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All results from a given calculation for C6H6 (Benzene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-231.842711
Energy at 298.15K-231.849071
HF Energy-231.663518
Nuclear repulsion energy202.371120
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 B2PLYP=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 3238 3238 0.00 360.94 0.10 0.18
2 A1g 1017 1017 0.00 54.52 0.12 0.21
3 A2g 1426 1426 0.00 0.00 0.55 0.71
4 A2u 700 700 109.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 B1u 3195 3195 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 B1u 1053 1053 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 B2g 985 985 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
8 B2g 697 697 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
9 B2u 1369 1369 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 B2u 1225 1225 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 E1g 874 874 0.00 5.79 0.75 0.86
11 E1g 874 874 0.00 5.79 0.75 0.86
12 E1u 3224 3224 53.74 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 E1u 3224 3224 53.75 0.00 0.00 0.00
13 E1u 1543 1543 9.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
13 E1u 1543 1543 9.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
14 E1u 1078 1078 3.63 0.00 0.00 0.00
14 E1u 1078 1078 3.63 0.00 0.00 0.00
15 E2g 3205 3205 0.00 130.31 0.75 0.86
15 E2g 3205 3205 0.00 130.31 0.75 0.86
16 E2g 1650 1650 0.00 12.60 0.75 0.86
16 E2g 1650 1650 0.00 12.60 0.75 0.86
17 E2g 1239 1239 0.00 9.26 0.75 0.86
17 E2g 1239 1239 0.00 9.26 0.75 0.86
18 E2g 640 640 0.00 3.61 0.75 0.86
18 E2g 640 640 0.00 3.61 0.75 0.86
19 E2u 968 968 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
19 E2u 968 968 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
20 E2u 416 416 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
20 E2u 416 416 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22289.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22289.0 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G
ABC
0.18803 0.18803 0.09402

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G

Point Group is D6h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.404 0.000
C2 1.216 0.702 0.000
C3 1.216 -0.702 0.000
C4 0.000 -1.404 0.000
C5 -1.216 -0.702 0.000
C6 -1.216 0.702 0.000
H7 0.000 2.489 0.000
H8 2.156 1.245 0.000
H9 2.156 -1.245 0.000
H10 0.000 -2.489 0.000
H11 -2.156 -1.245 0.000
H12 -2.156 1.245 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.40362.43102.80712.43101.40361.08572.16163.41473.89283.41472.1616
C21.40361.40362.43102.80712.43102.16161.08572.16163.41473.89283.4147
C32.43101.40361.40362.43102.80713.41472.16161.08572.16163.41473.8928
C42.80712.43101.40361.40362.43103.89283.41472.16161.08572.16163.4147
C52.43102.80712.43101.40361.40363.41473.89283.41472.16161.08572.1616
C61.40362.43102.80712.43101.40362.16163.41473.89283.41472.16161.0857
H71.08572.16163.41473.89283.41472.16162.48924.31154.97854.31152.4892
H82.16161.08572.16163.41473.89283.41472.48922.48924.31154.97844.3115
H93.41472.16161.08572.16163.41473.89284.31152.48922.48924.31154.9784
H103.89283.41472.16161.08572.16163.41474.97854.31152.48922.48924.3115
H113.41473.89283.41472.16161.08572.16164.31154.97844.31152.48922.4892
H122.16163.41473.89283.41472.16161.08572.48924.31154.97844.31152.4892

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