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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G

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 B3PW91/6-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-31G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-193.345105
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-193.345105
Nuclear repulsion energy148.223292
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 B3PW91/6-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3302 3162 0.00      
2 A1 3289 3150 14.20      
3 A1 3255 3117 1.55      
4 A1 1594 1527 0.23      
5 A1 1470 1408 0.98      
6 A1 1165 1116 0.04      
7 A1 1107 1061 10.18      
8 A1 1059 1015 11.50      
9 A1 866 829 0.27      
10 A2 935 896 0.00      
11 A2 837 802 0.00      
12 A2 535 512 0.00      
13 B1 912 873 8.48      
14 B1 749 717 0.05      
15 B1 699 670 120.47      
16 B1 506 484 12.32      
17 B2 3272 3133 19.32      
18 B2 3256 3118 7.96      
19 B2 1421 1361 43.94      
20 B2 1333 1276 0.00      
21 B2 1235 1182 1.45      
22 B2 988 946 0.88      
23 B2 939 899 1.91      
24 B2 51i 49i 4.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17335.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16602.6 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 B3PW91/6-31G
ABC
0.30719 0.28227 0.14710

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.228
C2 0.000 1.130 0.395
C3 0.000 0.682 -1.009
C4 0.000 -0.682 -1.009
C5 0.000 -1.130 0.395
H6 0.000 0.000 2.308
H7 0.000 2.164 0.717
H8 0.000 1.338 -1.869
H9 0.000 -1.338 -1.869
H10 0.000 -2.164 0.717

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.40392.33882.33881.40391.08012.22393.37333.37332.2239
C21.40391.47382.29272.26032.22191.08312.27333.34903.3101
C32.33881.47381.36462.29273.38662.27481.08112.19553.3289
C42.33882.29271.36461.47383.38663.32892.19551.08112.2748
C51.40392.26032.29271.47382.22193.31013.34902.27331.0831
H61.08012.22193.38663.38662.22192.68654.38584.38582.6865
H72.22391.08312.27483.32893.31012.68652.71424.35324.3287
H83.37332.27331.08112.19553.34904.38582.71422.67594.3532
H93.37333.34902.19551.08112.27334.38584.35322.67592.7142
H102.22393.31013.32892.27481.08312.68654.32874.35322.7142

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 108.702 C1 C2 H7 126.337
C1 C5 C4 108.702 C1 C5 H10 126.337
C2 C1 C5 107.219 C2 C1 H6 126.391
C2 C3 C4 107.689 C2 C3 H8 124.977
C3 C2 H7 124.962 C3 C4 C5 107.689
C3 C4 H9 127.334 C4 C3 H8 127.334
C4 C5 H10 124.962 C5 C1 H6 126.391
C5 C4 H9 124.977
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.180      
2 C -0.155      
3 C -0.173      
4 C -0.173      
5 C -0.155      
6 H 0.164      
7 H 0.170      
8 H 0.166      
9 H 0.166      
10 H 0.170      


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 0.039 0.039
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.719 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.101 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.048
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.645 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.782 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.863
Polar
3z2-r23.725
x2-y2-7.618
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.472 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.663 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.715


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 88.009
(<r2>)1/2 9.381