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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (Pentalene)

using model chemistry: CCD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.387133
Energy at 298.15K-307.392658
HF Energy-306.343547
Nuclear repulsion energy313.895205
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 CCD/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 Ag 3272 3097 0.00      
2 Ag 3250 3076 0.00      
3 Ag 3239 3066 0.00      
4 Ag 1750 1656 0.00      
5 Ag 1646 1558 0.00      
6 Ag 1418 1342 0.00      
7 Ag 1371 1297 0.00      
8 Ag 1224 1158 0.00      
9 Ag 1142 1081 0.00      
10 Ag 988 935 0.00      
11 Ag 872 825 0.00      
12 Ag 737 697 0.00      
13 Ag 667 631 0.00      
14 Au 868 822 6.14      
15 Au 818 774 32.27      
16 Au 709 671 85.90      
17 Au 475 449 1.34      
18 Au 293 278 2.78      
19 Au 142 135 4.34      
20 Bg 884 837 0.00      
21 Bg 843 798 0.00      
22 Bg 743 703 0.00      
23 Bg 634 600 0.00      
24 Bg 516 488 0.00      
25 Bu 3272 3097 24.64      
26 Bu 3250 3076 20.71      
27 Bu 3240 3067 10.62      
28 Bu 1722 1630 4.40      
29 Bu 1610 1524 8.24      
30 Bu 1380 1306 15.35      
31 Bu 1300 1231 12.18      
32 Bu 1160 1098 17.48      
33 Bu 1075 1017 7.65      
34 Bu 973 921 0.21      
35 Bu 862 816 4.61      
36 Bu 457 432 3.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24398.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9465) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23093.4 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 CCD/6-31G*
ABC
0.17267 0.07231 0.05096

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.345 1.094 0.000
C2 2.162 -0.171 0.000
C3 1.345 -1.250 0.000
C4 -1.345 -1.094 0.000
C5 -2.162 0.171 0.000
C6 -1.345 1.250 0.000
C7 0.044 0.736 0.000
C8 -0.044 -0.736 0.000
H9 1.774 2.094 0.000
H10 3.249 -0.185 0.000
H11 1.642 -2.295 0.000
H12 -1.774 -2.094 0.000
H13 -3.249 0.185 0.000
H14 -1.642 2.295 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50652.34453.46773.62682.69451.34952.29741.08782.29403.40184.45984.68363.2190
C21.50651.35373.62684.33843.78452.30452.27752.29841.08712.18624.38055.42364.5335
C32.34451.35372.69453.78453.67272.37431.48113.37162.18231.08573.23064.81334.6354
C43.46773.62682.69451.50652.34452.29741.34954.45984.68363.21901.08782.29403.4018
C53.62684.33843.78451.50651.35372.27752.30454.38055.42364.53352.29841.08712.1862
C62.69453.78453.67272.34451.35371.48112.37433.23064.81334.63543.37162.18231.0857
C71.34952.30452.37432.29742.27751.48111.47422.19913.33503.42593.36323.33922.2960
C82.29742.27751.48111.34952.30452.37431.47423.36323.33922.29602.19913.33503.4259
H91.08782.29843.37164.45984.38053.23062.19913.36322.71494.39065.48825.37363.4212
H102.29401.08712.18234.68365.42364.81333.33503.33922.71492.65265.37366.50945.4837
H113.40182.18621.08573.21904.53354.63543.42592.29604.39062.65263.42125.48375.6429
H124.45984.38053.23061.08782.29843.37163.36322.19915.48825.37363.42122.71494.3906
H134.68365.42364.81332.29401.08712.18233.33923.33505.37366.50945.48372.71492.6526
H143.21904.53354.63543.40182.18621.08572.29603.42593.42125.48375.64294.39062.6526

picture of Pentalene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 109.991 C1 C2 H10 123.570
C1 C7 C6 144.273 C1 C7 C8 108.818
C2 C1 C7 107.461 C2 C1 H9 123.938
C2 C3 C8 106.820 C2 C3 H11 126.986
C3 C2 H10 126.439 C3 C8 C4 144.273
C3 C8 C7 106.909 C4 C5 C6 109.991
C4 C5 H13 123.570 C4 C8 C7 108.818
C5 C4 C8 107.461 C5 C4 H12 123.938
C5 C6 C7 106.820 C5 C6 H14 126.986
C6 C5 H13 126.439 C6 C7 C8 106.909
C7 C1 H9 128.601 C7 C6 H14 126.194
C8 C3 H11 126.194 C8 C4 H12 128.601
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability