return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Energy > Optimized > Energy

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

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (D5H)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at HF/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-192.236399
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-192.236399
Nuclear repulsion energy149.278349
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 HF/6-311G**
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 3389 3079 0.37      
2 A1 3379 3070 20.85      
3 A1 3353 3046 0.66      
4 A1 1720 1562 0.07      
5 A1 1548 1407 0.14      
6 A1 1217 1106 0.56      
7 A1 1127 1024 8.11      
8 A1 1078 979 3.26      
9 A1 895 813 0.33      
10 A2 1044 948 0.00      
11 A2 821 746 0.00      
12 A2 562 511 0.00      
13 B1 921 836 15.03      
14 B1 801 728 20.20      
15 B1 710 645 100.12      
16 B1 522 474 8.35      
17 B2 3364 3056 54.92      
18 B2 3353 3046 8.87      
19 B2 1497 1360 47.14      
20 B2 1400 1272 0.03      
21 B2 1254 1139 14.39      
22 B2 1014 921 1.48      
23 B2 918 834 0.02      
24 B2 3613i 3282i 12188.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16136.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14660.3 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 HF/6-311G**
ABC
0.31293 0.28475 0.14909

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.222
C2 0.000 1.125 0.395
C3 0.000 0.668 -1.005
C4 0.000 -0.668 -1.005
C5 0.000 -1.125 0.395
H6 0.000 0.000 2.294
H7 0.000 2.150 0.711
H8 0.000 1.314 -1.861
H9 0.000 -1.314 -1.861
H10 0.000 -2.150 0.711

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.39632.32502.32501.39631.07162.21043.35153.35152.2104
C21.39631.47232.27442.24952.20701.07332.26373.32213.2904
C32.32501.47231.33592.27443.36562.26751.07262.15903.2996
C42.32502.27441.33591.47233.36563.29962.15901.07262.2675
C51.39632.24952.27441.47232.20703.29043.32212.26371.0733
H61.07162.20703.36563.36562.20702.67024.35764.35762.6702
H72.21041.07332.26753.29963.29042.67022.70454.31484.3009
H83.35152.26371.07262.15903.32214.35762.70452.62814.3148
H93.35153.32212.15901.07262.26374.35764.31482.62812.7045
H102.21043.29043.29962.26751.07332.67024.30094.31482.7045

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 108.263 C1 C2 H7 126.535
C1 C5 C4 108.263 C1 C5 H10 126.535
C2 C1 C5 107.326 C2 C1 H6 126.337
C2 C3 C4 108.074 C2 C3 H8 124.886
C3 C2 H7 125.202 C3 C4 C5 108.074
C3 C4 H9 127.040 C4 C3 H8 127.040
C4 C5 H10 125.202 C5 C1 H6 126.337
C5 C4 H9 124.886
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.166      
2 C -0.058      
3 C -0.120      
4 C -0.120      
5 C -0.058      
6 H 0.098      
7 H 0.110      
8 H 0.103      
9 H 0.103      
10 H 0.110      


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 -33.629 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.639 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.694
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.962 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.022 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.939
Polar
3z2-r23.879
x2-y2-7.990
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.588 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.111 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.467


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 87.490
(<r2>)1/2 9.354