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All results from a given calculation for C6H6 (Benzene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D6H 1A1g
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-231.695485
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-230.772827
Nuclear repulsion energy203.836458
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=FULL/TZVP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1g 3247 3094 0.00 402.55 0.11 0.19
2 A1g 1017 969 0.00 66.41 0.06 0.11
3 A2g 1377 1312 0.00 0.00 0.65 0.78
4 A2u 636 606 122.79 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 B1u 3211 3059 0.00 0.00 0.47 0.64
6 B1u 996 949 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 B2g 800 762 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
8 B2g 2145i 2043i 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
9 B2u 1436 1368 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
10 B2u 1187 1131 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
11 E1g 727 692 0.00 0.02 0.75 0.86
11 E1g 727 692 0.00 0.02 0.75 0.86
12 E1u 3237 3084 29.88 0.00 0.54 0.71
12 E1u 3237 3084 29.88 0.00 0.74 0.85
13 E1u 1519 1447 7.59 0.00 0.75 0.86
13 E1u 1519 1447 7.59 0.00 0.75 0.86
14 E1u 1067 1017 5.07 0.00 0.75 0.86
14 E1u 1067 1017 5.07 0.00 0.75 0.86
15 E2g 3221 3069 0.00 120.39 0.75 0.86
15 E2g 3221 3069 0.00 120.39 0.75 0.86
16 E2g 1645 1568 0.00 9.28 0.75 0.86
16 E2g 1645 1568 0.00 9.28 0.75 0.86
17 E2g 1210 1153 0.00 5.67 0.75 0.86
17 E2g 1210 1153 0.00 5.67 0.75 0.86
18 E2g 614 585 0.00 4.58 0.75 0.86
18 E2g 614 585 0.00 4.58 0.75 0.86
19 E2u 566 539 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
19 E2u 566 539 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
20 E2u 354i 338i 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
20 E2u 354i 338i 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19333.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9527) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18418.9 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=FULL/TZVP
ABC
0.19088 0.19088 0.09544

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/TZVP

Point Group is D6h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.392 0.000
C2 1.206 0.696 0.000
C3 1.206 -0.696 0.000
C4 0.000 -1.392 0.000
C5 -1.206 -0.696 0.000
C6 -1.206 0.696 0.000
H7 0.000 2.475 0.000
H8 2.143 1.237 0.000
H9 2.143 -1.237 0.000
H10 0.000 -2.475 0.000
H11 -2.143 -1.237 0.000
H12 -2.143 1.237 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.39242.41172.78482.41171.39241.08252.14893.39263.86733.39262.1489
C21.39241.39242.41172.78482.41172.14891.08252.14893.39263.86733.3926
C32.41171.39241.39242.41172.78483.39262.14891.08252.14893.39263.8673
C42.78482.41171.39241.39242.41173.86733.39262.14891.08252.14893.3926
C52.41172.78482.41171.39241.39243.39263.86733.39262.14891.08252.1489
C61.39242.41172.78482.41171.39242.14893.39263.86733.39262.14891.0825
H71.08252.14893.39263.86733.39262.14892.47494.28664.94984.28662.4749
H82.14891.08252.14893.39263.86733.39262.47492.47494.28664.94984.2866
H93.39262.14891.08252.14893.39263.86734.28662.47492.47494.28664.9498
H103.86733.39262.14891.08252.14893.39264.94984.28662.47492.47494.2866
H113.39263.86733.39262.14891.08252.14894.28664.94984.28662.47492.4749
H122.14893.39263.86733.39262.14891.08252.47494.28664.94984.28662.4749

picture of Benzene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.000 C1 C2 H8 120.000
C1 C6 C5 120.000 C1 C6 H12 120.000
C2 C1 C6 120.000 C2 C1 H7 120.000
C2 C3 C4 120.000 C2 C3 H9 120.000
C3 C2 H8 120.000 C3 C4 C5 120.000
C3 C4 H10 120.000 C4 C3 H9 120.000
C4 C5 C6 120.000 C4 C5 H11 120.000
C5 C4 H10 120.000 C5 C6 H12 120.000
C6 C1 H7 120.000 C6 C5 H11 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability