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All results from a given calculation for C6H5COOH (benzoic acid)

using model chemistry: CCD/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-419.653413
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-418.350239
Nuclear repulsion energy404.453524
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/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCD/6-31+G**
ABC
0.12900 0.04081 0.03100

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.219 0.000
C2 1.285 -0.336 0.000
C3 1.440 -1.721 0.000
C4 0.315 -2.552 0.000
C5 -0.966 -1.995 0.000
C6 -1.129 -0.609 0.000
C7 -0.117 1.706 0.000
O8 0.821 2.475 0.000
O9 -1.403 2.137 0.000
H10 2.143 0.322 0.000
H11 2.432 -2.152 0.000
H12 0.437 -3.628 0.000
H13 -1.836 -2.638 0.000
H14 -2.118 -0.173 0.000
H15 -1.369 3.104 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 O8 O9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15
C11.40012.41652.78942.41561.40021.49092.40012.37662.14563.39733.87193.39622.15413.1933
C21.40011.39392.41912.79612.42982.47712.84873.65331.08122.14823.39933.87843.40724.3452
C32.41651.39391.39812.42102.79963.76424.24134.79312.16111.08222.15403.40183.88005.5836
C42.78942.41911.39811.39702.42154.27975.05224.99463.40622.15461.08252.15333.40305.9019
C52.41562.79612.42101.39701.39573.79644.81344.15533.87723.40182.15281.08222.15545.1151
C61.40022.42982.79962.42151.39572.52573.64842.75973.40213.88183.40122.14871.08053.7207
C71.49092.47713.76424.27973.79642.52571.21351.35652.65044.62445.36214.67102.74451.8769
O82.40012.84874.24135.05224.81343.64841.21352.25002.52614.89946.11455.76183.95612.2789
O92.37663.65334.79314.99464.15532.75971.35652.25003.98415.75456.05184.79462.41860.9676
H102.14561.08122.16113.40623.87723.40212.65042.52613.98412.49124.30264.95954.28994.4806
H113.39732.14821.08222.15463.40183.88184.62444.89945.75452.49122.48174.29634.96226.4871
H123.87193.39932.15401.08252.15283.40125.36216.11456.05184.30262.48172.47964.29686.9702
H133.39623.87843.40182.15331.08222.14874.67105.76184.79464.95954.29632.47962.48055.7610
H142.15413.40723.88003.40302.15541.08052.74453.95612.41864.28994.96224.29682.48053.3621
H153.19334.34525.58365.90195.11513.72071.87692.27890.96764.48066.48716.97025.76103.3621

picture of benzoic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.732 C1 C2 H10 119.139
C1 C6 C5 119.525 C1 C6 H14 119.985
C1 C7 O8 124.807 C1 C7 O9 113.080
C2 C1 C6 120.380 C2 C1 C7 117.888
C2 C3 C4 120.095 C2 C3 H11 119.826
C3 C2 H10 121.130 C3 C4 C5 120.027
C3 C4 H12 119.999 C4 C3 H11 120.079
C4 C5 C6 120.241 C4 C5 H13 120.041
C5 C4 H12 119.974 C5 C6 H14 120.490
C6 C1 C7 121.732 C6 C5 H13 119.717
C7 O9 H15 106.520 O8 C7 O9 122.113
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability