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All results from a given calculation for C6H5NO2 (Nitrobenzene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-436.270929
Energy at 298.15K-436.277819
Nuclear repulsion energy409.566568
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 PBEPBE/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 3173 3130 4.50      
2 A1 3148 3105 9.97      
3 A1 3127 3084 0.50      
4 A1 1599 1577 3.23      
5 A1 1469 1449 9.79      
6 A1 1336 1318 266.97      
7 A1 1163 1147 0.78      
8 A1 1090 1075 37.21      
9 A1 1021 1007 5.53      
10 A1 989 975 0.09      
11 A1 834 822 32.78      
12 A1 672 663 8.17      
13 A1 385 380 0.84      
14 A2 948 935 0.00      
15 A2 827 815 0.00      
16 A2 404 399 0.00      
17 A2 64 63 0.00      
18 B1 971 957 0.24      
19 B1 923 910 3.16      
20 B1 779 769 11.03      
21 B1 690 680 62.57      
22 B1 671 661 3.87      
23 B1 433 427 0.12      
24 B1 164 162 0.84      
25 B2 3173 3130 0.16      
26 B2 3139 3096 10.51      
27 B2 1625 1603 23.57      
28 B2 1570 1548 151.52      
29 B2 1453 1433 1.04      
30 B2 1382 1363 8.65      
31 B2 1286 1268 1.04      
32 B2 1154 1138 0.03      
33 B2 1069 1055 10.46      
34 B2 603 595 0.01      
35 B2 513 506 0.84      
36 B2 250 247 1.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22046.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21744.3 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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
ABC
0.13043 0.04246 0.03203

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.244
C2 0.000 1.227 -0.429
C3 0.000 1.218 -1.829
C4 0.000 0.000 -2.527
C5 0.000 -1.218 -1.829
C6 0.000 -1.227 -0.429
N7 0.000 0.000 1.726
O8 0.000 -1.101 2.299
O9 0.000 1.101 2.299
H10 0.000 2.151 0.150
H11 0.000 2.165 -2.376
H12 0.000 0.000 -3.621
H13 0.000 -2.165 -2.376
H14 0.000 -2.151 0.150

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 N7 O8 O9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.39942.40432.77132.40431.39941.48182.33152.33152.15333.39853.86513.39852.1533
C21.39941.39942.43002.81682.45322.47993.58652.73181.09142.16063.41913.91023.4273
C32.40431.39941.40392.43592.81683.75764.73494.13002.18811.09342.16683.42673.9075
C42.77132.43001.40391.40392.43004.25314.95054.95053.43462.17011.09382.17013.4346
C52.40432.81682.43591.40391.39943.75764.13004.73493.90753.42672.16681.09342.1881
C61.39942.45322.81682.43001.39942.47992.73183.58653.42733.91023.41912.16061.0914
N71.48182.47993.75764.25313.75762.47991.24121.24122.66664.63785.34694.63782.6666
O82.33153.58654.73494.95054.13002.73181.24122.20143.89805.70276.02194.79472.3923
O92.33152.73184.13004.95054.73493.58651.24122.20142.39234.79476.02195.70273.8980
H102.15331.09142.18813.43463.90753.42732.66663.89802.39232.52594.34165.00094.3026
H113.39852.16061.09342.17013.42673.91024.63785.70274.79472.52592.49744.32965.0009
H123.86513.41912.16681.09382.16683.41915.34696.02196.02194.34162.49742.49744.3416
H133.39853.91023.42672.17011.09342.16064.63784.79475.70275.00094.32962.49742.5259
H142.15333.42733.90753.43462.18811.09142.66662.39233.89804.30265.00094.34162.5259

picture of Nitrobenzene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 118.419 C1 C2 H10 119.144
C1 C6 C5 118.419 C1 C6 H14 119.144
C1 N7 O8 117.523 C1 N7 O9 117.523
C2 C1 C6 122.454 C2 C1 N7 118.773
C2 C3 C4 120.181 C2 C3 H11 119.652
C3 C2 H10 122.437 C3 C4 C5 120.346
C3 C4 H12 119.827 C4 C3 H11 120.167
C4 C5 C6 120.181 C4 C5 H13 120.167
C5 C4 H12 119.827 C5 C6 H14 122.437
C6 C1 N7 118.773 C6 C5 H13 119.652
O8 N7 O9 124.954
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.237      
2 C -0.097      
3 C -0.112      
4 C -0.077      
5 C -0.112      
6 C -0.097      
7 N 0.346      
8 O -0.363      
9 O -0.363      
10 H 0.144      
11 H 0.118      
12 H 0.115      
13 H 0.118      
14 H 0.144      


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 -4.317 4.317
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -51.745 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -46.785 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -53.111
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.797 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.643 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.846
Polar
3z2-r2-7.693
x2-y2-4.960
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.021 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.025 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.816


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 316.362
(<r2>)1/2 17.787