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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (Pentalene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-308.379066
Energy at 298.15K-308.384755
HF Energy-308.379066
Nuclear repulsion energy314.219321
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 B3LYP/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 3251 3124 0.00      
2 Ag 3229 3103 0.00      
3 Ag 3216 3090 0.00      
4 Ag 1667 1602 0.00      
5 Ag 1572 1510 0.00      
6 Ag 1393 1338 0.00      
7 Ag 1327 1275 0.00      
8 Ag 1200 1153 0.00      
9 Ag 1116 1072 0.00      
10 Ag 957 920 0.00      
11 Ag 851 818 0.00      
12 Ag 711 683 0.00      
13 Ag 655 630 0.00      
14 Au 924 888 4.98      
15 Au 879 845 12.55      
16 Au 728 699 71.40      
17 Au 514 494 6.19      
18 Au 300 288 0.98      
19 Au 165 158 4.04      
20 Bg 922 886 0.00      
21 Bg 914 878 0.00      
22 Bg 795 764 0.00      
23 Bg 669 643 0.00      
24 Bg 552 530 0.00      
25 Bu 3251 3124 30.18      
26 Bu 3230 3104 17.45      
27 Bu 3217 3090 16.26      
28 Bu 1664 1599 46.12      
29 Bu 1555 1495 12.87      
30 Bu 1352 1299 15.99      
31 Bu 1277 1227 16.98      
32 Bu 1131 1086 38.52      
33 Bu 1057 1016 11.43      
34 Bu 950 913 5.21      
35 Bu 848 815 9.33      
36 Bu 447 430 3.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24241.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23291.1 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 B3LYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.17435 0.07209 0.05100

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.346 1.090 0.000
C2 2.167 -0.169 0.000
C3 1.346 -1.245 0.000
C4 -1.346 -1.090 0.000
C5 -2.167 0.169 0.000
C6 -1.346 1.245 0.000
C7 0.042 0.733 0.000
C8 -0.042 -0.733 0.000
H9 1.771 2.088 0.000
H10 3.251 -0.181 0.000
H11 1.641 -2.286 0.000
H12 -1.771 -2.088 0.000
H13 -3.251 0.181 0.000
H14 -1.641 2.286 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50342.33493.46413.63212.69641.35212.29101.08492.29063.38944.45164.68633.2175
C21.50341.35353.63214.34803.78722.30882.28012.29201.08402.18194.38105.43014.5313
C32.33491.35352.69643.78723.66672.36871.47943.36012.18211.08263.22894.81354.6250
C43.46413.63212.69641.50342.33492.29101.35214.45164.68633.21751.08492.29063.3894
C53.63214.34803.78721.50341.35352.28012.30884.38105.43014.53132.29201.08402.1819
C62.69643.78723.66672.33491.35351.47942.36873.22894.81354.62503.36012.18211.0826
C71.35212.30882.36872.29102.28011.47941.46772.19703.33703.41633.35323.33922.2905
C82.29102.28011.47941.35212.30882.36871.46773.35323.33922.29052.19703.33703.4163
H91.08492.29203.36014.45164.38103.22892.19703.35322.70994.37675.47615.37213.4174
H102.29061.08402.18214.68635.43014.81353.33703.33922.70992.65055.37216.51295.4794
H113.38942.18191.08263.21754.53134.62503.41632.29054.37672.65053.41745.47945.6286
H124.45164.38103.22891.08492.29203.36013.35322.19705.47615.37213.41742.70994.3767
H134.68635.43014.81352.29061.08402.18213.33923.33705.37216.51295.47942.70992.6505
H143.21754.53134.62503.38942.18191.08262.29053.41633.41745.47945.62864.37672.6505

picture of Pentalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 109.515 C1 C2 H10 123.769
C1 C7 C6 144.417 C1 C7 C8 108.609
C2 C1 C7 107.789 C2 C1 H9 123.829
C2 C3 C8 107.112 C2 C3 H11 126.829
C3 C2 H10 126.716 C3 C8 C4 144.417
C3 C8 C7 106.974 C4 C5 C6 109.515
C4 C5 H13 123.769 C4 C8 C7 108.609
C5 C4 C8 107.789 C5 C4 H12 123.829
C5 C6 C7 107.112 C5 C6 H14 126.829
C6 C5 H13 126.716 C6 C7 C8 106.974
C7 C1 H9 128.382 C7 C6 H14 126.060
C8 C3 H11 126.060 C8 C4 H12 128.382
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.139      
2 C -0.127      
3 C -0.074      
4 C -0.139      
5 C -0.127      
6 C -0.074      
7 C 0.066      
8 C 0.066      
9 H 0.095      
10 H 0.088      
11 H 0.091      
12 H 0.095      
13 H 0.088      
14 H 0.091      


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 -40.482 1.182 0.000
y 1.182 -40.313 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.395
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.372 1.182 0.000
y 1.182 4.626 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.998
Polar
3z2-r2-17.996
x2-y2-0.170
xy1.182
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 17.394 1.098 0.000
y 1.098 11.947 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.075


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 218.129
(<r2>)1/2 14.769