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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-345.502728
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-345.502728
Nuclear repulsion energy321.990707
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/6-311G*
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' 3237 3237 9.58 246.05 0.13 0.23
2 A' 3232 3232 11.10 39.34 0.23 0.38
3 A' 3223 3223 8.95 80.21 0.75 0.86
4 A' 3211 3211 1.40 70.43 0.74 0.85
5 A' 3198 3198 5.00 52.34 0.41 0.58
6 A' 2967 2967 111.58 126.87 0.29 0.45
7 A' 1857 1857 264.68 73.71 0.36 0.53
8 A' 1683 1683 21.12 66.45 0.53 0.69
9 A' 1667 1667 8.67 6.98 0.56 0.72
10 A' 1544 1544 0.25 1.33 0.30 0.46
11 A' 1505 1505 10.85 0.85 0.24 0.39
12 A' 1440 1440 14.28 3.15 0.74 0.85
13 A' 1354 1354 6.52 1.34 0.69 0.82
14 A' 1337 1337 14.59 1.32 0.40 0.57
15 A' 1240 1240 56.78 25.28 0.25 0.39
16 A' 1197 1197 16.83 7.63 0.19 0.32
17 A' 1185 1185 0.80 5.62 0.75 0.86
18 A' 1113 1113 4.94 0.44 0.21 0.34
19 A' 1058 1058 1.80 13.28 0.09 0.17
20 A' 1022 1022 0.18 22.91 0.09 0.16
21 A' 846 846 34.87 9.46 0.17 0.29
22 A' 664 664 25.59 3.09 0.35 0.52
23 A' 630 630 0.46 6.08 0.75 0.86
24 A' 445 445 0.17 5.03 0.36 0.53
25 A' 226 226 7.97 0.69 0.54 0.70
26 A" 1048 1048 0.79 5.29 0.75 0.86
27 A" 1026 1026 0.00 0.18 0.75 0.86
28 A" 1004 1004 0.11 0.10 0.75 0.86
29 A" 950 950 1.54 0.15 0.75 0.86
30 A" 876 876 0.04 0.78 0.75 0.86
31 A" 767 767 59.44 0.20 0.75 0.86
32 A" 709 709 32.72 0.07 0.75 0.86
33 A" 466 466 8.56 0.18 0.75 0.86
34 A" 417 417 0.03 0.01 0.75 0.86
35 A" 240 240 9.53 1.21 0.75 0.86
36 A" 121 121 4.11 2.02 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24352.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24352.2 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/6-311G*
ABC
0.17581 0.05253 0.04045

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.571 0.000
C2 -1.033 -0.368 0.000
C3 -0.732 -1.721 0.000
C4 0.598 -2.139 0.000
C5 1.630 -1.205 0.000
C6 1.328 0.152 0.000
C7 -0.316 2.020 0.000
O8 -1.430 2.471 0.000
H9 0.565 2.693 0.000
H10 -2.057 -0.013 0.000
H11 -1.530 -2.455 0.000
H12 0.831 -3.198 0.000
H13 2.662 -1.535 0.000
H14 2.125 0.890 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.39562.40582.77462.41031.39291.48312.37832.19662.13823.39053.85903.39432.1488
C21.39561.38602.40752.79092.41772.49282.86633.45311.08432.14543.38833.87473.3991
C32.40581.38601.39472.41752.78453.76374.24944.60112.16201.08392.15033.39933.8707
C42.77462.40751.39471.39082.40384.25775.03604.83233.40182.15171.08442.14993.3918
C52.41032.79092.41751.39081.39003.76664.78304.04173.87493.39772.14671.08382.1533
C61.39292.41772.78452.40381.39002.48893.60412.65423.38953.86843.38632.15041.0862
C71.48312.49283.76374.25773.76662.48891.20191.10912.67584.63635.34214.63772.6899
O82.37832.86634.24945.03604.78303.60411.20192.00752.56094.92666.10285.72673.8909
H92.19663.45314.60114.83234.04172.65421.10912.00753.76775.55825.89744.72042.3847
H102.13821.08432.16203.40183.87493.38952.67582.56093.76772.49874.29954.95874.2783
H113.39052.14541.08392.15173.39773.86844.63634.92665.55822.49872.47474.29154.9546
H123.85903.38832.15031.08442.14673.38635.34216.10285.89744.29952.47472.47344.2880
H133.39433.87473.39932.14991.08382.15044.63775.72674.72044.95874.29152.47342.4842
H142.14883.39913.87073.39182.15331.08622.68993.89092.38474.27834.95464.28802.4842

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.745 C1 C2 H10 118.595
C1 C6 C5 120.022 C1 C6 H14 119.654
C1 C7 O8 124.353 C1 C7 H9 115.096
C2 C1 C6 120.226 C2 C1 C7 119.949
C2 C3 C4 119.945 C2 C3 H11 120.099
C3 C2 H10 121.660 C3 C4 C5 120.428
C3 C4 H12 119.791 C4 C3 H11 119.955
C4 C5 C6 119.634 C4 C5 H13 120.126
C5 C4 H12 119.781 C5 C6 H14 120.323
C6 C1 C7 119.825 C6 C5 H13 120.241
O8 C7 H9 120.551
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.144      
2 C -0.163      
3 C -0.231      
4 C -0.199      
5 C -0.232      
6 C -0.203      
7 C 0.123      
8 O -0.315      
9 H 0.181      
10 H 0.253      
11 H 0.232      
12 H 0.231      
13 H 0.230      
14 H 0.237      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.273 -2.236 0.000 3.189
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.262 6.151 0.000
y 6.151 -45.900 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.622
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.499 6.151 0.000
y 6.151 1.042 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.541
Polar
3z2-r2-9.083
x2-y21.638
xy6.151
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.730 -1.009 0.000
y -1.009 14.639 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.782


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 260.341
(<r2>)1/2 16.135