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

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 1A1
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-231.413983
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-230.574985
Nuclear repulsion energy208.749680
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 3303 3097 7.69      
2 A1 3193 2993 36.60      
3 A1 1673 1568 0.04      
4 A1 1227 1150 2.80      
5 A1 1086 1019 1.29      
6 A1 986 924 8.04      
7 A1 901 845 0.06      
8 A1 832 780 65.10      
9 A1 399 374 3.23      
10 A2 3269 3065 0.00      
11 A2 1356 1271 0.00      
12 A2 1258 1179 0.00      
13 A2 998 936 0.00      
14 A2 925 868 0.00      
15 A2 798 748 0.00      
16 A2 327 307 0.00      
17 B1 3300 3094 41.78      
18 B1 1648 1545 6.68      
19 B1 1282 1202 4.17      
20 B1 1145 1073 0.05      
21 B1 1048 982 0.29      
22 B1 741 694 37.34      
23 B2 3271 3067 26.74      
24 B2 3185 2986 17.78      
25 B2 1350 1266 29.25      
26 B2 1212 1137 4.91      
27 B2 961 901 7.39      
28 B2 940 882 3.06      
29 B2 865 811 5.29      
30 B2 502 471 5.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21989.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9376) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20617.7 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
0.26131 0.14924 0.11638

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 0.785 0.525
C2 0.000 -0.785 0.525
H3 0.000 1.347 1.457
H4 0.000 -1.347 1.457
C5 -1.303 0.671 -0.265
C6 1.303 0.671 -0.265
C7 1.303 -0.671 -0.265
C8 -1.303 -0.671 -0.265
H9 -1.943 1.418 -0.713
H10 1.943 1.418 -0.713
H11 1.943 -1.418 -0.713
H12 -1.943 -1.418 -0.713

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.57051.08842.32731.52741.52742.10762.10762.38912.38913.18783.1878
C21.57052.32731.08842.10762.10761.52741.52743.18783.18782.38912.3891
H31.08842.32732.69452.26222.26222.95572.95572.91362.91364.01644.0164
H42.32731.08842.69452.95572.95572.26222.26224.01644.01642.91362.9136
C51.52742.10762.26222.95572.60502.93081.34291.08103.36013.88582.2310
C61.52742.10762.26222.95572.60501.34292.93083.36011.08102.23103.8858
C72.10761.52742.95572.26222.93081.34292.60503.88582.23101.08103.3601
C82.10761.52742.95572.26221.34292.93082.60502.23103.88583.36011.0810
H92.38913.18782.91364.01641.08103.36013.88582.23103.88554.81062.8364
H102.38913.18782.91364.01643.36011.08102.23103.88583.88552.83644.8106
H113.18782.38914.01642.91363.88582.23101.08103.36014.81062.83643.8855
H123.18782.38914.01642.91362.23103.88583.36011.08102.83644.81063.8855

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 121.087 C1 C2 H7 85.728
C1 C2 H8 85.728 C1 C5 H8 94.272
C1 C5 H9 131.916 C1 C6 H7 94.272
C1 C6 H10 131.916 C2 C1 C3 121.087
C2 C1 C5 85.728 C2 C1 C6 85.728
C2 H7 C6 94.272 C2 H7 H11 131.916
C2 H8 C5 94.272 C2 H8 H12 131.916
C3 C1 C5 118.764 C3 C1 C6 118.764
C4 C2 H7 118.764 C4 C2 H8 118.764
C5 C1 C6 117.023 C5 H8 H12 133.690
C6 H7 H11 133.690 H7 C6 H10 133.690
H8 C5 H9 133.690
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability