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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-344.527560
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-343.430013
Nuclear repulsion energy320.267528
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 QCISD/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' 3230 3076 6.32      
2 A' 3221 3067 16.88      
3 A' 3210 3057 17.17      
4 A' 3198 3046 1.64      
5 A' 3186 3034 6.10      
6 A' 2962 2821 112.25      
7 A' 1802 1716 174.09      
8 A' 1696 1616 14.44      
9 A' 1678 1598 10.23      
10 A' 1562 1487 0.27      
11 A' 1520 1448 11.93      
12 A' 1450 1380 9.99      
13 A' 1367 1302 11.25      
14 A' 1330 1267 10.19      
15 A' 1253 1194 45.32      
16 A' 1220 1162 16.17      
17 A' 1205 1148 1.00      
18 A' 1125 1072 3.18      
19 A' 1065 1015 0.92      
20 A' 1026 977 0.16      
21 A' 850 809 31.45      
22 A' 664 632 22.04      
23 A' 633 603 0.71      
24 A' 446 425 0.15      
25 A' 226 216 8.16      
26 A" 1016 968 0.08      
27 A" 938 894 0.28      
28 A" 927 882 0.26      
29 A" 901 858 0.84      
30 A" 857 816 0.08      
31 A" 743 708 75.03      
32 A" 583 555 1.11      
33 A" 449 427 4.65      
34 A" 406 387 0.10      
35 A" 230 219 7.78      
36 A" 115 109 5.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24144.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22992.6 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.17406 0.05201 0.04004

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.574 0.000
C2 -1.034 -0.373 0.000
C3 -0.727 -1.731 0.000
C4 0.611 -2.147 0.000
C5 1.642 -1.205 0.000
C6 1.335 0.158 0.000
C7 -0.322 2.025 0.000
O8 -1.458 2.476 0.000
H9 0.556 2.707 0.000
H10 -2.065 -0.023 0.000
H11 -1.526 -2.470 0.000
H12 0.848 -3.210 0.000
H13 2.681 -1.530 0.000
H14 2.135 0.900 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.40212.41682.78872.42111.39871.48642.39662.20402.14973.40543.87793.40862.1596
C21.40211.39262.41972.80302.42842.50132.88023.46571.08822.15463.40493.89173.4152
C32.41681.39261.40102.42692.79663.77784.27024.61942.16931.08882.16053.41383.8874
C42.78872.41971.40101.39692.41614.27515.06494.85413.41612.16141.08922.15993.4069
C52.42112.80302.42691.39691.39703.78044.81264.05983.89103.41182.15681.08872.1618
C61.39872.42842.79662.41611.39702.49673.62992.66553.40523.88543.40312.15941.0908
C71.48642.50133.77784.27513.78042.49671.22201.11152.68964.65395.36434.65442.7022
O82.39662.88024.27025.06494.81263.62991.22202.02662.57244.94706.13595.76083.9231
H92.20403.46574.61944.85414.05982.66551.11152.02663.78455.58005.92414.74082.3995
H102.14971.08822.16933.41613.89103.40522.68962.57243.78452.50554.31734.97974.3001
H113.40542.15461.08882.16143.41183.88544.65394.94705.58002.50552.48674.31094.9762
H123.87793.40492.16051.08922.15683.40315.36436.13595.92414.31732.48672.48604.3069
H133.40863.89173.41382.15991.08872.15944.65445.76084.74084.97974.31092.48602.4916
H142.15963.41523.88743.40692.16181.09082.70223.92312.39954.30014.97624.30692.4916

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.713 C1 C2 H10 118.817
C1 C6 C5 119.997 C1 C6 H14 119.821
C1 C7 O8 124.183 C1 C7 H9 115.317
C2 C1 C6 120.229 C2 C1 C7 119.949
C2 C3 C4 120.027 C2 C3 H11 120.017
C3 C2 H10 121.470 C3 C4 C5 120.316
C3 C4 H12 119.843 C4 C3 H11 119.956
C4 C5 C6 119.717 C4 C5 H13 120.168
C5 C4 H12 119.841 C5 C6 H14 120.181
C6 C1 C7 119.821 C6 C5 H13 120.114
O8 C7 H9 120.500
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability