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All results from a given calculation for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.171517
Energy at 298.15K-154.174436
HF Energy-153.639654
Nuclear repulsion energy98.719348
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 MP3/6-31G*
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 3316 3112 0.00      
2 Ag 1660 1558 0.00      
3 Ag 1156 1085 0.00      
4 Ag 990 929 0.00      
5 Au 729 684 0.00      
6 Au 494 464 0.00      
7 B1g 802 752 0.00      
8 B1u 3305 3102 20.56      
9 B1u 1675 1572 1.75      
10 B1u 1086 1019 0.33      
11 B2g 518 486 0.00      
12 B2u 3285 3084 10.27      
13 B2u 1305 1225 32.53      
14 B2u 755 709 7.37      
15 B3g 3272 3071 0.00      
16 B3g 1208 1134 0.00      
17 B3g 883 828 0.00      
18 B3u 574 538 132.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13506.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12677.1 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
0.56438 0.42916 0.24378

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.669 0.786
C2 0.000 0.669 -0.786
C3 0.000 -0.669 0.786
C4 0.000 -0.669 -0.786
H5 0.000 1.441 1.546
H6 0.000 1.441 -1.546
H7 0.000 -1.441 1.546
H8 0.000 -1.441 -1.546

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.57181.33862.06461.08282.45602.24263.1447
C21.57182.06461.33862.45601.08283.14472.2426
C31.33862.06461.57182.24263.14471.08282.4560
C42.06461.33861.57183.14472.24262.45601.0828
H51.08282.45602.24263.14473.09192.88114.2261
H62.45601.08283.14472.24263.09194.22612.8811
H72.24263.14471.08282.45602.88114.22613.0919
H83.14472.24262.45601.08284.22612.88113.0919

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 134.582
C1 C3 C4 90.000 C1 C3 H7 135.418
C2 C1 C3 90.000 C2 C1 H5 134.582
C2 C4 C3 90.000 C3 C1 H5 135.418
C4 C2 H6 135.418 C4 C3 H7 134.582
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability