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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (Pentalene)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.400636
Energy at 298.15K-307.405986
HF Energy-306.352818
Nuclear repulsion energy314.442405
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 MP2/6-31G**
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 3320 3109 0.00      
2 Ag 3298 3088 0.00      
3 Ag 3281 3073 0.00      
4 Ag 1659 1554 0.00      
5 Ag 1579 1479 0.00      
6 Ag 1420 1330 0.00      
7 Ag 1353 1267 0.00      
8 Ag 1222 1144 0.00      
9 Ag 1131 1059 0.00      
10 Ag 994 931 0.00      
11 Ag 870 814 0.00      
12 Ag 721 676 0.00      
13 Ag 666 624 0.00      
14 Au 842 788 5.91      
15 Au 795 745 20.46      
16 Au 690 646 81.91      
17 Au 448 420 1.47      
18 Au 290 272 1.42      
19 Au 94 88 4.04      
20 Bg 876 820 0.00      
21 Bg 829 777 0.00      
22 Bg 713 668 0.00      
23 Bg 597 559 0.00      
24 Bg 508 476 0.00      
25 Bu 3320 3109 25.24      
26 Bu 3298 3089 9.89      
27 Bu 3282 3073 15.03      
28 Bu 1656 1551 29.49      
29 Bu 1549 1451 9.42      
30 Bu 1374 1287 14.34      
31 Bu 1297 1215 17.10      
32 Bu 1152 1079 31.59      
33 Bu 1075 1007 5.85      
34 Bu 980 918 3.56      
35 Bu 851 797 5.26      
36 Bu 449 420 3.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24238.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22698.9 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
0.17447 0.07225 0.05109

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.345 1.096 0.000
C2 2.166 -0.156 0.000
C3 1.345 -1.239 0.000
C4 -1.345 -1.096 0.000
C5 -2.166 0.156 0.000
C6 -1.345 1.239 0.000
C7 0.038 0.731 0.000
C8 -0.038 -0.731 0.000
H9 1.765 2.093 0.000
H10 3.247 -0.166 0.000
H11 1.644 -2.277 0.000
H12 -1.765 -2.093 0.000
H13 -3.247 0.166 0.000
H14 -1.644 2.277 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.49682.33503.47023.63482.69421.35742.29141.08222.28223.38594.45484.68533.2136
C21.49681.35913.63484.34303.77802.30552.27762.28451.08102.18454.38265.42234.5199
C32.33501.35912.69423.77803.65782.36441.47343.35872.18351.07983.22554.80224.6145
C43.47023.63482.69421.49682.33502.29141.35744.45484.68533.21361.08222.28223.3859
C53.63484.34303.77801.49681.35912.27762.30554.38265.42234.51992.28451.08102.1845
C62.69423.77803.65782.33501.35911.47342.36443.22554.80224.61453.35872.18351.0798
C71.35742.30552.36442.29142.27761.47341.46402.19993.33213.40963.35073.33292.2840
C82.29142.27761.47341.35742.30552.36441.46403.35073.33292.28402.19993.33213.4096
H91.08222.28453.35874.45484.38263.22552.19993.35072.70194.37195.47645.36983.4136
H102.28221.08102.18354.68535.42234.80223.33213.33292.70192.65085.36986.50225.4665
H113.38592.18451.07983.21364.51994.61453.40962.28404.37192.65083.41365.46655.6161
H124.45484.38263.22551.08222.28453.35873.35072.19995.47645.36983.41362.70194.3719
H134.68535.42234.80222.28221.08102.18353.33293.33215.36986.50225.46652.70192.6508
H143.21364.51994.61453.38592.18451.07982.28403.40963.41365.46655.61614.37192.6508

picture of Pentalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 109.599 C1 C2 H10 123.795
C1 C7 C6 144.233 C1 C7 C8 108.556
C2 C1 C7 107.657 C2 C1 H9 123.916
C2 C3 C8 106.977 C2 C3 H11 126.816
C3 C2 H10 126.606 C3 C8 C4 144.233
C3 C8 C7 107.211 C4 C5 C6 109.599
C4 C5 H13 123.795 C4 C8 C7 108.556
C5 C4 C8 107.657 C5 C4 H12 123.916
C5 C6 C7 106.977 C5 C6 H14 126.816
C6 C5 H13 126.606 C6 C7 C8 107.211
C7 C1 H9 128.428 C7 C6 H14 126.207
C8 C3 H11 126.207 C8 C4 H12 128.428
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability