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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CH2CH3 (Ethylbenzene)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-309.106614
Energy at 298.15K-309.117183
Nuclear repulsion energy340.489360
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
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' 3245 3081 11.18      
2 A' 3221 3058 4.17      
3 A' 3206 3044 6.70      
4 A' 3149 2990 34.30      
5 A' 3080 2925 20.43      
6 A' 3072 2918 25.44      
7 A' 1659 1575 4.82      
8 A' 1571 1492 9.71      
9 A' 1560 1481 11.18      
10 A' 1546 1468 6.89      
11 A' 1461 1388 6.92      
12 A' 1373 1304 0.70      
13 A' 1253 1190 0.44      
14 A' 1246 1183 0.17      
15 A' 1112 1056 16.35      
16 A' 1073 1019 3.18      
17 A' 1048 995 0.29      
18 A' 1044 991 0.14      
19 A' 984 934 1.27      
20 A' 951 903 2.00      
21 A' 805 765 13.89      
22 A' 791 751 14.80      
23 A' 739 701 61.46      
24 A' 584 555 9.92      
25 A' 515 489 7.22      
26 A' 318 302 0.20      
27 A' 136 129 1.11      
28 A" 3230 3067 23.47      
29 A" 3207 3045 3.27      
30 A" 3159 3000 22.67      
31 A" 3121 2964 3.28      
32 A" 1641 1559 1.24      
33 A" 1564 1485 12.63      
34 A" 1519 1443 9.73      
35 A" 1412 1341 0.59      
36 A" 1358 1290 0.00      
37 A" 1302 1236 0.50      
38 A" 1235 1173 0.13      
39 A" 1152 1094 2.23      
40 A" 1084 1030 4.09      
41 A" 1014 963 0.01      
42 A" 880 836 0.01      
43 A" 814 773 1.90      
44 A" 661 628 0.10      
45 A" 424 403 0.00      
46 A" 360 342 0.13      
47 A" 229 218 0.02      
48 A" 46 43 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 35076.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9496) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 33308.8 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
ABC
0.15005 0.04935 0.04095

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.246 0.500 0.000
C2 -0.245 -0.213 1.203
C3 -0.245 -1.606 1.204
C4 -0.245 -2.307 0.000
C5 -0.245 -1.606 -1.204
C6 -0.245 -0.213 -1.203
C7 -0.186 2.012 0.000
C8 1.279 2.496 0.000
H9 -0.250 0.330 2.142
H10 -0.249 -2.144 2.145
H11 -0.247 -3.390 0.000
H12 -0.249 -2.144 -2.145
H13 -0.250 0.330 -2.142
H14 -0.702 2.403 -0.884
H15 -0.702 2.403 0.884
H16 1.800 2.120 0.886
H17 1.800 2.120 -0.886
H18 1.331 3.590 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C11.39792.42592.80682.42591.39791.51282.51192.14873.40483.89013.40482.14872.14702.14702.75552.75553.4693
C21.39791.39312.41482.78102.40502.52933.33281.08502.14923.39733.86483.38833.37682.67393.11823.73944.2887
C32.42591.39311.39362.40902.78103.81314.53882.15091.08372.15283.39253.86614.54294.04704.26194.73615.5618
C42.80682.41481.39361.39362.41484.31885.03883.39722.15111.08332.15113.39724.81344.81344.95554.95556.1038
C52.42592.78102.40901.39361.39313.81314.53883.86613.39252.15281.08372.15094.04704.54294.73614.26195.5618
C61.39792.40502.78102.41481.39312.52933.33283.38833.86483.39732.14921.08502.67393.37683.73943.11824.2887
C71.51282.52933.81314.31883.81312.52931.54302.72394.67715.40214.67712.72391.09601.09602.17712.17712.1894
C82.51193.33284.53885.03884.53883.33281.54303.40845.33566.08095.33563.40842.17162.17161.09431.09431.0952
H92.14871.08502.15093.39723.86613.38832.72393.40842.47434.29284.94984.28403.69562.46622.99704.07064.2090
H103.40482.14921.08372.15113.39253.86484.67715.33562.47432.48064.29004.94985.48224.74014.89545.61816.3230
H113.89013.39732.15281.08332.15283.39735.40216.08094.29282.48062.48064.29285.87745.87745.94405.94407.1564
H123.40483.86483.39252.15111.08372.14924.67715.33564.94984.29002.48062.47434.74015.48225.61814.89546.3230
H132.14873.38833.86613.39722.15091.08502.72393.40844.28404.94984.29282.47432.46623.69564.07062.99704.2090
H142.14703.37684.54294.81344.04702.67391.09602.17163.69565.48225.87744.74012.46621.76843.07792.51822.5154
H152.14702.67394.04704.81344.54293.37681.09602.17162.46624.74015.87745.48223.69561.76842.51823.07792.5154
H162.75553.11824.26194.95554.73613.73942.17711.09432.99704.89545.94405.61814.07063.07792.51821.77121.7795
H172.75553.73944.73614.95554.26193.11822.17711.09434.07065.61815.94404.89542.99702.51823.07791.77121.7795
H183.46934.28875.56186.10385.56184.28872.18941.09524.20906.32307.15646.32304.20902.51542.51541.77951.7795

picture of Ethylbenzene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.737 C1 C2 H9 119.325
C1 C6 C5 120.737 C1 C6 H13 119.325
C1 C7 C8 110.572 C1 C7 H14 109.742
C1 C7 H15 109.742 C2 C1 C6 118.688
C2 C1 C7 120.628 C2 C3 C4 120.117
C2 C3 H10 119.870 C3 C2 H9 119.937
C3 C4 C5 119.603 C3 C4 H11 120.198
C4 C3 H10 120.012 C4 C5 C6 120.117
C4 C5 H12 120.012 C5 C4 H11 120.198
C5 C6 H13 119.937 C6 C1 C7 120.628
C6 C5 H12 119.870 C7 C8 H16 110.117
C7 C8 H17 110.117 C7 C8 H18 111.037
C8 C7 H14 109.588 C8 C7 H15 109.588
H14 C7 H15 107.554 H16 C8 H17 108.050
H16 C8 H18 108.725 H17 C8 H18 108.725
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.014      
2 C -0.217      
3 C -0.219      
4 C -0.225      
5 C -0.219      
6 C -0.217      
7 C -0.496      
8 C -0.609      
9 H 0.213      
10 H 0.219      
11 H 0.219      
12 H 0.219      
13 H 0.213      
14 H 0.226      
15 H 0.226      
16 H 0.221      
17 H 0.221      
18 H 0.211      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.120 0.330 0.000 0.351
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.349 0.630 0.000
y 0.630 14.604 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.052


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 288.225
(<r2>)1/2 16.977