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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (Pentalene)

using model chemistry: HF/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at HF/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-304.624817
Energy at 298.15K-304.631084
HF Energy-304.624817
Nuclear repulsion energy315.230335
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 Ag 3436 3102 0.00      
2 Ag 3415 3082 0.00      
3 Ag 3403 3071 0.00      
4 Ag 1813 1637 0.00      
5 Ag 1717 1550 0.00      
6 Ag 1482 1337 0.00      
7 Ag 1429 1290 0.00      
8 Ag 1277 1152 0.00      
9 Ag 1235 1115 0.00      
10 Ag 960 867 0.00      
11 Ag 891 804 0.00      
12 Ag 803 725 0.00      
13 Ag 696 628 0.00      
14 Au 1114 1005 1.70      
15 Au 1037 936 36.76      
16 Au 858 774 137.19      
17 Au 578 522 16.40      
18 Au 324 292 3.24      
19 Au 197 177 12.68      
20 Bg 1111 1003 0.00      
21 Bg 1055 952 0.00      
22 Bg 890 803 0.00      
23 Bg 752 679 0.00      
24 Bg 605 546 0.00      
25 Bu 3436 3102 28.35      
26 Bu 3415 3083 14.10      
27 Bu 3404 3072 5.95      
28 Bu 1813 1637 24.19      
29 Bu 1689 1524 17.49      
30 Bu 1474 1330 15.88      
31 Bu 1393 1257 17.00      
32 Bu 1239 1118 27.37      
33 Bu 1104 996 38.15      
34 Bu 965 871 7.37      
35 Bu 942 851 6.54      
36 Bu 478 431 4.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26214.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23661.3 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
0.17391 0.07276 0.05130

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.339 1.083 0.000
C2 2.155 -0.192 0.000
C3 1.339 -1.252 0.000
C4 -1.339 -1.083 0.000
C5 -2.155 0.192 0.000
C6 -1.339 1.252 0.000
C7 0.052 0.735 0.000
C8 -0.052 -0.735 0.000
H9 1.763 2.063 0.000
H10 3.223 -0.211 0.000
H11 1.623 -2.280 0.000
H12 -1.763 -2.063 0.000
H13 -3.223 0.211 0.000
H14 -1.623 2.280 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.51402.33423.44333.60552.68281.33252.28891.06832.28543.37434.41744.64433.1948
C21.51401.33733.60554.32753.78062.29832.27322.28961.06802.15394.34155.39334.5154
C32.33421.33732.68283.78063.66542.36681.48393.34182.15271.06673.20574.79044.6091
C43.44333.60552.68281.51402.33422.28891.33254.41744.64433.19481.06832.28543.3743
C53.60554.32753.78061.51401.33732.27322.29834.34155.39334.51542.28961.06802.1539
C62.68283.78063.66542.33421.33731.48392.36683.20574.79044.60913.34182.15271.0667
C71.33252.29832.36682.28892.27321.48391.47392.16543.30873.39963.33533.31712.2789
C82.28892.27321.48391.33252.29832.36681.47393.33533.31712.27892.16543.30873.3996
H91.06832.28963.34184.41744.34153.20572.16543.33532.70254.34515.42725.31863.3928
H102.28541.06802.15274.64435.39334.79043.30873.31712.70252.61535.31866.45975.4487
H113.37432.15391.06673.19484.51544.60913.39962.27894.34512.61533.39285.44875.5972
H124.41744.34153.20571.06832.28963.34183.33532.16545.42725.31863.39282.70254.3451
H134.64435.39334.79042.28541.06802.15273.31713.30875.31866.45975.44872.70252.6153
H143.19484.51544.60913.37432.15391.06672.27893.39963.39285.44875.59724.34512.6153

picture of Pentalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 109.739 C1 C2 H10 123.611
C1 C7 C6 144.515 C1 C7 C8 109.187
C2 C1 C7 107.520 C2 C1 H9 123.989
C2 C3 C8 107.257 C2 C3 H11 126.900
C3 C2 H10 126.650 C3 C8 C4 144.515
C3 C8 C7 106.298 C4 C5 C6 109.739
C4 C5 H13 123.611 C4 C8 C7 109.187
C5 C4 C8 107.520 C5 C4 H12 123.989
C5 C6 C7 107.257 C5 C6 H14 126.900
C6 C5 H13 126.650 C6 C7 C8 106.298
C7 C1 H9 128.491 C7 C6 H14 125.843
C8 C3 H11 125.843 C8 C4 H12 128.491
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 -0.238      
2 C -0.251      
3 C -0.176      
4 C -0.238      
5 C -0.251      
6 C -0.176      
7 C -0.063      
8 C -0.063      
9 H 0.244      
10 H 0.241      
11 H 0.243      
12 H 0.244      
13 H 0.241      
14 H 0.243      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -39.729 1.180 0.000
y 1.180 -40.389 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -52.934
Traceless
 xyz
x 6.932 1.180 0.000
y 1.180 5.942 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.875
Polar
3z2-r2-25.750
x2-y20.660
xy1.180
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 16.085 1.827 0.000
y 1.827 10.788 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.830


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 217.427
(<r2>)1/2 14.745