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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-345.525715
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-345.525715
Nuclear repulsion energy321.947252
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 wB97X-D/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' 3222 3222 11.34 213.79 0.13 0.24
2 A' 3214 3214 18.85 78.76 0.16 0.28
3 A' 3204 3204 17.28 79.96 0.75 0.86
4 A' 3191 3191 2.16 81.88 0.71 0.83
5 A' 3180 3180 6.21 46.63 0.46 0.63
6 A' 2916 2916 135.39 141.11 0.29 0.45
7 A' 1837 1837 265.18 72.27 0.37 0.54
8 A' 1685 1685 24.26 71.37 0.52 0.69
9 A' 1667 1667 9.85 7.08 0.56 0.72
10 A' 1547 1547 0.19 1.55 0.27 0.42
11 A' 1508 1508 12.51 1.00 0.24 0.39
12 A' 1442 1442 11.57 3.19 0.72 0.84
13 A' 1364 1364 6.21 1.41 0.74 0.85
14 A' 1346 1346 16.37 1.55 0.38 0.55
15 A' 1240 1240 57.42 24.00 0.26 0.41
16 A' 1205 1205 23.46 9.12 0.17 0.29
17 A' 1195 1195 0.91 5.91 0.75 0.86
18 A' 1117 1117 5.71 0.46 0.24 0.39
19 A' 1059 1059 2.34 10.86 0.09 0.17
20 A' 1028 1028 0.39 25.36 0.09 0.16
21 A' 848 848 35.06 9.29 0.16 0.27
22 A' 669 669 25.08 2.92 0.35 0.52
23 A' 636 636 0.45 5.83 0.75 0.86
24 A' 447 447 0.23 5.03 0.35 0.52
25 A' 226 226 7.94 0.67 0.53 0.70
26 A" 1046 1046 0.62 5.28 0.75 0.86
27 A" 1024 1024 0.00 0.23 0.75 0.86
28 A" 1003 1003 0.11 0.14 0.75 0.86
29 A" 951 951 1.47 0.16 0.75 0.86
30 A" 875 875 0.04 0.77 0.75 0.86
31 A" 770 770 53.76 0.21 0.75 0.86
32 A" 713 713 37.39 0.09 0.75 0.86
33 A" 471 471 8.20 0.21 0.75 0.86
34 A" 422 422 0.04 0.01 0.75 0.86
35 A" 239 239 9.01 1.25 0.75 0.86
36 A" 122 122 4.14 2.12 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24313.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24313.4 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 wB97X-D/6-311G*
ABC
0.17613 0.05243 0.04040

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.571 0.000
C2 -1.034 -0.367 0.000
C3 -0.738 -1.720 0.000
C4 0.590 -2.142 0.000
C5 1.623 -1.212 0.000
C6 1.327 0.145 0.000
C7 -0.308 2.020 0.000
O8 -1.419 2.484 0.000
H9 0.580 2.687 0.000
H10 -2.059 -0.012 0.000
H11 -1.539 -2.452 0.000
H12 0.820 -3.202 0.000
H13 2.656 -1.544 0.000
H14 2.128 0.879 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.39562.40652.77602.41081.39321.48132.38212.19452.13973.39143.86123.39512.1503
C21.39561.38512.40582.78812.41522.49422.87703.45421.08462.14503.38753.87283.3985
C32.40651.38511.39342.41512.78203.76414.25904.59992.15911.08482.15003.39793.8688
C42.77602.40581.39341.38992.40234.25735.04344.82893.39892.15141.08522.14993.3897
C52.41082.78812.41511.38991.38883.76474.78694.03593.87253.39632.14701.08462.1509
C61.39322.41522.78202.40231.38882.48743.60682.64943.38903.86673.38572.14961.0869
C71.48132.49423.76414.25733.76472.48741.20371.11132.68184.63735.34254.63552.6901
O82.38212.87704.25905.04344.78693.60681.20372.00922.57724.93726.11135.72993.8931
H92.19453.45424.59994.82894.03592.64941.11132.00923.77505.55835.89454.71322.3801
H102.13971.08462.15913.39893.87253.38902.68182.57723.77502.49424.29674.95724.2807
H113.39142.14501.08482.15143.39633.86674.63734.93725.55832.49422.47484.29124.9536
H123.86123.38752.15001.08522.14703.38575.34256.11135.89454.29672.47482.47404.2863
H133.39513.87283.39792.14991.08462.14964.63555.72994.71324.95724.29122.47402.4804
H142.15033.39853.86883.38972.15091.08692.69013.89312.38014.28074.95364.28632.4804

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.865 C1 C2 H10 118.709
C1 C6 C5 120.128 C1 C6 H14 119.719
C1 C7 O8 124.721 C1 C7 H9 114.901
C2 C1 C6 120.001 C2 C1 C7 120.192
C2 C3 C4 119.962 C2 C3 H11 120.067
C3 C2 H10 121.426 C3 C4 C5 120.381
C3 C4 H12 119.808 C4 C3 H11 119.971
C4 C5 C6 119.663 C4 C5 H13 120.133
C5 C4 H12 119.811 C5 C6 H14 120.153
C6 C1 C7 119.806 C6 C5 H13 120.204
O8 C7 H9 120.378
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.085      
2 C -0.175      
3 C -0.209      
4 C -0.189      
5 C -0.210      
6 C -0.211      
7 C 0.100      
8 O -0.293      
9 H 0.167      
10 H 0.235      
11 H 0.218      
12 H 0.216      
13 H 0.216      
14 H 0.220      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.277 -2.329 0.000 3.257
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -43.929 6.184 0.000
y 6.184 -45.890 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.160
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.596 6.184 0.000
y 6.184 0.655 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.251
Polar
3z2-r2-8.501
x2-y21.961
xy6.184
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.804 -1.001 0.000
y -1.001 14.811 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.779


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 260.399
(<r2>)1/2 16.137