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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-345.538981
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-345.538981
Nuclear repulsion energy322.522380
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 M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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' 3223 3223 7.71 281.29 0.09 0.17
2 A' 3217 3217 5.73 18.45 0.53 0.69
3 A' 3208 3208 4.00 72.82 0.75 0.86
4 A' 3197 3197 0.95 64.69 0.74 0.85
5 A' 3184 3184 2.81 47.92 0.34 0.51
6 A' 2947 2947 87.67 119.43 0.27 0.43
7 A' 1847 1847 288.05 99.49 0.34 0.51
8 A' 1670 1670 21.68 75.69 0.57 0.72
9 A' 1655 1655 7.85 8.53 0.61 0.75
10 A' 1534 1534 0.58 1.24 0.48 0.65
11 A' 1497 1497 9.55 1.32 0.27 0.43
12 A' 1431 1431 11.05 1.63 0.56 0.72
13 A' 1345 1345 7.42 1.42 0.60 0.75
14 A' 1328 1328 13.90 1.06 0.46 0.63
15 A' 1232 1232 55.23 31.07 0.19 0.32
16 A' 1189 1189 20.04 10.68 0.13 0.24
17 A' 1178 1178 1.03 5.87 0.75 0.86
18 A' 1107 1107 4.15 0.84 0.08 0.14
19 A' 1053 1053 1.48 22.67 0.04 0.08
20 A' 1006 1006 0.01 26.22 0.04 0.07
21 A' 840 840 35.46 11.56 0.08 0.15
22 A' 661 661 24.36 2.69 0.28 0.44
23 A' 625 625 0.43 4.77 0.75 0.86
24 A' 444 444 0.28 5.11 0.21 0.34
25 A' 224 224 8.21 0.61 0.43 0.60
26 A" 1051 1051 0.99 1.49 0.75 0.86
27 A" 1038 1038 0.08 0.12 0.75 0.86
28 A" 1023 1023 0.01 0.07 0.75 0.86
29 A" 961 961 1.22 0.57 0.75 0.86
30 A" 883 883 0.00 0.40 0.75 0.86
31 A" 769 769 53.38 0.34 0.75 0.86
32 A" 705 705 22.74 0.00 0.75 0.86
33 A" 463 463 6.95 0.12 0.75 0.86
34 A" 416 416 0.08 0.00 0.75 0.86
35 A" 235 235 8.26 0.81 0.75 0.86
36 A" 114 114 5.19 1.16 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24248.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24248.5 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 M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.17654 0.05266 0.04056

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.567 0.000
C2 -1.037 -0.363 0.000
C3 -0.744 -1.715 0.000
C4 0.582 -2.140 0.000
C5 1.617 -1.215 0.000
C6 1.323 0.141 0.000
C7 -0.297 2.019 0.000
O8 -1.404 2.484 0.000
H9 0.594 2.676 0.000
H10 -2.057 -0.004 0.000
H11 -1.544 -2.443 0.000
H12 0.808 -3.198 0.000
H13 2.645 -1.549 0.000
H14 2.120 0.876 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.39312.40042.76852.40581.38981.48172.37632.19102.13523.38313.85053.38752.1424
C21.39311.38322.40332.78672.41322.49412.87133.44931.08212.14083.38173.86803.3914
C32.40041.38321.39232.41312.77833.76044.25114.59052.15731.08162.14603.39293.8622
C42.76852.40331.39231.38782.39834.25025.03244.81573.39542.14741.08202.14553.3852
C52.40582.78672.41311.38781.38743.75724.77554.02293.86853.39082.14191.08142.1505
C61.38982.41322.77832.39831.38742.47983.59512.63753.38363.85993.37882.14621.0839
C71.48172.49413.76044.25023.75722.47981.20051.10752.68124.63275.33214.62462.6736
O82.37632.87134.25115.03244.77553.59511.20052.00682.57284.92976.09735.71523.8733
H92.19103.44934.59054.81574.02292.63751.10752.00683.76995.54785.87784.69692.3598
H102.13521.08212.15733.39543.86853.38362.68122.57283.76992.49304.29064.94984.2691
H113.38312.14081.08162.14743.39083.85994.63274.92975.54782.49302.46934.28294.9438
H123.85053.38172.14601.08202.14193.37885.33216.09735.87784.29062.46932.46844.2801
H133.38753.86803.39292.14551.08142.14624.62465.71524.69694.94984.28292.46842.4817
H142.14243.39143.86223.38522.15051.08392.67363.87332.35984.26914.94384.28012.4817

picture of benzaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.681 C1 C2 H10 118.693
C1 C6 C5 120.055 C1 C6 H14 119.489
C1 C7 O8 124.407 C1 C7 H9 114.843
C2 C1 C6 120.259 C2 C1 C7 120.331
C2 C3 C4 119.972 C2 C3 H11 120.092
C3 C2 H10 121.626 C3 C4 C5 120.453
C3 C4 H12 119.772 C4 C3 H11 119.937
C4 C5 C6 119.579 C4 C5 H13 120.164
C5 C4 H12 119.775 C5 C6 H14 120.456
C6 C1 C7 119.410 C6 C5 H13 120.256
O8 C7 H9 120.750
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.698      
2 C 0.094      
3 C -0.138      
4 C -0.260      
5 C -0.164      
6 C -0.794      
7 C 0.231      
8 O -0.703      
9 H 0.154      
10 H 0.202      
11 H 0.169      
12 H 0.166      
13 H 0.168      
14 H 0.176      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.322 -2.367 0.000 3.316
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.792 6.400 0.000
y 6.400 -46.870 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.572
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.429 6.400 0.000
y 6.400 0.312 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.741
Polar
3z2-r2-7.482
x2-y22.077
xy6.400
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.773 -1.117 0.000
y -1.117 16.054 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.232


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 259.960
(<r2>)1/2 16.123