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

using model chemistry: HF/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (D5H)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at HF/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/3-21G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/3-21G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at HF/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.117059
Energy at 298.15K-191.122161
HF Energy-191.117059
Nuclear repulsion energy148.763062
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 HF/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 A1 3443 3107 0.89      
2 A1 3428 3094 13.04      
3 A1 3399 3068 0.52      
4 A1 1717 1550 0.50      
5 A1 1521 1373 0.02      
6 A1 1250 1128 0.80      
7 A1 1119 1010 7.44      
8 A1 1046 944 2.95      
9 A1 933 842 0.14      
10 A2 1105 997 0.00      
11 A2 851 768 0.00      
12 A2 577 521 0.00      
13 B1 979 884 17.28      
14 B1 852 769 27.38      
15 B1 736 664 123.82      
16 B1 541 488 9.39      
17 B2 3511 3169 3935.36      
18 B2 3405 3073 28.08      
19 B2 3351 3025 2601.48      
20 B2 1503 1356 44.10      
21 B2 1436 1296 0.01      
22 B2 1272 1149 13.97      
23 B2 1008 910 1.73      
24 B2 933 842 0.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19957.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18013.3 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 HF/3-21G*
ABC
0.31041 0.28236 0.14786

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.225
C2 0.000 1.132 0.400
C3 0.000 0.668 -1.012
C4 0.000 -0.668 -1.012
C5 0.000 -1.132 0.400
H6 0.000 0.000 2.292
H7 0.000 2.154 0.713
H8 0.000 1.314 -1.862
H9 0.000 -1.314 -1.862
H10 0.000 -2.154 0.713

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.40102.33432.33431.40101.06712.21373.35483.35482.2137
C21.40101.48542.28752.26412.20531.06862.26863.33123.3006
C32.33431.48541.33672.28753.37062.27611.06762.15703.3073
C42.33432.28751.33671.48543.37063.30732.15701.06762.2761
C51.40102.26412.28751.48542.20533.30063.33122.26861.0686
H61.06712.20533.37063.37062.20532.67054.35674.35672.6705
H72.21371.06862.27613.30733.30062.67052.70814.31914.3073
H83.35482.26861.06762.15703.33124.35672.70812.62824.3191
H93.35483.33122.15701.06762.26864.35674.31912.62822.7081
H102.21373.30063.30732.27611.06862.67054.30734.31912.7081

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 107.906 C1 C2 H7 126.846
C1 C5 C4 107.906 C1 C5 H10 126.846
C2 C1 C5 107.807 C2 C1 H6 126.096
C2 C3 C4 108.191 C2 C3 H8 124.588
C3 C2 H7 125.248 C3 C4 C5 108.191
C3 C4 H9 127.222 C4 C3 H8 127.222
C4 C5 H10 125.248 C5 C1 H6 126.096
C5 C4 H9 124.588
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.277      
2 C -0.207      
3 C -0.250      
4 C -0.250      
5 C -0.207      
6 H 0.233      
7 H 0.239      
8 H 0.239      
9 H 0.239      
10 H 0.239      


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 -0.049 0.049
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -34.241 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.521 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.374
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.794 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.286 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.507
Polar
3z2-r25.014
x2-y2-8.720
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.904 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.436 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.679


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 88.011
(<r2>)1/2 9.381