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All results from a given calculation for C8H7N (Indole)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-361.817489
Energy at 298.15K-361.825974
HF Energy-361.817489
Nuclear repulsion energy399.038015
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 B3LYP/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' 3606 3469 64.83      
2 A' 3296 3170 3.72      
3 A' 3274 3149 0.79      
4 A' 3218 3096 17.62      
5 A' 3206 3084 27.24      
6 A' 3195 3074 2.85      
7 A' 3188 3067 0.54      
8 A' 1649 1586 3.62      
9 A' 1607 1546 3.26      
10 A' 1551 1492 1.42      
11 A' 1539 1480 2.03      
12 A' 1488 1432 22.58      
13 A' 1441 1387 20.70      
14 A' 1401 1348 2.60      
15 A' 1358 1306 13.88      
16 A' 1307 1258 19.02      
17 A' 1293 1244 15.49      
18 A' 1238 1191 2.68      
19 A' 1218 1171 3.71      
20 A' 1165 1121 1.69      
21 A' 1124 1081 11.77      
22 A' 1087 1046 18.85      
23 A' 1041 1001 4.36      
24 A' 928 893 7.17      
25 A' 906 871 0.17      
26 A' 779 750 1.40      
27 A' 636 612 1.08      
28 A' 565 543 0.07      
29 A' 409 393 4.43      
30 A" 1013 974 0.12      
31 A" 970 933 5.31      
32 A" 899 865 3.20      
33 A" 890 856 0.04      
34 A" 812 781 0.19      
35 A" 774 744 134.71      
36 A" 745 717 17.33      
37 A" 628 604 1.63      
38 A" 605 582 2.00      
39 A" 552 531 114.06      
40 A" 444 428 13.44      
41 A" 257 247 0.33      
42 A" 222 213 9.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28760.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27668.0 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 B3LYP/3-21G*
ABC
0.12897 0.05415 0.03814

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -1.107 1.561 0.000
C2 -2.270 0.784 0.000
C3 -1.928 -0.544 0.000
C4 0.435 -1.679 0.000
C5 1.794 -1.392 0.000
C6 2.257 -0.059 0.000
C7 1.369 1.011 0.000
C8 0.000 0.726 0.000
C9 -0.486 -0.618 0.000
H10 -1.081 2.571 0.000
H11 -3.243 1.246 0.000
H12 -2.611 -1.377 0.000
H13 0.086 -2.705 0.000
H14 2.516 -2.201 0.000
H15 3.323 0.134 0.000
H16 1.730 2.033 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16
N11.39832.25943.58824.13983.73362.53651.38682.26611.01092.15863.30044.43015.22264.65482.8762
C21.39831.37183.65844.61024.60463.64592.27072.26942.14651.07702.18804.21065.64025.63114.1903
C32.25941.37182.62113.81754.21273.64512.30861.44383.22862.22161.07712.95414.74225.29484.4745
C43.58823.65842.62111.38942.43812.84752.44391.40464.51274.69933.06061.08412.14513.41013.9314
C54.13984.61023.81751.38941.41122.44032.77582.40794.89665.68624.40512.15481.08382.16003.4255
C63.73364.60464.21272.43811.41121.39022.38932.79924.24975.65245.04303.42302.15791.08382.1570
C72.53653.64593.64512.84752.44031.39021.39832.46882.90484.61774.64123.93163.41052.14231.0839
C81.38682.27072.30862.44392.77582.38931.39831.42932.13893.28433.35243.43243.85933.37582.1682
C92.26612.26941.44381.40462.40792.79922.46881.42933.24483.32832.25632.16413.39313.88283.4553
H101.01092.14653.22864.51274.89664.24972.90482.13893.24482.53544.23455.40445.97605.03422.8622
H112.15861.07702.22164.69935.68625.65244.61773.28433.32832.53542.69865.16716.71146.65985.0345
H123.30042.18801.07713.06064.40515.04304.64123.35242.25634.23452.69863.00635.19206.12355.5200
H134.43014.21062.95411.08412.15483.42303.93163.43242.16415.40445.16713.00632.48124.30595.0155
H145.22265.64024.74222.14511.08382.15793.41053.85933.39315.97606.71145.19202.48122.47064.3063
H154.65485.63115.29483.41012.16001.08382.14233.37583.88285.03426.65986.12354.30592.47062.4792
H162.87624.19034.47453.93143.42552.15701.08392.16823.45532.86225.03455.52005.01554.30632.4792

picture of Indole state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 109.298 N1 C2 H11 120.845
N1 C8 C7 131.213 N1 C8 C9 107.150
C2 N1 C8 109.235 C2 N1 H10 125.217
C2 C3 C9 107.385 C2 C3 H12 126.207
C3 C2 H11 129.857 C3 C9 C4 133.906
C3 C9 C8 106.931 C4 C5 C6 121.053
C4 C5 H14 119.791 C4 C9 C8 119.163
C5 C4 C9 119.043 C5 C4 H13 120.690
C5 C6 C7 121.172 C5 C6 H15 119.359
C6 C5 H14 119.156 C6 C7 C8 117.932
C6 C7 H16 120.849 C7 C6 H15 119.469
C7 C8 C9 121.637 C8 N1 H10 125.547
C8 C7 H16 121.219 C9 C3 H12 126.408
C9 C4 H13 120.267
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.800      
2 C 0.071      
3 C -0.234      
4 C -0.227      
5 C -0.189      
6 C -0.191      
7 C -0.195      
8 C 0.378      
9 C -0.019      
10 H 0.318      
11 H 0.205      
12 H 0.175      
13 H 0.178      
14 H 0.177      
15 H 0.180      
16 H 0.173      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.925 2.014 0.000 2.217
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -45.644 -2.330 0.000
y -2.330 -41.321 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -58.252
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.142 -2.330 0.000
y -2.330 10.627 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.769
Polar
3z2-r2-29.538
x2-y2-4.323
xy-2.330
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 16.896 -1.394 0.000
y -1.394 13.637 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.128


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 283.622
(<r2>)1/2 16.841