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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (Pentalene)

using model chemistry: CID/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at CID/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.241546
Energy at 298.15K-307.247448
HF Energy-306.399453
Nuclear repulsion energy315.854493
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 CID/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 Ag 3361 3122 0.00      
2 Ag 3338 3101 0.00      
3 Ag 3327 3091 0.00      
4 Ag 1789 1662 0.00      
5 Ag 1691 1571 0.00      
6 Ag 1460 1356 0.00      
7 Ag 1410 1310 0.00      
8 Ag 1257 1167 0.00      
9 Ag 1169 1086 0.00      
10 Ag 1006 935 0.00      
11 Ag 890 827 0.00      
12 Ag 752 699 0.00      
13 Ag 686 637 0.00      
14 Au 957 889 0.08      
15 Au 915 851 35.58      
16 Au 765 711 114.45      
17 Au 519 482 7.07      
18 Au 307 286 3.52      
19 Au 160 149 7.97      
20 Bg 971 902 0.00      
21 Bg 936 869 0.00      
22 Bg 811 753 0.00      
23 Bg 683 635 0.00      
24 Bg 558 518 0.00      
25 Bu 3360 3122 27.79      
26 Bu 3338 3102 26.36      
27 Bu 3328 3092 10.29      
28 Bu 1781 1654 18.36      
29 Bu 1659 1542 20.37      
30 Bu 1418 1318 19.32      
31 Bu 1335 1240 17.62      
32 Bu 1182 1098 32.90      
33 Bu 1101 1023 16.10      
34 Bu 994 923 0.49      
35 Bu 884 822 8.48      
36 Bu 467 434 4.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25280.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9291) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23488.2 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 CID/6-311G*
ABC
0.17516 0.07306 0.05156

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.336 1.080 0.000
C2 2.148 -0.182 0.000
C3 1.336 -1.247 0.000
C4 -1.336 -1.080 0.000
C5 -2.148 0.182 0.000
C6 -1.336 1.247 0.000
C7 0.046 0.730 0.000
C8 -0.046 -0.730 0.000
H9 1.761 2.070 0.000
H10 3.225 -0.200 0.000
H11 1.629 -2.282 0.000
H12 -1.761 -2.070 0.000
H13 -3.225 0.200 0.000
H14 -1.629 2.282 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50092.32733.43573.59822.67721.33682.27731.07762.28223.37494.41764.64523.1995
C21.50091.33983.59824.31233.76622.29232.26162.28531.07702.16354.34165.38734.5102
C32.32731.33982.67723.76623.65562.36151.47523.34462.16001.07563.20464.78554.6097
C43.43573.59822.67721.50092.32732.27731.33684.41764.64523.19951.07762.28223.3749
C53.59824.31233.76621.50091.33982.26162.29234.34165.38734.51022.28531.07702.1635
C62.67723.76623.65562.32731.33981.47522.36153.20464.78554.60973.34462.16001.0756
C71.33682.29232.36152.27732.26161.47521.46372.17663.31303.40343.33283.31362.2831
C82.27732.26161.47521.33682.29232.36151.46373.33283.31362.28312.17663.31303.4034
H91.07762.28533.34464.41764.34163.20462.17663.33282.70164.35445.43585.32553.3968
H102.28221.07702.16004.64525.38734.78553.31303.31362.70162.62345.32556.46295.4523
H113.37492.16351.07563.19954.51024.60973.40342.28314.35442.62343.39685.45235.6080
H124.41764.34163.20461.07762.28533.34463.33282.17665.43585.32553.39682.70164.3544
H134.64525.38734.78552.28221.07702.16003.31363.31305.32556.46295.45232.70162.6234
H143.19954.51024.60973.37492.16351.07562.28313.40343.39685.45235.60804.35442.6234

picture of Pentalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 109.894 C1 C2 H10 123.745
C1 C7 C6 144.330 C1 C7 C8 108.731
C2 C1 C7 107.618 C2 C1 H9 123.986
C2 C3 C8 106.818 C2 C3 H11 126.859
C3 C2 H10 126.361 C3 C8 C4 144.330
C3 C8 C7 106.938 C4 C5 C6 109.894
C4 C5 H13 123.745 C4 C8 C7 108.731
C5 C4 C8 107.618 C5 C4 H12 123.986
C5 C6 C7 106.818 C5 C6 H14 126.859
C6 C5 H13 126.361 C6 C7 C8 106.938
C7 C1 H9 128.396 C7 C6 H14 126.323
C8 C3 H11 126.323 C8 C4 H12 128.396
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability