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All results from a given calculation for C6H5COOH (benzoic acid)

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-419.032269
Energy at 298.15K-419.039093
HF Energy-418.145369
Nuclear repulsion energy399.577427
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 CCD/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' 3660 3512 47.39      
2 A' 3199 3070 3.57      
3 A' 3185 3056 11.16      
4 A' 3173 3044 21.42      
5 A' 3160 3032 15.12      
6 A' 3147 3020 0.35      
7 A' 1772 1700 228.82      
8 A' 1664 1596 5.97      
9 A' 1636 1570 10.00      
10 A' 1548 1486 5.08      
11 A' 1504 1443 15.50      
12 A' 1413 1356 80.22      
13 A' 1384 1328 1.83      
14 A' 1298 1245 3.77      
15 A' 1240 1189 24.33      
16 A' 1223 1174 146.94      
17 A' 1213 1164 5.06      
18 A' 1126 1080 17.98      
19 A' 1087 1043 153.94      
20 A' 1058 1015 39.03      
21 A' 1026 984 2.50      
22 A' 777 745 5.11      
23 A' 643 617 5.27      
24 A' 639 613 46.22      
25 A' 496 476 5.77      
26 A' 385 370 8.45      
27 A' 220 212 0.80      
28 A" 901 864 0.11      
29 A" 889 853 0.51      
30 A" 875 840 1.69      
31 A" 833 800 0.02      
32 A" 753 723 11.39      
33 A" 689 661 161.98      
34 A" 606 582 121.59      
35 A" 546 524 6.84      
36 A" 411 394 7.44      
37 A" 395 379 0.67      
38 A" 157 150 0.64      
39 A" 47 45 0.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24988.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9595) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23976.8 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 CCD/6-31G
ABC
0.12564 0.03994 0.03030

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.222 0.000
C2 1.309 -0.312 0.000
C3 1.496 -1.708 0.000
C4 0.379 -2.572 0.000
C5 -0.927 -2.034 0.000
C6 -1.122 -0.638 0.000
C7 -0.154 1.709 0.000
O8 0.777 2.529 0.000
O9 -1.482 2.124 0.000
H10 2.164 0.368 0.000
H11 2.508 -2.121 0.000
H12 0.525 -3.655 0.000
H13 -1.792 -2.702 0.000
H14 -2.129 -0.218 0.000
H15 -1.523 3.103 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 O9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15
C11.41402.44122.81902.43911.41361.49482.43472.41132.16903.43153.91243.42942.17353.2592
C21.41401.40802.44382.82242.45302.49462.89083.70471.09252.16953.43413.91563.43924.4369
C32.44121.40801.41222.44412.82743.79354.29754.85252.18111.09312.17623.43503.91855.6795
C42.81902.44381.41221.41142.44734.31335.11655.05093.43982.17641.09342.17483.43915.9852
C52.43912.82242.44411.41141.40983.82214.87124.19543.91483.43532.17561.09322.17845.1724
C61.41362.45302.82742.44731.40982.53883.69292.78573.43663.92063.43712.16981.09113.7631
C71.49482.49463.79354.31333.82212.53881.24041.39172.67724.66325.40674.70522.75901.9545
O82.43472.89084.29755.11654.87123.69291.24042.29452.56794.96166.18975.82803.99832.3699
O92.41133.70474.85255.05094.19542.78571.39172.29454.04655.82526.11774.83592.42950.9803
H102.16901.09252.18113.43983.91483.43662.67722.56794.04652.51274.34495.00804.33254.5904
H113.43152.16951.09312.17643.43533.92064.66324.96165.82522.51272.50754.33925.01166.5980
H123.91243.43412.17621.09342.17563.43715.40676.18976.11774.34492.50752.50554.34247.0620
H133.42943.91563.43502.17481.09322.16984.70525.82804.83595.00804.33922.50552.50685.8116
H142.17353.43923.91853.43912.17841.09112.75903.99832.42954.33255.01164.34242.50683.3760
H153.25924.43695.67955.98525.17243.76311.95452.36990.98034.59046.59807.06205.81163.3760

picture of benzoic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.782 C1 C2 H10 119.291
C1 C6 C5 119.513 C1 C6 H14 119.854
C1 C7 O8 125.524 C1 C7 O9 113.261
C2 C1 C6 120.344 C2 C1 C7 118.077
C2 C3 C4 120.124 C2 C3 H11 119.796
C3 C2 H10 120.927 C3 C4 C5 119.901
C3 C4 H12 120.044 C4 C3 H11 120.080
C4 C5 C6 120.337 C4 C5 H13 119.995
C5 C4 H12 120.055 C5 C6 H14 120.633
C6 C1 C7 121.580 C6 C5 H13 119.668
C7 O9 H15 109.755 O8 C7 O9 121.214
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability