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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (D5H)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-193.426026
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-193.426026
Nuclear repulsion energy148.945635
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 B3PW91/6-311G*
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 3251 3130 0.05      
2 A1 3242 3121 15.10      
3 A1 3212 3092 1.30      
4 A1 1586 1527 0.01      
5 A1 1464 1410 1.88      
6 A1 1150 1107 0.01      
7 A1 1087 1046 10.08      
8 A1 1045 1006 13.37      
9 A1 845 813 0.28      
10 A2 893 860 0.00      
11 A2 810 780 0.00      
12 A2 524 505 0.00      
13 B1 869 836 7.85      
14 B1 710 684 3.15      
15 B1 674 649 115.47      
16 B1 485 467 13.33      
17 B2 3227 3106 26.42      
18 B2 3213 3093 7.49      
19 B2 1404 1351 43.87      
20 B2 1294 1246 0.00      
21 B2 1221 1175 1.88      
22 B2 973 936 0.04      
23 B2 925 890 3.55      
24 B2 26i 25i 5.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17037.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16402.0 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 B3PW91/6-311G*
ABC
0.31104 0.28471 0.14865

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.222
C2 0.000 1.122 0.392
C3 0.000 0.678 -1.004
C4 0.000 -0.678 -1.004
C5 0.000 -1.122 0.392
H6 0.000 0.000 2.304
H7 0.000 2.157 0.716
H8 0.000 1.333 -1.866
H9 0.000 -1.333 -1.866
H10 0.000 -2.157 0.716

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.39552.32722.32721.39551.08132.21543.36343.36342.2154
C21.39551.46512.27802.24382.21621.08412.26783.33543.2945
C32.32721.46511.35612.27803.37642.26791.08232.18783.3155
C42.32722.27801.35611.46513.37643.31552.18781.08232.2679
C51.39552.24382.27801.46512.21623.29453.33542.26781.0841
H61.08132.21623.37643.37642.21622.67834.37714.37712.6783
H72.21541.08412.26793.31553.29452.67832.70944.34054.3134
H83.36342.26781.08232.18783.33544.37712.70942.66594.3405
H93.36343.33542.18781.08232.26784.37714.34052.66592.7094
H102.21543.29453.31552.26791.08412.67834.31344.34052.7094

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 108.859 C1 C2 H7 126.159
C1 C5 C4 108.859 C1 C5 H10 126.159
C2 C1 C5 107.012 C2 C1 H6 126.494
C2 C3 C4 107.635 C2 C3 H8 125.127
C3 C2 H7 124.982 C3 C4 C5 107.635
C3 C4 H9 127.238 C4 C3 H8 127.238
C4 C5 H10 124.982 C5 C1 H6 126.494
C5 C4 H9 125.127
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.251      
2 C -0.169      
3 C -0.221      
4 C -0.221      
5 C -0.169      
6 H 0.201      
7 H 0.211      
8 H 0.205      
9 H 0.205      
10 H 0.211      


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 0.042 0.042
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -33.300 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.222 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.179
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.100 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.018 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.082
Polar
3z2-r24.164
x2-y2-8.079
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.541 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.066 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.211


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 87.518
(<r2>)1/2 9.355