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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G

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 B1B95/6-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/6-31G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-193.322424
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-193.322424
Nuclear repulsion energy148.710157
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 B1B95/6-31G
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 3322 3168 0.00      
2 A1 3310 3157 12.46      
3 A1 3273 3121 1.67      
4 A1 1613 1539 0.23      
5 A1 1484 1416 1.03      
6 A1 1172 1118 0.01      
7 A1 1116 1064 9.39      
8 A1 1067 1018 12.01      
9 A1 864 824 0.26      
10 A2 944 900 0.00      
11 A2 847 807 0.00      
12 A2 535 510 0.00      
13 B1 924 881 8.03      
14 B1 757 722 0.01      
15 B1 705 672 118.95      
16 B1 505 482 12.04      
17 B2 3291 3139 15.75      
18 B2 3274 3122 8.94      
19 B2 1434 1367 44.27      
20 B2 1338 1277 0.01      
21 B2 1240 1183 1.86      
22 B2 1000 954 0.60      
23 B2 945 901 2.71      
24 B2 94i 90i 7.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17432.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9537) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16625.4 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 B1B95/6-31G
ABC
0.30940 0.28404 0.14809

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.224
C2 0.000 1.126 0.394
C3 0.000 0.680 -1.006
C4 0.000 -0.680 -1.006
C5 0.000 -1.126 0.394
H6 0.000 0.000 2.302
H7 0.000 2.157 0.715
H8 0.000 1.335 -1.863
H9 0.000 -1.335 -1.863
H10 0.000 -2.157 0.715

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.39882.33152.33151.39881.07752.21683.36343.36342.2168
C21.39881.46872.28462.25122.21531.08062.26633.33863.2987
C32.33151.46871.36052.28463.37682.26771.07852.18983.3185
C42.33152.28461.36051.46873.37683.31852.18981.07852.2677
C51.39882.25122.28461.46872.21533.29873.33862.26631.0806
H61.07752.21533.37683.37682.21532.67824.37334.37332.6782
H72.21681.08062.26773.31853.29872.67822.70574.34054.3149
H83.36342.26631.07852.18983.33864.37332.70572.66974.3405
H93.36343.33862.18981.07852.26634.37334.34052.66972.7057
H102.21683.29873.31852.26771.08062.67824.31494.34052.7057

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 108.771 C1 C2 H7 126.295
C1 C5 C4 108.771 C1 C5 H10 126.295
C2 C1 C5 107.155 C2 C1 H6 126.423
C2 C3 C4 107.652 C2 C3 H8 124.977
C3 C2 H7 124.934 C3 C4 C5 107.652
C3 C4 H9 127.371 C4 C3 H8 127.371
C4 C5 H10 124.934 C5 C1 H6 126.423
C5 C4 H9 124.977
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.167      
2 C -0.158      
3 C -0.166      
4 C -0.166      
5 C -0.158      
6 H 0.160      
7 H 0.166      
8 H 0.162      
9 H 0.162      
10 H 0.166      


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 0.058 0.058
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.666 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.159 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.097
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.538 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.723 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.815
Polar
3z2-r23.630
x2-y2-7.507
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.457 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.603 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.656


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 87.562
(<r2>)1/2 9.357