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All results from a given calculation for C6H6 (Benzene)

using model chemistry: MP2/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 MP2/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-231.729480
Energy at 298.15K-231.735778
HF Energy-230.779501
Nuclear repulsion energy203.712483
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 MP2/cc-pVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1g 3240 3076 0.00 399.90 0.12 0.21
2 A1g 1014 963 0.00 63.43 0.08 0.15
3 A2g 1371 1302 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 A2u 691 656 107.94 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 B1u 3201 3040 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
6 B1u 1018 967 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 B2g 978 928 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
8 B2g 688 653 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
9 B2u 1459 1385 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
10 B2u 1170 1111 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
11 E1g 863 820 0.00 0.19 0.75 0.86
11 E1g 863 820 0.00 0.19 0.75 0.86
12 E1u 3230 3067 24.84 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 E1u 3230 3067 24.84 0.00 0.26 0.41
13 E1u 1508 1432 7.83 0.00 0.00 0.00
13 E1u 1508 1432 7.83 0.00 0.00 0.00
14 E1u 1062 1009 4.54 0.00 0.00 0.00
14 E1u 1062 1009 4.54 0.00 0.00 0.00
15 E2g 3213 3051 0.00 124.99 0.75 0.86
15 E2g 3213 3051 0.00 124.99 0.75 0.86
16 E2g 1641 1558 0.00 8.22 0.75 0.86
16 E2g 1641 1558 0.00 8.22 0.75 0.86
17 E2g 1197 1136 0.00 6.37 0.75 0.86
17 E2g 1197 1136 0.00 6.37 0.75 0.86
18 E2g 607 577 0.00 3.54 0.75 0.86
18 E2g 607 577 0.00 3.54 0.75 0.86
19 E2u 964 915 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
19 E2u 964 915 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
20 E2u 406 385 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
20 E2u 406 385 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22104.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9495) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20987.8 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 MP2/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.19061 0.19061 0.09530

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D6h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.394 0.000
C2 1.207 0.697 0.000
C3 1.207 -0.697 0.000
C4 0.000 -1.394 0.000
C5 -1.207 -0.697 0.000
C6 -1.207 0.697 0.000
H7 0.000 2.475 0.000
H8 2.143 1.238 0.000
H9 2.143 -1.238 0.000
H10 0.000 -2.475 0.000
H11 -2.143 -1.238 0.000
H12 -2.143 1.238 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.39362.41392.78732.41391.39361.08142.14923.39383.86873.39382.1492
C21.39361.39362.41392.78732.41392.14921.08142.14923.39383.86873.3938
C32.41391.39361.39362.41392.78733.39382.14921.08142.14923.39383.8687
C42.78732.41391.39361.39362.41393.86873.39382.14921.08142.14923.3938
C52.41392.78732.41391.39361.39363.39383.86873.39382.14921.08142.1492
C61.39362.41392.78732.41391.39362.14923.39383.86873.39382.14921.0814
H71.08142.14923.39383.86873.39382.14922.47514.28704.95024.28702.4751
H82.14921.08142.14923.39383.86873.39382.47512.47514.28704.95024.2870
H93.39382.14921.08142.14923.39383.86874.28702.47512.47514.28704.9502
H103.86873.39382.14921.08142.14923.39384.95024.28702.47512.47514.2870
H113.39383.86873.39382.14921.08142.14924.28704.95024.28702.47512.4751
H122.14923.39383.86873.39382.14921.08142.47514.28704.95024.28702.4751

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