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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-345.597957
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-345.597957
Nuclear repulsion energy320.200902
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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3214 3099 7.34 190.24 0.13 0.23
2 A' 3206 3092 13.99 144.47 0.14 0.25
3 A' 3196 3082 14.74 86.98 0.75 0.86
4 A' 3185 3071 1.30 90.40 0.69 0.82
5 A' 3175 3061 4.58 48.19 0.45 0.62
6 A' 2913 2809 115.48 143.50 0.33 0.49
7 A' 1774 1711 296.19 119.02 0.36 0.53
8 A' 1647 1588 34.14 104.18 0.57 0.72
9 A' 1630 1571 12.87 12.88 0.58 0.73
10 A' 1526 1471 1.23 1.16 0.56 0.72
11 A' 1489 1436 11.74 2.11 0.28 0.44
12 A' 1425 1374 5.98 2.62 0.45 0.62
13 A' 1366 1317 5.09 1.30 0.74 0.85
14 A' 1338 1290 16.88 1.16 0.38 0.55
15 A' 1227 1183 60.27 26.66 0.22 0.37
16 A' 1191 1148 23.94 9.92 0.11 0.20
17 A' 1186 1143 3.70 7.84 0.63 0.77
18 A' 1103 1064 4.94 0.78 0.12 0.22
19 A' 1045 1007 2.61 13.63 0.04 0.08
20 A' 1014 978 0.63 38.42 0.04 0.08
21 A' 838 808 32.00 14.01 0.07 0.12
22 A' 659 636 24.61 2.97 0.34 0.50
23 A' 628 606 0.39 5.99 0.75 0.85
24 A' 442 426 0.26 6.22 0.24 0.39
25 A' 219 211 8.05 0.75 0.49 0.66
26 A" 1030 994 1.39 2.66 0.75 0.86
27 A" 1013 976 0.05 0.16 0.75 0.86
28 A" 996 960 0.03 0.06 0.75 0.86
29 A" 942 908 1.45 0.74 0.75 0.86
30 A" 865 834 0.01 0.47 0.75 0.86
31 A" 759 732 59.53 0.53 0.75 0.86
32 A" 697 672 25.01 0.01 0.75 0.86
33 A" 463 446 6.73 0.19 0.75 0.86
34 A" 417 402 0.11 0.02 0.75 0.86
35 A" 236 228 8.28 1.10 0.75 0.86
36 A" 120 115 5.02 1.35 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24086.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9642) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23224.0 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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
ABC
0.17426 0.05184 0.03996

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.574 0.000
C2 -1.047 -0.363 0.000
C3 -0.757 -1.725 0.000
C4 0.575 -2.159 0.000
C5 1.621 -1.231 0.000
C6 1.332 0.135 0.000
C7 -0.285 2.027 0.000
O8 -1.400 2.519 0.000
H9 0.616 2.679 0.000
H10 -2.071 -0.002 0.000
H11 -1.564 -2.452 0.000
H12 0.797 -3.223 0.000
H13 2.652 -1.571 0.000
H14 2.138 0.865 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.40502.42052.79322.42581.40261.48112.39682.19292.14923.40653.87953.41092.1575
C21.40501.39242.42032.80522.43032.50892.90403.46641.08552.15233.40273.89113.4133
C32.42051.39241.40172.42882.79713.78204.29284.61272.16641.08602.15863.41283.8847
C42.79322.42031.40171.39802.41554.27425.07864.83813.41392.15931.08632.15833.4042
C52.42582.80522.42881.39801.39593.77494.81574.03693.89053.41072.15521.08592.1592
C61.40262.43032.79712.41551.39592.48953.62642.64303.40533.88313.39972.15681.0877
C71.48112.50893.78204.27423.77492.48951.21851.11152.70294.65865.36054.64502.6872
O82.39682.90404.29285.07864.81573.62641.21852.02182.60914.97446.14815.75763.9053
H92.19293.46644.61274.83814.03692.64301.11152.02183.79495.57465.90424.71242.3676
H102.14921.08552.16643.41393.89053.40532.70292.60913.79492.50214.31244.97644.2967
H113.40652.15231.08602.15933.41073.88314.65864.97445.57462.50212.48364.30704.9708
H123.87953.40272.15861.08632.15523.39975.36056.14815.90424.31242.48362.48364.3022
H133.41093.89113.41282.15831.08592.15684.64505.75764.71244.97644.30702.48362.4900
H142.15753.41333.88473.40422.15921.08772.68723.90532.36764.29674.97084.30222.4900

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.831 C1 C2 H10 118.741
C1 C6 C5 120.192 C1 C6 H14 119.543
C1 C7 O8 124.918 C1 C7 H9 114.767
C2 C1 C6 119.914 C2 C1 C7 120.729
C2 C3 C4 120.048 C2 C3 H11 120.042
C3 C2 H10 121.429 C3 C4 C5 120.347
C3 C4 H12 119.827 C4 C3 H11 119.910
C4 C5 C6 119.667 C4 C5 H13 120.148
C5 C4 H12 119.825 C5 C6 H14 120.265
C6 C1 C7 119.357 C6 C5 H13 120.185
O8 C7 H9 120.315
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.462      
2 C 0.243      
3 C -0.150      
4 C -0.094      
5 C -0.099      
6 C -0.724      
7 C -0.053      
8 O -0.382      
9 H 0.106      
10 H 0.160      
11 H 0.134      
12 H 0.133      
13 H 0.133      
14 H 0.131      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.420 -2.679 0.000 3.610
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -45.305 6.744 0.000
y 6.744 -48.141 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.640
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.586 6.744 0.000
y 6.744 -0.669 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.917
Polar
3z2-r2-5.834
x2-y22.836
xy6.744
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.983 -1.308 0.000
y -1.308 16.539 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.777


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 263.747
(<r2>)1/2 16.240