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

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (D5H)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at MP2/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/3-21G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.519520
Energy at 298.15K-191.524362
HF Energy-191.114683
Nuclear repulsion energy147.550709
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 MP2/3-21G*
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 3300 3139 0.29      
2 A1 3283 3123 5.74      
3 A1 3258 3100 1.09      
4 A1 1544 1469 0.03      
5 A1 1427 1358 1.41      
6 A1 1179 1122 0.42      
7 A1 1115 1061 13.68      
8 A1 1014 965 6.75      
9 A1 895 851 0.20      
10 A2 850 808 0.00      
11 A2 811 771 0.00      
12 A2 539 512 0.00      
13 B1 893 850 11.75      
14 B1 725 690 19.53      
15 B1 677 644 106.85      
16 B1 525 500 13.32      
17 B2 3710 3529 9874.47      
18 B2 3259 3100 190.82      
19 B2 3254 3095 96.21      
20 B2 1401 1333 72.05      
21 B2 1349 1284 4.04      
22 B2 1210 1151 12.33      
23 B2 945 899 0.85      
24 B2 865 823 8.70      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19013.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9513) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18087.8 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 MP2/3-21G*
ABC
0.30478 0.27889 0.14563

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.228
C2 0.000 1.134 0.404
C3 0.000 0.688 -1.019
C4 0.000 -0.688 -1.019
C5 0.000 -1.134 0.404
H6 0.000 0.000 2.308
H7 0.000 2.166 0.729
H8 0.000 1.345 -1.877
H9 0.000 -1.345 -1.877
H10 0.000 -2.166 0.729

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.40172.34952.34951.40171.07972.22273.38383.38382.2227
C21.40171.49052.31112.26752.21601.08222.29043.36843.3157
C32.34951.49051.37592.31113.39672.28871.08112.20693.3464
C42.34952.31111.37591.49053.39673.34642.20691.08112.2887
C51.40172.26752.31111.49052.21603.31573.36842.29041.0822
H61.07972.21603.39673.39672.21602.68034.39554.39552.6803
H72.22271.08222.28873.34643.31572.68032.73214.37254.3319
H83.38382.29041.08112.20693.36844.39552.73212.69044.3725
H93.38383.36842.20691.08112.29044.39554.37252.69042.7321
H102.22273.31573.34642.28871.08222.68034.33194.37252.7321

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 108.614 C1 C2 H7 126.490
C1 C5 C4 108.614 C1 C5 H10 126.490
C2 C1 C5 107.963 C2 C1 H6 126.019
C2 C3 C4 107.404 C2 C3 H8 125.153
C3 C2 H7 124.896 C3 C4 C5 107.404
C3 C4 H9 127.443 C4 C3 H8 127.443
C4 C5 H10 124.896 C5 C1 H6 126.019
C5 C4 H9 125.153
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability