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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (Pentalene)

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-308.046344
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-308.046344
Nuclear repulsion energy314.895813
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 HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**
ABC
0.17530 0.07239 0.05123

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.343 1.090 0.000
C2 2.162 -0.163 0.000
C3 1.343 -1.239 0.000
C4 -1.343 -1.090 0.000
C5 -2.162 0.163 0.000
C6 -1.343 1.239 0.000
C7 0.041 0.730 0.000
C8 -0.041 -0.730 0.000
H9 1.766 2.089 0.000
H10 3.247 -0.175 0.000
H11 1.639 -2.281 0.000
H12 -1.766 -2.089 0.000
H13 -3.247 0.175 0.000
H14 -1.639 2.281 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.49722.32913.45863.62562.68991.35112.28561.08522.28583.38374.44614.67983.2114
C21.49721.35273.62564.33723.77562.30222.27462.28691.08442.18134.37505.41984.5199
C32.32911.35272.68993.77563.65492.36091.47433.35522.18121.08303.22284.80274.6139
C43.45863.62562.68991.49722.32912.28561.35114.44614.67983.21141.08522.28583.3837
C53.62564.33723.77561.49721.35272.27462.30224.37505.41984.51992.28691.08442.1813
C62.68993.77563.65492.32911.35271.47432.36093.22284.80274.61393.35522.18121.0830
C71.35112.30222.36092.28562.27461.47431.46172.19653.33153.40903.34793.33382.2867
C82.28562.27461.47431.35112.30222.36091.46173.34793.33382.28672.19653.33153.4090
H91.08522.28693.35524.44614.37503.22282.19653.34792.70534.37185.47085.36573.4109
H102.28581.08442.18124.67985.41984.80273.33153.33382.70532.64925.36576.50305.4688
H113.38372.18131.08303.21144.51994.61393.40902.28674.37182.64923.41095.46885.6181
H124.44614.37503.22281.08522.28693.35523.34792.19655.47085.36573.41092.70534.3718
H134.67985.41984.80272.28581.08442.18123.33383.33155.36576.50305.46882.70532.6492
H143.21144.51994.61393.38372.18131.08302.28673.40903.41095.46885.61814.37182.6492

picture of Pentalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 109.517 C1 C2 H10 123.816
C1 C7 C6 144.325 C1 C7 C8 108.628
C2 C1 C7 107.742 C2 C1 H9 123.859
C2 C3 C8 107.067 C2 C3 H11 126.812
C3 C2 H10 126.667 C3 C8 C4 144.325
C3 C8 C7 107.047 C4 C5 C6 109.517
C4 C5 H13 123.816 C4 C8 C7 108.628
C5 C4 C8 107.742 C5 C4 H12 123.859
C5 C6 C7 107.067 C5 C6 H14 126.812
C6 C5 H13 126.667 C6 C7 C8 107.047
C7 C1 H9 128.399 C7 C6 H14 126.121
C8 C3 H11 126.121 C8 C4 H12 128.399
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.094      
2 C -0.104      
3 C -0.263      
4 C -0.094      
5 C -0.104      
6 C -0.263      
7 C -0.026      
8 C -0.026      
9 H 0.164      
10 H 0.160      
11 H 0.163      
12 H 0.164      
13 H 0.160      
14 H 0.163      


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 -40.951 1.536 0.000
y 1.536 -40.541 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -51.515
Traceless
 xyz
x 5.077 1.536 0.000
y 1.536 5.691 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.769
Polar
3z2-r2-21.537
x2-y2-0.409
xy1.536
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 19.059 1.070 0.000
y 1.070 13.167 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.450


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 217.901
(<r2>)1/2 14.761