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All results from a given calculation for C6H6 (Benzene)

using model chemistry: HF/daug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D6H 1A1g
Energy calculated at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-230.782601
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-230.782601
Nuclear repulsion energy205.292394
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 HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.19358 0.19358 0.09679

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D6h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.383 0.000
C2 1.198 0.691 0.000
C3 1.198 -0.691 0.000
C4 0.000 -1.383 0.000
C5 -1.198 -0.691 0.000
C6 -1.198 0.691 0.000
H7 0.000 2.456 0.000
H8 2.127 1.228 0.000
H9 2.127 -1.228 0.000
H10 0.000 -2.456 0.000
H11 -2.127 -1.228 0.000
H12 -2.127 1.228 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.38292.39522.76582.39521.38291.07332.13273.36773.83903.36772.1327
C21.38291.38292.39522.76582.39522.13271.07332.13273.36773.83903.3677
C32.39521.38291.38292.39522.76583.36772.13271.07332.13273.36773.8390
C42.76582.39521.38291.38292.39523.83903.36772.13271.07332.13273.3677
C52.39522.76582.39521.38291.38293.36773.83903.36772.13271.07332.1327
C61.38292.39522.76582.39521.38292.13273.36773.83903.36772.13271.0733
H71.07332.13273.36773.83903.36772.13272.45624.25424.91234.25422.4562
H82.13271.07332.13273.36773.83903.36772.45622.45624.25424.91234.2542
H93.36772.13271.07332.13273.36773.83904.25422.45622.45624.25424.9123
H103.83903.36772.13271.07332.13273.36774.91234.25422.45622.45624.2542
H113.36773.83903.36772.13271.07332.13274.25424.91234.25422.45622.4562
H122.13273.36773.83903.36772.13271.07332.45624.25424.91234.25422.4562

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
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.503      
2 C -0.503      
3 C -0.503      
4 C -0.503      
5 C -0.503      
6 C -0.503      
7 H 0.503      
8 H 0.503      
9 H 0.503      
10 H 0.503      
11 H 0.503      
12 H 0.503      


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 -32.072 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.072 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.653
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.291 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.291 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.581
Polar
3z2-r2-17.162
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 126.859
(<r2>)1/2 11.263