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

using model chemistry: QCISD/3-21G*

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 QCISD/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD/3-21G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/3-21G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.571390
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-191.114004
Nuclear repulsion energy146.657813
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/3-21G*
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 3419 3286 16.95      
2 A1 3232 3106 2.45      
3 A1 3222 3097 11.71      
4 A1 1849 1777 17.44      
5 A1 1512 1453 1.61      
6 A1 1263 1214 0.17      
7 A1 1146 1101 2.80      
8 A1 882 848 0.02      
9 A1 494i 475i 5.76      
10 A2 875 841 0.00      
11 A2 740 711 0.00      
12 A2 519 498 0.00      
13 B1 837 804 12.78      
14 B1 702 675 15.80      
15 B1 650 625 98.74      
16 B1 494 475 10.25      
17 B2 4068 3910 32730.72      
18 B2 3205 3080 14.54      
19 B2 3051 2933 519.26      
20 B2 1380 1326 74.41      
21 B2 1295 1245 12.77      
22 B2 944 907 4.32      
23 B2 878 844 12.56      
24 B2 3551i 3413i 28335.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16059.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9611) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15434.4 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/3-21G*
ABC
0.30129 0.27498 0.14377

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.237
C2 0.000 1.146 0.407
C3 0.000 0.684 -1.026
C4 0.000 -0.684 -1.026
C5 0.000 -1.146 0.407
H6 0.000 0.000 2.321
H7 0.000 2.182 0.730
H8 0.000 1.343 -1.887
H9 0.000 -1.343 -1.887
H10 0.000 -2.182 0.730

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.41482.36452.36451.41481.08402.24053.40103.40102.2405
C21.41481.50582.32382.29122.23091.08592.30273.38503.3436
C32.36451.50581.36722.32383.41662.30891.08472.20233.3613
C42.36452.32381.36721.50583.41663.36132.20231.08472.3089
C51.41482.29122.32381.50582.23093.34363.38502.30271.0859
H61.08402.23093.41663.41662.23092.70094.41774.41772.7009
H72.24051.08592.30893.36133.34362.70092.74854.39104.3648
H83.40102.30271.08472.20233.38504.41772.74852.68674.3910
H93.40103.38502.20231.08472.30274.41774.39102.68672.7485
H102.24053.34363.36132.30891.08592.70094.36484.39102.7485

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 108.066 C1 C2 H7 126.759
C1 C5 C4 108.066 C1 C5 H10 126.759
C2 C1 C5 108.135 C2 C1 H6 125.933
C2 C3 C4 107.867 C2 C3 H8 124.671
C3 C2 H7 125.176 C3 C4 C5 107.867
C3 C4 H9 127.462 C4 C3 H8 127.462
C4 C5 H10 125.176 C5 C1 H6 125.933
C5 C4 H9 124.671
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability