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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G

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/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-345.484736
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-345.484736
Nuclear repulsion energy319.558186
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/6-31G
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' 3232 3109 12.47 211.25 0.11 0.20
2 A' 3223 3101 18.52 80.00 0.14 0.25
3 A' 3212 3090 18.83 80.42 0.75 0.86
4 A' 3199 3078 2.05 84.97 0.71 0.83
5 A' 3188 3067 5.60 42.49 0.50 0.66
6 A' 2963 2850 122.11 121.81 0.29 0.45
7 A' 1707 1642 159.54 59.24 0.32 0.48
8 A' 1660 1597 40.12 104.74 0.51 0.68
9 A' 1636 1574 34.51 25.86 0.47 0.64
10 A' 1550 1491 0.18 0.85 0.24 0.39
11 A' 1512 1454 17.86 3.34 0.29 0.45
12 A' 1444 1389 5.20 4.87 0.49 0.65
13 A' 1386 1333 7.04 1.96 0.75 0.85
14 A' 1369 1317 12.30 1.43 0.52 0.68
15 A' 1258 1210 55.30 20.03 0.29 0.45
16 A' 1226 1180 10.05 5.46 0.29 0.45
17 A' 1222 1176 16.14 12.36 0.43 0.60
18 A' 1123 1081 4.10 0.63 0.44 0.61
19 A' 1061 1021 2.31 4.08 0.13 0.23
20 A' 1035 996 0.90 32.65 0.12 0.21
21 A' 852 820 26.07 12.73 0.16 0.27
22 A' 670 645 25.98 3.12 0.40 0.57
23 A' 649 624 0.28 5.68 0.75 0.86
24 A' 453 436 0.08 6.81 0.35 0.52
25 A' 223 215 8.67 0.94 0.59 0.74
26 A" 1053 1013 1.41 5.01 0.75 0.86
27 A" 1035 996 0.83 2.82 0.75 0.86
28 A" 1016 978 0.10 0.01 0.75 0.86
29 A" 963 926 1.36 0.73 0.75 0.86
30 A" 888 854 0.06 5.24 0.75 0.86
31 A" 783 753 48.34 1.88 0.75 0.86
32 A" 721 694 28.82 0.24 0.75 0.86
33 A" 480 461 5.94 0.43 0.75 0.86
34 A" 428 412 0.13 0.04 0.75 0.86
35 A" 247 238 8.27 1.65 0.75 0.86
36 A" 130 125 5.06 2.17 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24398.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23471.3 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 B3LYP/6-31G
ABC
0.17343 0.05174 0.03985

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.579 0.000
C2 -1.039 -0.371 0.000
C3 -0.738 -1.732 0.000
C4 0.601 -2.155 0.000
C5 1.639 -1.215 0.000
C6 1.338 0.150 0.000
C7 -0.304 2.020 0.000
O8 -1.449 2.501 0.000
H9 0.578 2.687 0.000
H10 -2.065 -0.017 0.000
H11 -1.537 -2.466 0.000
H12 0.832 -3.215 0.000
H13 2.672 -1.545 0.000
H14 2.137 0.888 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.40762.42582.79882.42941.40541.47302.40772.18632.14913.41073.88433.41352.1590
C21.40761.39442.42322.80792.43392.50122.90103.45921.08482.15353.40513.89293.4162
C32.42581.39441.40372.43262.80243.77724.29274.61112.16821.08512.16003.41543.8894
C42.79882.42321.40371.40082.42004.27185.08744.84223.41662.16051.08552.15953.4083
C52.42942.80792.43261.40081.39723.77334.83174.04353.89243.41392.15721.08502.1604
C61.40542.43392.80242.42001.39722.48903.64702.64883.40733.88753.40312.15701.0870
C71.47302.50123.77724.27183.77332.48901.24241.10592.69274.65235.35734.64432.6907
O82.40772.90104.29275.08744.83173.64701.24242.03582.59264.96776.15515.77603.9325
H92.18633.45924.61114.84224.04352.64881.10592.03583.78135.57035.90804.72232.3810
H102.14911.08482.16823.41663.89243.40732.69272.59263.78132.50464.31524.97744.2979
H113.41072.15351.08512.16053.41393.88754.65234.96775.57032.50462.48554.30924.9745
H123.88433.40512.16001.08552.15723.40315.35736.15515.90804.31522.48552.48494.3053
H133.41353.89293.41542.15951.08502.15704.64435.77604.72234.97744.30922.48492.4910
H142.15903.41623.88943.40832.16041.08702.69073.93252.38104.29794.97454.30532.4910

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.940 C1 C2 H10 118.571
C1 C6 C5 120.181 C1 C6 H14 119.500
C1 C7 O8 124.700 C1 C7 H9 115.196
C2 C1 C6 119.822 C2 C1 C7 120.501
C2 C3 C4 120.001 C2 C3 H11 120.067
C3 C2 H10 121.489 C3 C4 C5 120.311
C3 C4 H12 119.854 C4 C3 H11 119.932
C4 C5 C6 119.745 C4 C5 H13 120.097
C5 C4 H12 119.835 C5 C6 H14 120.319
C6 C1 C7 119.677 C6 C5 H13 120.158
O8 C7 H9 120.104
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.042      
2 C -0.120      
3 C -0.130      
4 C -0.110      
5 C -0.131      
6 C -0.145      
7 C 0.156      
8 O -0.396      
9 H 0.111      
10 H 0.168      
11 H 0.139      
12 H 0.138      
13 H 0.137      
14 H 0.141      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.500 -2.683 0.000 3.667
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.841 6.827 0.000
y 6.827 -47.200 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -48.299
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.909 6.827 0.000
y 6.827 -0.630 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.279
Polar
3z2-r2-4.558
x2-y22.359
xy6.827
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.479 -1.289 0.000
y -1.289 14.834 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.447


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 263.744
(<r2>)1/2 16.240