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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP2/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.680819
Energy at 298.15K-307.686377
HF Energy-306.432376
Nuclear repulsion energy312.609750
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 MP2/cc-pVTZ
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 3273 3107 7.27      
2 A1 3238 3074 10.00      
3 A1 3222 3059 6.50      
4 A1 1693 1607 1.72      
5 A1 1533 1456 1.48      
6 A1 1513 1436 3.09      
7 A1 1441 1368 8.38      
8 A1 1181 1122 0.19      
9 A1 1126 1069 0.25      
10 A1 1067 1013 0.47      
11 A1 999 948 3.61      
12 A1 812 771 0.50      
13 A1 542 514 0.08      
14 A2 937 890 0.00      
15 A2 892 847 0.00      
16 A2 864 820 0.00      
17 A2 714 678 0.00      
18 A2 571 542 0.00      
19 A2 292 277 0.00      
20 B1 903 857 5.78      
21 B1 744 707 97.16      
22 B1 704 668 11.57      
23 B1 353 335 2.71      
24 B1 225 214 12.23      
25 B2 3243 3079 1.04      
26 B2 3230 3067 18.93      
27 B2 3209 3047 0.07      
28 B2 1641 1558 0.63      
29 B2 1462 1389 3.51      
30 B2 1301 1236 4.60      
31 B2 1254 1190 14.22      
32 B2 1109 1053 1.85      
33 B2 1049 996 1.36      
34 B2 864 820 0.52      
35 B2 646 614 1.27      
36 B2 414 393 3.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24129.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9495) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22910.8 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 MP2/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.16112 0.07339 0.05042

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.443 -0.622
C2 0.000 0.688 -1.841
C3 0.000 -0.688 -1.841
C4 0.000 -1.443 -0.622
C5 0.000 -0.678 2.041
C6 0.000 0.678 2.041
C7 0.000 0.716 0.527
C8 0.000 -0.716 0.527
H9 0.000 2.524 -0.652
H10 0.000 1.221 -2.781
H11 0.000 -1.221 -2.781
H12 0.000 -2.524 -0.652
H13 0.000 -1.444 2.802
H14 0.000 1.444 2.802

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.43352.45402.88503.40412.77071.35942.44481.08162.17033.42863.96634.47803.4236
C21.43351.37512.45404.11483.88172.36752.75192.18731.08112.12773.42425.10814.7034
C32.45401.37511.43353.88174.11482.75192.36753.42422.12771.08112.18734.70345.1081
C42.88502.45401.43352.77073.40412.44481.35943.96633.42862.17031.08163.42364.4780
C53.40414.11483.88172.77071.35572.05791.51484.18365.18244.85253.26491.07942.2539
C62.77073.88174.11483.40411.35571.51482.05793.26494.85255.18244.18362.25391.0794
C71.35942.36752.75192.44482.05791.51481.43122.15843.34613.83293.44713.13662.3886
C82.44482.75192.36751.35941.51482.05791.43123.44713.83293.34612.15842.38863.1366
H91.08162.18733.42423.96634.18363.26492.15843.44712.49594.30765.04745.26013.6185
H102.17031.08112.12773.42865.18244.85253.34613.83292.49592.44204.30766.18605.5870
H113.42862.12771.08112.17034.85255.18243.83293.34614.30762.44202.49595.58706.1860
H123.96633.42422.18731.08163.26494.18363.44712.15845.04744.30762.49593.61855.2601
H134.47805.10814.70343.42361.07942.25393.13662.38865.26016.18605.58703.61852.8878
H143.42364.70345.10814.47802.25391.07942.38863.13663.61855.58706.18605.26012.8878

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.779 C1 C2 H10 118.656
C1 C7 C6 149.104 C1 C7 N8 122.324
C2 C1 C7 115.896 C2 C1 H9 120.189
C2 C3 C4 121.779 C2 C3 H11 119.564
C3 C2 H10 119.564 C3 C4 N8 115.896
C3 C4 H12 120.189 C4 C3 H11 118.656
C4 N8 C5 149.104 C4 N8 C7 122.324
C5 C6 C7 91.428 C5 C6 H14 135.208
C5 N8 C7 88.572 C6 C5 N8 91.428
C6 C5 H13 135.208 C6 C7 N8 88.572
C7 C1 H9 123.914 C7 C6 H14 133.364
N8 C4 H12 123.914 N8 C5 H13 133.364
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability