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All results from a given calculation for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=FULL/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 CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.225208
Energy at 298.15K-154.228011
HF Energy-153.637583
Nuclear repulsion energy98.330053
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 CCSD(T)=FULL/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 3258 3163        
2 Ag 1543 1498        
3 Ag 1132 1099        
4 Ag 956 928        
5 Au 689 669        
6 Au 474 460        
7 B1g 749 727        
8 B1u 3247 3152        
9 B1u 1588 1542        
10 B1u 1060 1029        
11 B2g 493 478        
12 B2u 3229 3135        
13 B2u 1281 1244        
14 B2u 739 717        
15 B3g 3215 3121        
16 B3g 1179 1144        
17 B3g 869 844        
18 B3u 558 542        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13130.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9707) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12745.3 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.55448 0.43021 0.24225

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.676 0.784
C2 0.000 0.676 -0.784
C3 0.000 -0.676 0.784
C4 0.000 -0.676 -0.784
H5 0.000 1.450 1.548
H6 0.000 1.450 -1.548
H7 0.000 -1.450 1.548
H8 0.000 -1.450 -1.548

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.56871.35182.07081.08692.45702.25853.1554
C21.56872.07081.35182.45701.08693.15542.2585
C31.35182.07081.56872.25853.15541.08692.4570
C42.07081.35181.56873.15542.25852.45701.0869
H51.08692.45702.25853.15543.09512.89964.2411
H62.45701.08693.15542.25853.09514.24112.8996
H72.25853.15541.08692.45702.89964.24113.0951
H83.15542.25852.45701.08694.24112.89963.0951

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 134.601
C1 C3 C4 90.000 C1 C3 H7 135.399
C2 C1 C3 90.000 C2 C1 H5 134.601
C2 C4 C3 90.000 C3 C1 H5 135.399
C4 C2 H6 135.399 C4 C3 H7 134.601
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability