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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CH2CH3 (Ethylbenzene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-310.880231
Energy at 298.15K-310.890607
Nuclear repulsion energy339.204261
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 B3LYP/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' 3207 3080 21.96      
2 A' 3185 3059 7.45      
3 A' 3171 3045 11.24      
4 A' 3116 2993 46.74      
5 A' 3047 2926 34.48      
6 A' 3043 2922 30.93      
7 A' 1666 1600 4.40      
8 A' 1548 1487 10.47      
9 A' 1538 1477 1.88      
10 A' 1517 1457 0.72      
11 A' 1434 1377 1.09      
12 A' 1372 1317 4.70      
13 A' 1233 1184 0.33      
14 A' 1214 1166 0.15      
15 A' 1093 1049 8.14      
16 A' 1060 1018 2.50      
17 A' 1019 978 0.15      
18 A' 993 954 0.13      
19 A' 979 940 1.32      
20 A' 921 884 1.37      
21 A' 786 755 6.49      
22 A' 768 737 20.54      
23 A' 716 688 23.98      
24 A' 567 544 4.85      
25 A' 502 482 3.24      
26 A' 312 300 0.27      
27 A' 136 130 0.49      
28 A" 3194 3067 46.29      
29 A" 3172 3046 7.02      
30 A" 3122 2998 34.56      
31 A" 3077 2955 10.57      
32 A" 1644 1579 0.74      
33 A" 1526 1465 7.13      
34 A" 1502 1442 5.21      
35 A" 1372 1317 0.50      
36 A" 1362 1308 0.14      
37 A" 1286 1235 0.05      
38 A" 1192 1145 0.07      
39 A" 1131 1086 2.25      
40 A" 1066 1024 1.97      
41 A" 964 926 0.00      
42 A" 860 826 0.01      
43 A" 797 766 0.67      
44 A" 637 612 0.03      
45 A" 417 400 0.00      
46 A" 356 342 0.06      
47 A" 223 214 0.01      
48 A" 41 39 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 34539.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 33168.1 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.15121 0.04846 0.04022

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.234 0.492 0.000
C2 -0.236 -0.227 1.203
C3 -0.236 -1.623 1.206
C4 -0.235 -2.326 0.000
C5 -0.236 -1.623 -1.206
C6 -0.236 -0.227 -1.203
C7 -0.192 2.006 0.000
C8 1.243 2.565 0.000
H9 -0.241 0.313 2.147
H10 -0.241 -2.161 2.151
H11 -0.239 -3.413 0.000
H12 -0.241 -2.161 -2.151
H13 -0.241 0.313 -2.147
H14 -0.726 2.388 -0.879
H15 -0.726 2.388 0.879
H16 1.795 2.227 0.884
H17 1.795 2.227 -0.884
H18 1.237 3.661 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C11.40142.43452.81822.43451.40141.51522.54512.15453.41513.90503.41512.15452.14742.14742.81232.81233.4938
C21.40141.39562.41912.78372.40542.53743.38061.08832.15343.40523.87083.39323.37882.68083.20153.80834.3284
C32.43451.39561.39602.41172.78373.82484.60192.15301.08722.15843.39933.87194.54734.05434.36464.82865.6164
C42.81822.41911.39601.39602.41914.33305.10953.40262.15701.08682.15703.40264.82094.82095.06325.06326.1656
C52.43452.78372.41171.39601.39563.82484.60193.87193.39932.15841.08722.15304.05434.54734.82864.36465.6164
C61.40142.40542.78372.41911.39562.53743.38063.39323.87083.40522.15341.08832.68083.37883.80833.20154.3284
C71.51522.53743.82484.33303.82482.53741.53932.73484.68985.41984.68982.73481.09741.09742.18582.18582.1860
C82.54513.38064.60195.10954.60193.38061.53933.44695.39996.15875.39993.44692.16352.16351.09591.09591.0963
H92.15451.08832.15303.40263.87193.39322.73483.44692.47434.30084.95914.29423.70122.47953.06654.12284.2429
H103.41512.15341.08722.15703.39933.87084.68985.39992.47432.48864.30134.95915.48724.74835.00045.71056.3800
H113.90503.40522.15841.08682.15843.40525.41986.15874.30082.48862.48864.30085.88785.88786.06056.06057.2264
H123.41513.87083.39932.15701.08722.15344.68985.39994.95914.30132.48862.47434.74835.48725.71055.00046.3800
H132.15453.39323.87193.40262.15301.08832.73483.44694.29424.95914.30082.47432.47953.70124.12283.06654.2429
H142.14743.37884.54734.82094.05432.68081.09742.16353.70125.48725.88784.74832.47951.75843.08092.52632.4994
H152.14742.68084.05434.82094.54733.37881.09742.16352.47954.74835.88785.48723.70121.75842.52633.08092.4994
H162.81233.20154.36465.06324.82863.80832.18581.09593.06655.00046.06055.71054.12283.08092.52631.76851.7747
H172.81233.80834.82865.06324.36463.20152.18581.09594.12285.71056.06055.00043.06652.52633.08091.76851.7747
H183.49384.32845.61646.16565.61644.32842.18601.09634.24296.38007.22646.38004.24292.49942.49941.77471.7747

picture of Ethylbenzene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.013 C1 C2 H9 119.322
C1 C6 C5 121.013 C1 C6 H13 119.322
C1 C7 C8 112.861 C1 C7 H14 109.522
C1 C7 H15 109.522 C2 C1 C6 118.234
C2 C1 C7 120.872 C2 C3 C4 120.124
C2 C3 H10 119.787 C3 C2 H9 119.665
C3 C4 C5 119.491 C3 C4 H11 120.254
C4 C3 H10 120.088 C4 C5 C6 120.124
C4 C5 H12 120.088 C5 C4 H11 120.254
C5 C6 H13 119.665 C6 C1 C7 120.872
C6 C5 H12 119.787 C7 C8 H16 110.969
C7 C8 H17 110.969 C7 C8 H18 110.962
C8 C7 H14 109.127 C8 C7 H15 109.127
H14 C7 H15 106.478 H16 C8 H17 107.587
H16 C8 H18 108.109 H17 C8 H18 108.109
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.176      
2 C -0.182      
3 C -0.127      
4 C -0.132      
5 C -0.127      
6 C -0.182      
7 C -0.340      
8 C -0.433      
9 H 0.121      
10 H 0.127      
11 H 0.126      
12 H 0.127      
13 H 0.121      
14 H 0.142      
15 H 0.142      
16 H 0.149      
17 H 0.149      
18 H 0.143      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.044 0.276 0.000 0.280
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -51.665 -0.063 0.000
y -0.063 -44.697 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -44.741
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.945 -0.063 0.000
y -0.063 3.505 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.440
Polar
3z2-r26.881
x2-y2-6.967
xy-0.063
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.276 0.673 0.000
y 0.673 15.622 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.827


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 292.252
(<r2>)1/2 17.095