1458 1316 0.00      
8 Ag 1296 1170 0.00      
9 Ag 1208 1090 0.00      
10 Ag 1019 919 0.00      
11 Ag 904 816 0.00      
12 Ag 771 696 0.00      
13 Ag 698 630 0.00      
14 Au 1060 957 2.29      
15 Au 995 899 29.70      
16 Au 825 745 97.66      
17 Au 558 503 6.53      
18 Au 321 290 2.61      
19 Au 185 167 6.05      
20 Bg 1059 956 0.00      
21 Bg 1014 915 0.00      
22 Bg 867 782 0.00      
23 Bg 728 657 0.00      
24 Bg 589 531 0.00      
25 Bu 3412 3079 35.38      
26 Bu 3389 3059 32.11      
27 Bu 3377 3048 13.31      
28 Bu 1840 1661 17.25      
29 Bu 1720 1552 23.93      
30 Bu 1470 1327 17.50      
31 Bu 1380 1246 17.78      
32 Bu 1216 1098 25.68      
33 Bu 1123 1014 26.50      
34 Bu 1010 911 0.19      
35 Bu 907 819 11.96      
36 Bu 480 433 4.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26080.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23540.3 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
0.17535 0.07324 0.05166

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.334 1.074 0.000
C2 2.143 -0.193 0.000
C3 1.334 -1.252 0.000
C4 -1.334 -1.074 0.000
C5 -2.143 0.193 0.000
C6 -1.334 1.252 0.000
C7 0.049 0.730 0.000
C8 -0.049 -0.730 0.000
H9 1.761 2.059 0.000
H10 3.217 -0.213 0.000
H11 1.624 -2.284 0.000
H12 -1.761 -2.059 0.000
H13 -3.217 0.213 0.000
H14 -1.624 2.284 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50322.32593.42483.58712.67381.33032.27301.07422.28063.37064.40414.63143.1959
C21.50321.33323.58714.30403.76552.28912.25702.28431.07362.15514.32775.37554.5087
C32.32591.33322.67383.76553.65902.36271.47773.33892.15061.07223.19864.78074.6103
C43.42483.58712.67381.50322.32592.27301.33034.40414.63143.19591.07422.28063.3706
C53.58714.30403.76551.50321.33322.25702.28914.32775.37554.50872.28431.07362.1551
C62.67383.76553.65902.32591.33321.47772.36273.19864.78074.61033.33892.15061.0722
C71.33032.28912.36272.27302.25701.47771.46412.16763.30563.40153.32543.30622.2830
C82.27302.25701.47771.33032.28912.36271.46413.32543.30622.28302.16763.30563.4015
H91.07422.28433.33894.40414.32773.19862.16763.32542.69864.34585.41945.30933.3925
H102.28061.07362.15064.63145.37554.78073.30563.30622.69862.61305.30936.44775.4469
H113.37062.15511.07223.19594.50874.61033.40152.28304.34582.61303.39255.44695.6054
H124.40414.32773.19861.07422.28433.33893.32542.16765.41945.30933.39252.69864.3458
H134.63145.37554.78072.28061.07362.15063.30623.30565.30936.44775.44692.69862.6130
H143.19594.50874.61033.37062.15511.07222.28303.40153.39255.44695.60544.34582.6130

picture of Pentalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 110.034 C1 C2 H10 123.661
C1 C7 C6 144.367 C1 C7 C8 108.770
C2 C1 C7 107.623 C2 C1 H9 123.982
C2 C3 C8 106.710 C2 C3 H11 126.924
C3 C2 H10 126.305 C3 C8 C4 144.367
C3 C8 C7 106.863 C4 C5 C6 110.034
C4 C5 H13 123.661 C4 C8 C7 108.770
C5 C4 C8 107.623 C5 C4 H12 123.982
C5 C6 C7 106.710 C5 C6 H14 126.924
C6 C5 H13 126.305 C6 C7 C8 106.863
C7 C1 H9 128.396 C7 C6 H14 126.366
C8 C3 H11 126.366 C8 C4 H12 128.396
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 -0.160      
2 C -0.184      
3 C -0.086      
4 C -0.160      
5 C -0.184      
6 C -0.086      
7 C -0.039      
8 C -0.039      
9 H 0.160      
10 H 0.151      
11 H 0.158      
12 H 0.160      
13 H 0.151      
14 H 0.158      


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 -39.898 1.235 0.000
y 1.235 -40.479 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -50.810
Traceless
 xyz
x 5.747 1.235 0.000
y 1.235 4.875 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.621
Polar
3z2-r2-21.242
x2-y20.581
xy1.235
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 16.772 1.759 0.000
y 1.759 11.339 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.041


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 215.851
(<r2>)1/2 14.692