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All results from a given calculation for C5H5 (cyclopentadienyl radical)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (D5H)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at HF/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-192.226832
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-192.226832
Nuclear repulsion energy149.271151
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 HF/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 A1 3404 3079 0.78      
2 A1 3393 3069 30.48      
3 A1 3368 3046 0.39      
4 A1 1724 1560 0.07      
5 A1 1555 1406 0.16      
6 A1 1223 1106 0.59      
7 A1 1130 1022 8.04      
8 A1 1081 977 3.10      
9 A1 897 811 0.31      
10 A2 1035 936 0.00      
11 A2 814 736 0.00      
12 A2 563 509 0.00      
13 B1 910 823 16.51      
14 B1 794 718 21.63      
15 B1 706 638 102.72      
16 B1 521 471 9.08      
17 B2 3379 3056 80.66      
18 B2 3368 3046 5.08      
19 B2 1506 1362 46.66      
20 B2 1409 1274 0.04      
21 B2 1261 1141 14.44      
22 B2 1017 920 1.35      
23 B2 920 832 0.05      
24 B2 3670i 3319i 12966.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16153.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14609.3 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 HF/6-311G*
ABC
0.31290 0.28472 0.14907

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.222
C2 0.000 1.125 0.395
C3 0.000 0.668 -1.005
C4 0.000 -0.668 -1.005
C5 0.000 -1.125 0.395
H6 0.000 0.000 2.294
H7 0.000 2.150 0.711
H8 0.000 1.314 -1.861
H9 0.000 -1.314 -1.861
H10 0.000 -2.150 0.711

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.39642.32522.32521.39641.07172.21023.35173.35172.2102
C21.39641.47242.27462.24972.20731.07312.26393.32223.2903
C32.32521.47241.33612.27463.36582.26751.07252.15913.2996
C42.32522.27461.33611.47243.36583.29962.15911.07252.2675
C51.39642.24972.27461.47242.20733.29033.32222.26391.0731
H61.07172.20733.36583.36582.20732.67014.35794.35792.6701
H72.21021.07312.26753.29963.29032.67012.70474.31474.3005
H83.35172.26391.07252.15913.32224.35792.70472.62804.3147
H93.35173.32222.15911.07252.26394.35794.31472.62802.7047
H102.21023.29033.29962.26751.07312.67014.30054.31472.7047

picture of cyclopentadienyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 108.264 C1 C2 H7 126.524
C1 C5 C4 108.264 C1 C5 H10 126.524
C2 C1 C5 107.324 C2 C1 H6 126.338
C2 C3 C4 108.074 C2 C3 H8 124.894
C3 C2 H7 125.212 C3 C4 C5 108.074
C3 C4 H9 127.032 C4 C3 H8 127.032
C4 C5 H10 125.212 C5 C1 H6 126.338
C5 C4 H9 124.894
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.284      
2 C -0.175      
3 C -0.239      
4 C -0.239      
5 C -0.175      
6 H 0.216      
7 H 0.227      
8 H 0.221      
9 H 0.221      
10 H 0.227      


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 -0.037 0.037
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -33.830 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.551 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.608
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.250 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.168 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.082
Polar
3z2-r24.165
x2-y2-8.279
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.473 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.156 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.412


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 87.502
(<r2>)1/2 9.354