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All results from a given calculation for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.102333
Energy at 298.15K-154.105462
HF Energy-153.640721
Nuclear repulsion energy99.274415
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 CID/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 3371 3114 0.00      
2 Ag 1715 1584 0.00      
3 Ag 1183 1093 0.00      
4 Ag 1013 936 0.00      
5 Au 836 772 0.00      
6 Au 545 503 0.00      
7 B1g 880 813 0.00      
8 B1u 3360 3104 20.22      
9 B1u 1730 1598 2.51      
10 B1u 1113 1028 0.29      
11 B2g 597 552 0.00      
12 B2u 3338 3083 9.80      
13 B2u 1340 1238 33.88      
14 B2u 787 727 8.80      
15 B3g 3323 3070 0.00      
16 B3g 1240 1145 0.00      
17 B3g 895 826 0.00      
18 B3u 620 572 139.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13942.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12878.9 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
0.57213 0.43306 0.24649

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

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.664 0.782
C2 0.000 0.664 -0.782
C3 0.000 -0.664 0.782
C4 0.000 -0.664 -0.782
H5 0.000 1.433 1.539
H6 0.000 1.433 -1.539
H7 0.000 -1.433 1.539
H8 0.000 -1.433 -1.539

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.56451.32892.05271.07852.44542.22953.1285
C21.56452.05271.32892.44541.07853.12852.2295
C31.32892.05271.56452.22953.12851.07852.4454
C42.05271.32891.56453.12852.22952.44541.0785
H51.07852.44542.22953.12853.07882.86514.2057
H62.44541.07853.12852.22953.07884.20572.8651
H72.22953.12851.07852.44542.86514.20573.0788
H83.12852.22952.44541.07854.20572.86513.0788

picture of cyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 90.000 C1 C2 H6 134.589
C1 C3 C4 90.000 C1 C3 H7 135.411
C2 C1 C3 90.000 C2 C1 H5 134.589
C2 C4 C3 90.000 C3 C1 H5 135.411
C4 C2 H6 135.411 C4 C3 H7 134.589
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability