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All results from a given calculation for C6H12 (Cyclohexane)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Chair 1A1g
1 2 no twist boat 1A

Conformer 1 (Chair)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-233.472831
Energy at 298.15K-233.487496
Nuclear repulsion energy253.918501
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 MP2=FULL/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 A1g 3112 2951 0.00      
2 A1g 3070 2911 0.00      
3 A1g 1596 1513 0.00      
4 A1g 1228 1164 0.00      
5 A1g 799 757 0.00      
6 A1g 390 369 0.00      
7 A1u 1420 1346 0.00      
8 A1u 1190 1128 0.00      
9 A1u 1085 1028 0.00      
10 A2g 1423 1349 0.00      
11 A2g 1140 1081 0.00      
12 A2u 3131 2969 108.06      
13 A2u 3067 2907 31.93      
14 A2u 1590 1508 18.54      
15 A2u 1078 1022 2.58      
16 A2u 536 508 0.69      
17 Eg 3120 2958 0.00      
17 Eg 3120 2958 0.00      
18 Eg 3068 2908 0.00      
18 Eg 3068 2908 0.00      
19 Eg 1578 1496 0.00      
19 Eg 1578 1496 0.00      
20 Eg 1425 1351 0.00      
20 Eg 1425 1351 0.00      
21 Eg 1335 1266 0.00      
21 Eg 1335 1266 0.00      
22 Eg 1053 998 0.00      
22 Eg 1053 998 0.00      
23 Eg 821 778 0.00      
23 Eg 821 778 0.00      
24 Eg 441 418 0.00      
24 Eg 441 418 0.00      
25 Eu 3111 2950 63.65      
25 Eu 3111 2950 63.65      
26 Eu 3068 2908 36.79      
26 Eu 3068 2908 36.79      
27 Eu 1578 1496 4.01      
27 Eu 1578 1496 4.01      
28 Eu 1439 1364 0.01      
28 Eu 1439 1364 0.01      
29 Eu 1348 1278 1.20      
29 Eu 1348 1278 1.20      
30 Eu 961 911 3.84      
30 Eu 961 911 3.84      
31 Eu 860 816 1.74      
31 Eu 860 816 1.74      
32 Eu 240 228 0.04      
32 Eu 240 228 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 38375.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 36379.5 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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
0.14148 0.14148 0.08108

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 -1.473 0.243
C2 -1.276 0.736 0.243
C3 1.276 0.736 0.243
C4 0.000 1.473 -0.243
C5 -1.276 -0.736 -0.243
C6 1.276 -0.736 -0.243
H7 0.000 -1.502 1.341
H8 -1.301 0.751 1.341
H9 1.301 0.751 1.341
H10 0.000 1.502 -1.341
H11 -1.301 -0.751 -1.341
H12 1.301 -0.751 -1.341
H13 0.000 -2.509 -0.120
H14 -2.173 1.254 -0.120
H15 2.173 1.254 -0.120
H16 0.000 2.509 0.120
H17 -2.173 -1.254 0.120
H18 2.173 -1.254 0.120

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.55122.55122.98551.55071.55071.09892.80062.80063.36992.17272.17271.09753.50583.50583.98372.18712.1871
C22.55122.55121.55071.55072.98552.80061.09892.80062.17272.17273.36993.50581.09753.50582.18712.18713.9837
C32.55122.55121.55072.98551.55072.80062.80061.09892.17273.36992.17273.50583.50581.09752.18713.98372.1871
C42.98551.55071.55072.55122.55123.36992.17272.17271.09892.80062.80063.98372.18712.18711.09753.50583.5058
C51.55071.55072.98552.55122.55122.17272.17273.36992.80061.09892.80062.18712.18713.98373.50581.09753.5058
C61.55072.98551.55072.55122.55122.17273.36992.17272.80062.80061.09892.18713.98372.18713.50583.50581.0975
H71.09892.80062.80063.36992.17272.17272.60102.60104.02673.07393.07391.77463.80163.80164.19232.50452.5045
H82.80061.09892.80062.17272.17273.36992.60102.60103.07393.07394.02673.80161.77463.80162.50452.50454.1923
H92.80062.80061.09892.17273.36992.17272.60102.60103.07394.02673.07393.80163.80161.77462.50454.19232.5045
H103.36992.17272.17271.09892.80062.80064.02673.07393.07392.60102.60104.19232.50452.50451.77463.80163.8016
H112.17272.17273.36992.80061.09892.80063.07393.07394.02672.60102.60102.50452.50454.19233.80161.77463.8016
H122.17273.36992.17272.80062.80061.09893.07394.02673.07392.60102.60102.50454.19232.50453.80163.80161.7746
H131.09753.50583.50583.98372.18712.18711.77463.80163.80164.19232.50452.50454.34544.34545.02342.52032.5203
H143.50581.09753.50582.18712.18713.98373.80161.77463.80162.50452.50454.19234.34544.34542.52032.52035.0234
H153.50583.50581.09752.18713.98372.18713.80163.80161.77462.50454.19232.50454.34544.34542.52035.02342.5203
H163.98372.18712.18711.09753.50583.50584.19232.50452.50451.77463.80163.80165.02342.52032.52034.34544.3454
H172.18712.18713.98373.50581.09753.50582.50452.50454.19233.80161.77463.80162.52032.52035.02344.34544.3454
H182.18713.98372.18713.50583.50581.09752.50454.19232.50453.80163.80161.77462.52035.02342.52034.34544.3454

picture of Cyclohexane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 C2 110.686 C1 C5 H11 108.973
C1 C5 H17 110.176 C1 C6 C3 110.686
C1 C6 H12 108.973 C1 C6 H18 110.176
C2 C4 C3 110.686 C2 C4 H10 108.973
C2 C4 H16 110.176 C2 C5 H11 108.973
C2 C5 H17 110.176 C3 C4 H10 108.973
C3 C4 H16 110.176 C3 C6 H12 108.973
C3 C6 H18 110.176 C4 C2 C5 110.686
C4 C2 H8 108.973 C4 C2 H14 110.176
C4 C3 C6 110.686 C4 C3 H9 108.973
C4 C3 H15 110.176 C5 C1 C6 110.686
C5 C1 H7 108.973 C5 C1 H13 110.176
C5 C2 H8 108.973 C5 C2 H14 110.176
C6 C1 H7 108.973 C6 C1 H13 110.176
C6 C3 H9 108.973 C6 C3 H15 110.176
H7 C1 H13 107.791 H8 C2 H14 107.791
H9 C3 H15 107.791 H10 C4 H16 107.791
H11 C5 H17 107.791 H12 C6 H18 107.791
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (twist boat)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-233.462469
Energy at 298.15K-233.476872
Nuclear repulsion energy254.306881
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 MP2=FULL/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 3147 2983 85.60      
2 A 3128 2965 0.00      
3 A 3115 2953 2.27      
4 A 3090 2930 0.00      
5 A 3084 2924 33.11      
6 A 3078 2918 0.00      
7 A 1607 1524 0.00      
8 A 1603 1520 13.09      
9 A 1580 1498 0.00      
10 A 1423 1349 0.00      
11 A 1412 1339 0.17      
12 A 1391 1318 0.32      
13 A 1358 1287 0.00      
14 A 1314 1245 0.00      
15 A 1306 1238 0.79      
16 A 1067 1011 0.25      
17 A 1040 986 0.00      
18 A 977 926 0.00      
19 A 933 885 0.08      
20 A 803 761 2.25      
21 A 803 761 0.01      
22 A 470 446 0.00      
23 A 440 417 0.45      
24 A 294 278 0.00      
25 A 126 120 0.01      
26 B 3137 2974 37.30      
27 B 3128 2966 34.00      
28 B 3114 2952 32.57      
29 B 3088 2927 52.55      
30 B 3077 2917 29.75      
31 B 3075 2915 12.53      
32 B 1589 1506 2.77      
33 B 1585 1502 2.86      
34 B 1581 1499 0.92      
35 B 1439 1364 0.17      
36 B 1431 1357 0.01      
37 B 1423 1349 0.50      
38 B 1368 1297 1.85      
39 B 1218 1154 1.32      
40 B 1203 1140 1.12      
41 B 1175 1113 0.19      
42 B 1078 1022 0.00      
43 B 1056 1001 2.39      
44 B 868 823 2.17      
45 B 857 812 1.08      
46 B 789 748 2.60      
47 B 567 537 0.81      
48 B 235 223 0.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 38333.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 36340.3 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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
0.14479 0.13668 0.08429

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.225 -0.658 0.408
C2 0.000 1.538 -0.000
C3 1.225 -0.658 -0.408
C4 1.225 0.658 0.408
C5 -0.000 -1.538 -0.000
C6 -1.225 0.658 -0.408
H7 -1.168 -0.410 1.476
H8 -0.278 2.186 0.840
H9 2.155 -1.216 -0.250
H10 1.168 0.410 1.476
H11 0.278 -2.186 0.840
H12 -2.155 1.216 -0.250
H13 -2.155 -1.216 0.251
H14 0.279 2.186 -0.840
H15 1.168 -0.410 -1.476
H16 2.155 1.216 0.251
H17 -0.279 -2.186 -0.840
H18 -1.168 0.410 -1.476

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.54752.58212.78071.56251.54871.09743.02843.48862.82902.18672.19351.09653.45063.05553.86812.18812.1664
C22.54752.54741.56253.07611.56252.70871.09693.50612.19403.82802.19363.50621.09692.70852.19363.82752.1941
C32.58212.54741.54871.56252.78083.05533.45071.09652.16652.18823.86823.48873.02791.09742.19352.18672.8294
C42.78071.56251.54872.54752.58212.82902.18672.19351.09743.02843.48863.86812.18812.16641.09653.45063.0555
C51.56253.07611.56252.54752.54742.19403.82802.19362.70871.09693.50612.19363.82752.19413.50621.09692.7085
C61.54871.56252.78082.58212.54742.16652.18823.86823.05533.45071.09652.19352.18672.82943.48873.02791.0974
H71.09742.70873.05532.82902.19402.16652.81703.83022.47492.37712.56881.76823.76763.76383.89713.05083.0633
H83.02841.09693.45072.18673.82802.18822.81704.32292.37714.40782.37733.93001.77033.76752.68564.68363.0508
H93.48863.50611.09652.19352.19363.86823.83024.32292.56882.37734.94954.33973.92951.76822.48312.68593.8975
H102.82902.19402.16651.09742.70873.05532.47492.37712.56882.81703.83023.89713.05083.06331.76823.76763.7638
H112.18673.82802.18823.02841.09693.45072.37714.40782.37732.81704.32292.68564.68363.05083.93001.77033.7675
H122.19352.19363.86823.48863.50611.09652.56882.37734.94953.83024.32292.48312.68593.89754.33973.92951.7682
H131.09653.50623.48873.86812.19362.19351.76823.93004.33973.89712.68562.48314.32283.83064.94942.37732.5688
H143.45061.09693.02792.18813.82752.18673.76761.77033.92953.05084.68362.68594.32282.81632.37734.40682.3769
H153.05552.70851.09742.16642.19412.82943.76383.76751.76823.06333.05083.89753.83062.81632.56882.37692.4756
H163.86812.19362.19351.09653.50623.48873.89712.68562.48311.76823.93004.33974.94942.37732.56884.32283.8306
H172.18813.82752.18673.45061.09693.02793.05084.68362.68593.76761.77033.92952.37734.40682.37694.32282.8163
H182.16642.19412.82943.05552.70851.09743.06333.05083.89753.76383.76751.76822.56882.37692.47563.83062.8163

picture of Cyclohexane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 C2 55.721 C1 C5 H11 109.376
C1 C5 H17 109.486 C1 C6 C3 66.287
C1 C6 H12 110.886 C1 C6 H18 108.716
C2 C4 C3 109.926 C2 C4 H10 109.918
C2 C4 H16 109.934 C2 C5 H11 126.222
C2 C5 H17 126.186 C3 C4 H10 108.719
C3 C4 H16 110.886 C3 C6 H12 171.283
C3 C6 H18 81.221 C4 C2 C5 55.721
C4 C2 H8 109.376 C4 C2 H14 109.486
C4 C3 C6 66.287 C4 C3 H9 110.886
C4 C3 H15 108.716 C5 C1 C6 109.926
C5 C1 H7 109.918 C5 C1 H13 109.934
C5 C2 H8 126.222 C5 C2 H14 126.186
C6 C1 H7 108.719 C6 C1 H13 110.886
C6 C3 H9 171.283 C6 C3 H15 81.221
H7 C1 H13 107.412 H8 C2 H14 107.593
H9 C3 H15 107.413 H10 C4 H16 107.412
H11 C5 H17 107.593 H12 C6 H18 107.413
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability