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All results from a given calculation for C6H6 (Dewar Benzene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-232.051974
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-232.051974
Nuclear repulsion energy206.932310
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/6-311G*
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 3111 3103 14.53 328.00 0.04 0.08
2 A1 3011 3003 51.87 171.81 0.15 0.26
3 A1 1568 1564 0.02 31.34 0.04 0.09
4 A1 1131 1128 4.34 20.74 0.19 0.32
5 A1 999 996 3.27 12.70 0.75 0.85
6 A1 901 898 5.07 9.44 0.25 0.40
7 A1 830 828 0.12 5.33 0.73 0.85
8 A1 775 773 73.52 5.63 0.09 0.17
9 A1 377 376 4.92 12.23 0.63 0.77
10 A2 3077 3069 0.00 215.49 0.75 0.86
11 A2 1238 1235 0.00 4.79 0.75 0.86
12 A2 1168 1165 0.00 13.47 0.75 0.86
13 A2 911 909 0.00 0.89 0.75 0.86
14 A2 876 874 0.00 0.67 0.75 0.86
15 A2 770 768 0.00 2.70 0.75 0.86
16 A2 332 332 0.00 2.12 0.75 0.86
17 B1 3107 3099 70.59 84.00 0.75 0.86
18 B1 1542 1539 11.99 2.04 0.75 0.86
19 B1 1165 1162 1.35 4.19 0.75 0.86
20 B1 1062 1059 0.17 0.39 0.75 0.86
21 B1 952 950 0.44 6.88 0.75 0.86
22 B1 683 681 47.42 4.91 0.75 0.86
23 B2 3078 3071 53.43 57.01 0.75 0.86
24 B2 3004 2997 22.78 142.95 0.75 0.86
25 B2 1255 1252 37.01 0.06 0.75 0.86
26 B2 1120 1117 5.69 0.78 0.75 0.86
27 B2 921 919 8.48 0.03 0.75 0.86
28 B2 901 899 0.63 0.71 0.75 0.86
29 B2 793 791 10.48 1.68 0.75 0.86
30 B2 473 472 5.06 5.78 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20565.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20513.6 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/6-311G*
ABC
0.25813 0.14614 0.11398

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.796 0.525
C2 0.000 -0.796 0.525
H3 0.000 1.362 1.466
H4 0.000 -1.362 1.466
C5 -1.318 0.674 -0.265
C6 1.318 0.674 -0.265
C7 1.318 -0.674 -0.265
C8 -1.318 -0.674 -0.265
H9 -1.969 1.427 -0.714
H10 1.969 1.427 -0.714
H11 1.969 -1.427 -0.714
H12 -1.969 -1.427 -0.714

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.59171.09852.35411.54141.54142.12602.12602.41012.41013.21743.2174
C21.59172.35411.09852.12602.12601.54141.54143.21743.21742.41012.4101
H31.09852.35412.72342.28232.28232.97962.97962.93842.93844.05064.0506
H42.35411.09852.72342.97962.97962.28232.28234.05064.05062.93842.9384
C51.54142.12602.28232.97962.63552.95991.34711.09213.40133.92612.2445
C61.54142.12602.28232.97962.63551.34712.95993.40131.09212.24453.9261
C72.12601.54142.97962.28232.95991.34712.63553.92612.24451.09213.4013
C82.12601.54142.97962.28231.34712.95992.63552.24453.92613.40131.0921
H92.41013.21742.93844.05061.09213.40133.92612.24453.93714.86282.8542
H102.41013.21742.93844.05063.40131.09212.24453.92613.93712.85424.8628
H113.21742.41014.05062.93843.92612.24451.09213.40134.86282.85423.9371
H123.21742.41014.05062.93842.24453.92613.40131.09212.85424.86283.9371

picture of Dewar Benzene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 121.004 C1 C2 H7 85.449
C1 C2 H8 85.449 C1 C5 H8 94.551
C1 C5 H9 131.709 C1 C6 H7 94.551
C1 C6 H10 131.709 C2 C1 C3 121.004
C2 C1 C5 85.449 C2 C1 C6 85.449
C2 H7 C6 94.551 C2 H7 H11 131.709
C2 H8 C5 94.551 C2 H8 H12 131.709
C3 C1 C5 118.702 C3 C1 C6 118.702
C4 C2 H7 118.702 C4 C2 H8 118.702
C5 C1 C6 117.507 C5 H8 H12 133.627
C6 H7 H11 133.627 H7 C6 H10 133.627
H8 C5 H9 133.627
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.225      
2 C -0.225      
3 H 0.193      
4 H 0.193      
5 C -0.150      
6 C -0.150      
7 C -0.150      
8 C -0.150      
9 H 0.166      
10 H 0.166      
11 H 0.166      
12 H 0.166      


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 -0.027 0.027
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -35.864 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -33.430 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.487
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.906 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.746 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.840
Polar
3z2-r2-3.681
x2-y2-2.434
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.527 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.932 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.561


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 120.880
(<r2>)1/2 10.995