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All results from a given calculation for C6H6 (Dewar Benzene)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-232.008105
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-232.008105
Nuclear repulsion energy206.768484
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 BLYP/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 3135 3110 11.46 305.91 0.04 0.07
2 A1 3022 2999 43.71 155.63 0.15 0.26
3 A1 1584 1572 0.00 25.98 0.05 0.09
4 A1 1142 1133 3.20 18.69 0.27 0.42
5 A1 1006 998 3.36 19.57 0.75 0.86
6 A1 908 901 4.90 11.86 0.25 0.39
7 A1 839 832 0.30 6.88 0.75 0.86
8 A1 788 782 55.16 6.33 0.14 0.25
9 A1 380 377 2.63 15.19 0.64 0.78
10 A2 3101 3077 0.00 192.82 0.75 0.86
11 A2 1249 1239 0.00 4.75 0.75 0.86
12 A2 1168 1159 0.00 16.08 0.75 0.86
13 A2 920 913 0.00 0.78 0.75 0.86
14 A2 889 882 0.00 0.04 0.75 0.86
15 A2 766 760 0.00 3.78 0.75 0.86
16 A2 329 327 0.00 2.78 0.75 0.86
17 B1 3131 3106 62.54 66.12 0.75 0.86
18 B1 1558 1546 12.53 2.63 0.75 0.86
19 B1 1171 1162 2.11 6.26 0.75 0.86
20 B1 1071 1063 0.11 0.76 0.75 0.86
21 B1 962 955 0.38 9.08 0.75 0.86
22 B1 698 693 33.40 6.47 0.75 0.86
23 B2 3102 3078 39.06 49.64 0.75 0.86
24 B2 3016 2993 21.46 128.06 0.75 0.86
25 B2 1265 1255 29.83 0.05 0.75 0.86
26 B2 1126 1117 3.38 0.97 0.75 0.86
27 B2 926 919 6.72 0.03 0.75 0.86
28 B2 900 893 2.52 0.32 0.75 0.86
29 B2 800 794 6.34 3.18 0.75 0.86
30 B2 473 470 5.51 7.41 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20711.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20551.9 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 BLYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.25785 0.14593 0.11372

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.795 0.524
C2 0.000 -0.795 0.524
H3 0.000 1.364 1.466
H4 0.000 -1.364 1.466
C5 -1.319 0.675 -0.265
C6 1.319 0.675 -0.265
C7 1.319 -0.675 -0.265
C8 -1.319 -0.675 -0.265
H9 -1.970 1.431 -0.712
H10 1.970 1.431 -0.712
H11 1.970 -1.431 -0.712
H12 -1.970 -1.431 -0.712

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.58921.10052.35491.54171.54172.12682.12682.41112.41113.21903.2190
C21.58922.35491.10052.12682.12681.54171.54173.21903.21902.41112.4111
H31.10052.35492.72742.28252.28252.98222.98222.93732.93734.05394.0539
H42.35491.10052.72742.98222.98222.28252.28254.05394.05392.93732.9373
C51.54172.12682.28252.98222.63852.96411.35061.09293.40463.93162.2495
C61.54172.12682.28252.98222.63851.35062.96413.40461.09292.24953.9316
C72.12681.54172.98222.28252.96411.35062.63853.93162.24951.09293.4046
C82.12681.54172.98222.28251.35062.96412.63852.24953.93163.40461.0929
H92.41113.21902.93734.05391.09293.40463.93162.24953.94054.87022.8621
H102.41113.21902.93734.05393.40461.09292.24953.93163.94052.86214.8702
H113.21902.41114.05392.93733.93162.24951.09293.40464.87022.86213.9405
H123.21902.41114.05392.93732.24953.93163.40461.09292.86214.87023.9405

picture of Dewar Benzene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 121.137 C1 C2 H7 85.562
C1 C2 H8 85.562 C1 C5 H8 94.438
C1 C5 H9 131.705 C1 C6 H7 94.438
C1 C6 H10 131.705 C2 C1 C3 121.137
C2 C1 C5 85.562 C2 C1 C6 85.562
C2 H7 C6 94.438 C2 H7 H11 131.705
C2 H8 C5 94.438 C2 H8 H12 131.705
C3 C1 C5 118.552 C3 C1 C6 118.552
C4 C2 H7 118.552 C4 C2 H8 118.552
C5 C1 C6 117.674 C5 H8 H12 133.750
C6 H7 H11 133.750 H7 C6 H10 133.750
H8 C5 H9 133.750
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.120      
2 C -0.120      
3 H 0.078      
4 H 0.078      
5 C -0.035      
6 C -0.035      
7 C -0.035      
8 C -0.035      
9 H 0.055      
10 H 0.055      
11 H 0.055      
12 H 0.055      


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 0.009 0.009
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -34.984 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.932 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.574
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.731 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.347 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.616
Polar
3z2-r2-3.232
x2-y2-2.052
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.856 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.469 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.906


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 120.578
(<r2>)1/2 10.981