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All results from a given calculation for C6H6 (Benzene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D6H 1A1g
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-231.148889
Energy at 298.15K-231.154956
HF Energy-230.619567
Nuclear repulsion energy201.130075
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 MP2=FULL/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 A1g 3215 3055 0.00 345.35 0.10 0.18
2 A1g 1001 951 0.00 53.49 0.12 0.21
3 A2g 1416 1346 0.00 0.00 0.74 0.85
4 A2u 673 639 114.47 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 B1u 3172 3013 0.00 0.00 0.73 0.85
6 B1u 1046 994 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 B2g 869 826 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
8 B2g 496 471 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
9 B2u 1376 1308 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 B2u 1225 1164 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 E1g 829 787 0.00 6.25 0.75 0.86
11 E1g 829 787 0.00 6.25 0.75 0.86
12 E1u 3201 3041 52.99 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 E1u 3201 3041 52.99 0.00 0.17 0.00
13 E1u 1527 1450 8.78 0.00 0.00 0.00
13 E1u 1527 1450 8.78 0.00 0.00 0.00
14 E1u 1068 1015 3.44 0.00 0.00 0.00
14 E1u 1068 1015 3.44 0.00 0.00 0.00
15 E2g 3182 3023 0.00 124.41 0.75 0.86
15 E2g 3182 3023 0.00 124.41 0.75 0.86
16 E2g 1626 1545 0.00 11.63 0.75 0.86
16 E2g 1626 1545 0.00 11.63 0.75 0.86
17 E2g 1239 1177 0.00 9.06 0.75 0.86
17 E2g 1239 1177 0.00 9.06 0.75 0.86
18 E2g 632 601 0.00 3.59 0.75 0.86
18 E2g 632 601 0.00 3.59 0.75 0.86
19 E2u 864 821 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
19 E2u 864 821 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
20 E2u 395 375 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
20 E2u 395 375 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21807.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9501) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20719.4 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G
ABC
0.18570 0.18570 0.09285

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G

Point Group is D6h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.413 0.000
C2 1.223 0.706 0.000
C3 1.223 -0.706 0.000
C4 0.000 -1.413 0.000
C5 -1.223 -0.706 0.000
C6 -1.223 0.706 0.000
H7 0.000 2.503 0.000
H8 2.168 1.252 0.000
H9 2.168 -1.252 0.000
H10 0.000 -2.503 0.000
H11 -2.168 -1.252 0.000
H12 -2.168 1.252 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.41252.44662.82512.44661.41251.09092.17403.43503.91603.43502.1740
C21.41251.41262.44662.82512.44662.17401.09092.17403.43503.91603.4350
C32.44661.41261.41252.44662.82513.43502.17401.09092.17403.43503.9160
C42.82512.44661.41251.41252.44663.91603.43502.17401.09092.17403.4350
C52.44662.82512.44661.41251.41263.43503.91603.43502.17401.09092.1740
C61.41252.44662.82512.44661.41262.17403.43503.91603.43502.17401.0909
H71.09092.17403.43503.91603.43502.17402.50354.33615.00694.33612.5035
H82.17401.09092.17403.43503.91603.43502.50352.50354.33615.00694.3361
H93.43502.17401.09092.17403.43503.91604.33612.50352.50354.33615.0069
H103.91603.43502.17401.09092.17403.43505.00694.33612.50352.50354.3361
H113.43503.91603.43502.17401.09092.17404.33615.00694.33612.50352.5035
H122.17403.43503.91603.43502.17401.09092.50354.33615.00694.33612.5035

picture of Benzene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.000 C1 C2 H8 120.000
C1 C6 C5 120.000 C1 C6 H12 120.000
C2 C1 C6 120.000 C2 C1 H7 120.000
C2 C3 C4 120.000 C2 C3 H9 120.000
C3 C2 H8 120.000 C3 C4 C5 120.000
C3 C4 H10 120.000 C4 C3 H9 120.000
C4 C5 C6 120.000 C4 C5 H11 120.000
C5 C4 H10 120.000 C5 C6 H12 120.000
C6 C1 H7 120.000 C6 C5 H11 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability