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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-344.533515
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-343.440885
Nuclear repulsion energy320.684630
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 MP2/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3284 3076 9.51      
2 A' 3278 3070 11.09      
3 A' 3269 3061 10.91      
4 A' 3258 3051 0.78      
5 A' 3244 3038 4.93      
6 A' 3001 2811 121.66      
7 A' 1768 1655 132.65      
8 A' 1681 1575 12.03      
9 A' 1663 1557 9.87      
10 A' 1554 1455 0.60      
11 A' 1514 1418 11.19      
12 A' 1483 1389 2.15      
13 A' 1445 1354 9.57      
14 A' 1359 1273 14.60      
15 A' 1260 1180 54.07      
16 A' 1216 1139 8.35      
17 A' 1210 1133 2.21      
18 A' 1122 1051 3.41      
19 A' 1062 995 1.17      
20 A' 1020 955 0.52      
21 A' 850 796 31.43      
22 A' 662 620 19.55      
23 A' 628 588 0.68      
24 A' 444 415 0.21      
25 A' 223 209 7.63      
26 A" 1011 947 0.08      
27 A" 927 868 0.08      
28 A" 919 861 0.16      
29 A" 892 835 0.68      
30 A" 850 796 0.08      
31 A" 736 689 69.41      
32 A" 494 463 0.04      
33 A" 436 409 3.90      
34 A" 394 369 0.10      
35 A" 228 213 6.68      
36 A" 113 105 4.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24248.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22708.2 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
0.17441 0.05216 0.04015

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.574 0.000
C2 -1.035 -0.370 0.000
C3 -0.728 -1.727 0.000
C4 0.607 -2.146 0.000
C5 1.639 -1.204 0.000
C6 1.336 0.157 0.000
C7 -0.316 2.019 0.000
O8 -1.454 2.477 0.000
H9 0.563 2.690 0.000
H10 -2.059 -0.019 0.000
H11 -1.523 -2.462 0.000
H12 0.842 -3.203 0.000
H13 2.671 -1.531 0.000
H14 2.129 0.896 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.40092.41342.78612.41791.39921.47962.39572.19002.14273.39653.86883.40042.1533
C21.40091.39152.41872.80122.42892.49502.87833.45251.08242.14823.39803.88363.4084
C32.41341.39151.39942.42412.79473.76894.26704.60222.16561.08262.15443.40453.8792
C42.78612.41871.39941.39642.41494.26575.06184.83573.41062.15371.08272.15293.4014
C52.41792.80122.42411.39641.39453.76994.80854.04003.88323.40292.15131.08242.1572
C61.39922.42892.79472.41491.39452.48933.62892.64823.39943.87723.39552.15221.0845
C71.47962.49503.76894.26573.76992.48931.22681.10632.68154.64095.34844.63972.6906
O82.39572.87834.26705.06184.80853.62891.22682.02872.56864.94026.12655.75193.9165
H92.19003.45254.60224.83574.04002.64821.10632.02873.77025.55865.89904.71802.3807
H102.14271.08242.16563.41063.88323.39942.68152.56863.77022.50154.30714.96574.2869
H113.39652.14821.08262.15373.40293.87724.64094.94025.55862.50152.47814.29584.9617
H123.86883.39802.15441.08272.15133.39555.34846.12655.89904.30712.47812.47734.2963
H133.40043.88363.40452.15291.08242.15224.63975.75194.71804.96574.29582.47732.4875
H142.15333.40843.87923.40142.15721.08452.69063.91652.38074.28694.96174.29632.4875

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.599 C1 C2 H10 118.711
C1 C6 C5 119.877 C1 C6 H14 119.681
C1 C7 O8 124.287 C1 C7 H9 114.989
C2 C1 C6 120.324 C2 C1 C7 120.006
C2 C3 C4 120.139 C2 C3 H11 120.009
C3 C2 H10 121.690 C3 C4 C5 120.231
C3 C4 H12 119.906 C4 C3 H11 119.852
C4 C5 C6 119.829 C4 C5 H13 120.034
C5 C4 H12 119.863 C5 C6 H14 120.442
C6 C1 C7 119.670 C6 C5 H13 120.137
O8 C7 H9 120.724
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability