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All results from a given calculation for C5H5 (cyclopentadienyl radical)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (D5H)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at HF/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-31+G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31+G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-192.208928
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-192.208928
Nuclear repulsion energy149.138010
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/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 A1 3416 3089 0.39      
2 A1 3406 3080 16.24      
3 A1 3380 3056 0.57      
4 A1 1723 1558 0.21      
5 A1 1557 1408 0.47      
6 A1 1223 1106 0.72      
7 A1 1132 1024 9.07      
8 A1 1085 981 3.54      
9 A1 894 808 0.31      
10 A2 1043 943 0.00      
11 A2 828 749 0.00      
12 A2 561 507 0.00      
13 B1 923 835 16.60      
14 B1 805 728 23.09      
15 B1 714 646 128.18      
16 B1 521 471 7.91      
17 B2 3391 3067 54.66      
18 B2 3380 3057 11.55      
19 B2 1509 1364 47.18      
20 B2 1411 1276 0.04      
21 B2 1261 1140 16.78      
22 B2 1021 924 1.47      
23 B2 919 831 0.19      
24 B2 4617i 4174i 35184.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15743.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9042) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14235.0 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 HF/6-31+G**
ABC
0.31193 0.28457 0.14881

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.223
C2 0.000 1.126 0.394
C3 0.000 0.670 -1.005
C4 0.000 -0.670 -1.005
C5 0.000 -1.126 0.394
H6 0.000 0.000 2.295
H7 0.000 2.152 0.710
H8 0.000 1.316 -1.862
H9 0.000 -1.316 -1.862
H10 0.000 -2.152 0.710

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.39842.32672.32671.39841.07192.21233.35363.35362.2123
C21.39841.47192.27702.25262.20941.07342.26383.32463.2936
C32.32671.47191.33992.27703.36742.26711.07272.16263.3026
C42.32672.27701.33991.47193.36743.30262.16261.07272.2671
C51.39842.25262.27701.47192.20943.29363.32462.26381.0734
H61.07192.20943.36743.36742.20942.67244.35994.35992.6724
H72.21231.07342.26713.30263.29362.67242.70464.31764.3041
H83.35362.26381.07272.16263.32464.35992.70462.63164.3176
H93.35363.32462.16261.07272.26384.35994.31762.63162.7046
H102.21233.29363.30262.26711.07342.67244.30414.31762.7046

picture of cyclopentadienyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 108.288 C1 C2 H7 126.516
C1 C5 C4 108.288 C1 C5 H10 126.516
C2 C1 C5 107.301 C2 C1 H6 126.349
C2 C3 C4 108.062 C2 C3 H8 124.919
C3 C2 H7 125.197 C3 C4 C5 108.062
C3 C4 H9 127.019 C4 C3 H8 127.019
C4 C5 H10 125.197 C5 C1 H6 126.349
C5 C4 H9 124.919
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.304      
2 C -0.061      
3 C -0.209      
4 C -0.209      
5 C -0.061      
6 H 0.166      
7 H 0.170      
8 H 0.169      
9 H 0.169      
10 H 0.170      


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 -0.029 0.029
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -34.261 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.800 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.103
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.309 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.382 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.927
Polar
3z2-r23.854
x2-y2-8.461
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.088 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 15.331 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.900


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 87.861
(<r2>)1/2 9.373