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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-345.219627
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-345.219627
Nuclear repulsion energy319.617958
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 PBEPBE/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' 3127 3095 15.31 271.16 0.13 0.23
2 A' 3121 3088 20.72 69.45 0.20 0.34
3 A' 3111 3078 17.38 98.14 0.74 0.85
4 A' 3099 3067 1.21 88.68 0.69 0.81
5 A' 3087 3055 6.89 50.18 0.43 0.60
6 A' 2785 2756 161.45 161.54 0.31 0.47
7 A' 1727 1709 225.48 72.36 0.38 0.55
8 A' 1604 1587 31.11 78.19 0.51 0.68
9 A' 1588 1571 13.03 9.48 0.50 0.66
10 A' 1481 1465 0.98 0.90 0.29 0.45
11 A' 1448 1433 14.39 1.64 0.26 0.42
12 A' 1383 1368 5.12 3.32 0.63 0.77
13 A' 1357 1342 5.52 0.41 0.74 0.85
14 A' 1298 1285 14.60 1.38 0.50 0.67
15 A' 1197 1184 57.29 19.23 0.26 0.42
16 A' 1157 1145 11.40 4.61 0.26 0.41
17 A' 1154 1142 14.77 9.31 0.44 0.61
18 A' 1075 1064 6.90 0.65 0.25 0.40
19 A' 1021 1010 2.66 12.41 0.10 0.18
20 A' 990 980 0.50 25.05 0.09 0.16
21 A' 820 811 29.38 10.63 0.13 0.23
22 A' 645 638 20.61 3.32 0.36 0.52
23 A' 610 604 0.40 5.67 0.75 0.86
24 A' 430 426 0.22 6.92 0.36 0.53
25 A' 212 209 6.89 0.56 0.53 0.69
26 A" 991 981 0.95 5.20 0.75 0.86
27 A" 961 951 0.00 0.21 0.75 0.86
28 A" 937 927 0.10 0.14 0.75 0.86
29 A" 896 887 1.21 0.28 0.75 0.86
30 A" 828 819 0.07 1.93 0.75 0.86
31 A" 734 726 43.18 0.51 0.75 0.86
32 A" 682 675 38.07 0.12 0.75 0.86
33 A" 450 445 6.98 0.39 0.75 0.86
34 A" 402 398 0.04 0.00 0.75 0.86
35 A" 234 231 7.02 1.13 0.75 0.86
36 A" 120 119 2.60 2.41 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23379.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9896) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23136.6 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 PBEPBE/6-311G*
ABC
0.17349 0.05174 0.03985

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.577 0.000
C2 -1.042 -0.369 0.000
C3 -0.745 -1.731 0.000
C4 0.593 -2.157 0.000
C5 1.634 -1.220 0.000
C6 1.337 0.145 0.000
C7 -0.307 2.027 0.000
O8 -1.430 2.505 0.000
H9 0.598 2.693 0.000
H10 -2.073 -0.006 0.000
H11 -1.552 -2.468 0.000
H12 0.823 -3.226 0.000
H13 2.675 -1.557 0.000
H14 2.143 0.888 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.40692.42432.79672.42891.40501.48282.40042.19952.15343.41743.89063.42142.1652
C21.40691.39372.42252.80832.43392.50612.89973.47341.09342.16033.41193.90183.4235
C32.42431.39371.40382.43312.80213.78314.29044.62302.17721.09362.16653.42353.8977
C42.79672.42251.40381.40042.41914.27955.08124.84993.42562.16751.09382.16613.4160
C52.42892.80832.43311.40041.39743.78364.82324.04853.90143.42202.16361.09342.1683
C61.40502.43392.80212.41911.39742.49923.63632.65333.41373.89573.41012.16491.0956
C71.48282.50613.78314.27953.78362.49921.21961.12362.69274.66445.37344.66262.7021
O82.40042.89974.29045.08124.82323.63631.21962.03592.59174.97446.15765.77443.9213
H92.19953.47344.62304.84994.04852.65331.12362.03593.79705.59115.92354.73092.3766
H102.15341.09342.17723.42563.90143.41372.69272.59173.79702.51704.33114.99484.3096
H113.41742.16031.09362.16753.42203.89574.66444.97445.59112.51702.49314.32364.9913
H123.89063.41192.16651.09382.16363.41015.37346.15765.92354.33112.49312.49244.3201
H133.42143.90183.42352.16611.09342.16494.66265.77444.73094.99484.32362.49242.5020
H142.16523.42353.89773.41602.16831.09562.70213.92132.37664.30964.99134.32012.5020

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.909 C1 C2 H10 118.378
C1 C6 C5 120.161 C1 C6 H14 119.456
C1 C7 O8 125.018 C1 C7 H9 114.395
C2 C1 C6 119.896 C2 C1 C7 120.260
C2 C3 C4 119.981 C2 C3 H11 120.097
C3 C2 H10 121.713 C3 C4 C5 120.373
C3 C4 H12 119.813 C4 C3 H11 119.922
C4 C5 C6 119.680 C4 C5 H13 120.088
C5 C4 H12 119.814 C5 C6 H14 120.383
C6 C1 C7 119.844 C6 C5 H13 120.233
O8 C7 H9 120.587
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.060      
2 C -0.150      
3 C -0.192      
4 C -0.167      
5 C -0.193      
6 C -0.183      
7 C 0.058      
8 O -0.257      
9 H 0.148      
10 H 0.207      
11 H 0.199      
12 H 0.198      
13 H 0.197      
14 H 0.197      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.132 -2.462 0.000 3.257
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.152 5.670 0.000
y 5.670 -46.401 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.217
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.658 5.670 0.000
y 5.670 0.283 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.941
Polar
3z2-r2-7.882
x2-y22.249
xy5.670
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.392 -1.141 0.000
y -1.141 16.050 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.854


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 263.763
(<r2>)1/2 16.241