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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (Pentalene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-308.231296
Energy at 298.15K-308.236743
HF Energy-308.231296
Nuclear repulsion energy311.987709
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 BLYP/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 Ag 3168 3142 0.00      
2 Ag 3147 3121 0.00      
3 Ag 3131 3106 0.00      
4 Ag 1594 1581 0.00      
5 Ag 1494 1482 0.00      
6 Ag 1352 1341 0.00      
7 Ag 1277 1267 0.00      
8 Ag 1165 1155 0.00      
9 Ag 1089 1080 0.00      
10 Ag 925 918 0.00      
11 Ag 826 819 0.00      
12 Ag 685 679 0.00      
13 Ag 634 629 0.00      
14 Au 876 869 7.36      
15 Au 833 826 6.67      
16 Au 694 688 65.39      
17 Au 497 493 6.24      
18 Au 292 289 0.67      
19 Au 162 161 3.35      
20 Bg 887 880 0.00      
21 Bg 861 855 0.00      
22 Bg 772 766 0.00      
23 Bg 647 642 0.00      
24 Bg 536 532 0.00      
25 Bu 3167 3141 43.22      
26 Bu 3148 3122 24.91      
27 Bu 3132 3106 23.40      
28 Bu 1592 1579 56.28      
29 Bu 1488 1476 10.48      
30 Bu 1316 1305 15.54      
31 Bu 1247 1237 14.88      
32 Bu 1104 1095 36.51      
33 Bu 1027 1019 8.09      
34 Bu 923 915 9.95      
35 Bu 827 820 8.24      
36 Bu 434 430 3.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23473.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23283.1 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 BLYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.17233 0.07097 0.05027

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.356 1.099 0.000
C2 2.186 -0.165 0.000
C3 1.356 -1.250 0.000
C4 -1.356 -1.099 0.000
C5 -2.186 0.165 0.000
C6 -1.356 1.250 0.000
C7 0.041 0.737 0.000
C8 -0.041 -0.737 0.000
H9 1.783 2.105 0.000
H10 3.277 -0.175 0.000
H11 1.653 -2.299 0.000
H12 -1.783 -2.105 0.000
H13 -3.277 0.175 0.000
H14 -1.653 2.299 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.51222.34903.49173.66292.71671.36412.30781.09242.30523.41084.48594.72453.2393
C21.51221.36523.66294.38363.81402.32672.29902.30541.09152.19894.41755.47324.5611
C32.34901.36522.71673.81403.68852.38291.48843.38162.20081.09003.25404.84754.6524
C43.49173.66292.71671.51222.34902.30781.36414.48594.72453.23931.09242.30523.4108
C53.66294.38363.81401.51221.36522.29902.32674.41755.47324.56112.30541.09152.1989
C62.71673.81403.68852.34901.36521.48842.38293.25404.84754.65243.38162.20081.0900
C71.36412.32672.38292.30782.29901.48841.47702.21483.36223.43723.37743.36542.3037
C82.30782.29901.48841.36412.32672.38291.47703.37743.36542.30372.21483.36223.4372
H91.09242.30543.38164.48594.41753.25402.21483.37742.72594.40545.51745.41573.4416
H102.30521.09152.20084.72455.47324.84753.36223.36542.72592.67335.41576.56355.5158
H113.41082.19891.09003.23934.56114.65243.43722.30374.40542.67333.44165.51585.6623
H124.48594.41753.25401.09242.30543.38163.37742.21485.51745.41573.44162.72594.4054
H134.72455.47324.84752.30521.09152.20083.36543.36225.41576.56355.51582.72592.6733
H143.23934.56114.65243.41082.19891.09002.30373.43723.44165.51585.66234.40542.6733

picture of Pentalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 109.337 C1 C2 H10 123.788
C1 C7 C6 144.479 C1 C7 C8 108.579
C2 C1 C7 107.870 C2 C1 H9 123.731
C2 C3 C8 107.272 C2 C3 H11 126.811
C3 C2 H10 126.875 C3 C8 C4 144.479
C3 C8 C7 106.942 C4 C5 C6 109.337
C4 C5 H13 123.788 C4 C8 C7 108.579
C5 C4 C8 107.870 C5 C4 H12 123.731
C5 C6 C7 107.272 C5 C6 H14 126.811
C6 C5 H13 126.875 C6 C7 C8 106.942
C7 C1 H9 128.399 C7 C6 H14 125.917
C8 C3 H11 125.917 C8 C4 H12 128.399
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.184      
2 C -0.141      
3 C -0.122      
4 C -0.184      
5 C -0.141      
6 C -0.122      
7 C 0.127      
8 C 0.127      
9 H 0.110      
10 H 0.104      
11 H 0.106      
12 H 0.110      
13 H 0.104      
14 H 0.106      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -40.956 1.154 0.000
y 1.154 -40.616 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.301
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.002 1.154 0.000
y 1.154 4.513 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.515
Polar
3z2-r2-17.029
x2-y2-0.341
xy1.154
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 17.906 0.867 0.000
y 0.867 12.309 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.042


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 221.057
(<r2>)1/2 14.868