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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at M06-2X/6-31+G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31+G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-193.380540
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-193.380540
Nuclear repulsion energy148.825683
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 M06-2X/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 3286 3129 0.61      
2 A1 3276 3119 3.94      
3 A1 3253 3097 0.34      
4 A1 1610 1533 0.30      
5 A1 1486 1415 2.69      
6 A1 1156 1101 0.05      
7 A1 1094 1042 11.07      
8 A1 1053 1003 12.35      
9 A1 842 802 0.19      
10 A2 936 891 0.00      
11 A2 850 810 0.00      
12 A2 530 505 0.00      
13 B1 913 869 6.08      
14 B1 748 712 0.04      
15 B1 703 669 131.80      
16 B1 499 476 10.56      
17 B2 3266 3110 16.92      
18 B2 3255 3099 4.75      
19 B2 1407 1340 53.61      
20 B2 1298 1236 0.02      
21 B2 1214 1156 13.62      
22 B2 973 927 0.16      
23 B2 924 880 14.26      
24 B2 371i 353i 77.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17100.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9522) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16282.6 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 M06-2X/6-31+G**
ABC
0.31054 0.28415 0.14838

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.224
C2 0.000 1.123 0.393
C3 0.000 0.679 -1.005
C4 0.000 -0.679 -1.005
C5 0.000 -1.123 0.393
H6 0.000 0.000 2.304
H7 0.000 2.157 0.715
H8 0.000 1.334 -1.866
H9 0.000 -1.334 -1.866
H10 0.000 -2.157 0.715

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.39692.33032.33031.39691.08042.21603.36573.36572.2160
C21.39691.46652.28052.24532.21691.08332.26873.33723.2953
C32.33031.46651.35852.28053.37842.26781.08172.18963.3170
C42.33032.28051.35851.46653.37843.31702.18961.08172.2678
C51.39692.24532.28051.46652.21693.29533.33722.26871.0833
H61.08042.21693.37843.37842.21692.67904.37864.37862.6790
H72.21601.08332.26783.31703.29532.67902.70944.34154.3136
H83.36572.26871.08172.18963.33724.37862.70942.66784.3415
H93.36573.33722.18961.08172.26874.37864.34152.66782.7094
H102.21603.29533.31702.26781.08332.67904.31364.34152.7094

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 108.918 C1 C2 H7 126.160
C1 C5 C4 108.918 C1 C5 H10 126.160
C2 C1 C5 106.965 C2 C1 H6 126.517
C2 C3 C4 107.600 C2 C3 H8 125.156
C3 C2 H7 124.922 C3 C4 C5 107.600
C3 C4 H9 127.244 C4 C3 H8 127.244
C4 C5 H10 124.922 C5 C1 H6 126.517
C5 C4 H9 125.156
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.237      
2 C -0.101      
3 C -0.185      
4 C -0.185      
5 C -0.101      
6 H 0.158      
7 H 0.165      
8 H 0.160      
9 H 0.160      
10 H 0.165      


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 0.052 0.052
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -33.998 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.670 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.006
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.160 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.332 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.828
Polar
3z2-r23.655
x2-y2-8.328
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.150 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.872 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.767


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 88.036
(<r2>)1/2 9.383