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All results from a given calculation for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene)

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 D2H 1Ag
1 2 no D4H 1A1g

Conformer 1 (D2H)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.675463
Energy at 298.15K-154.678488
HF Energy-154.675463
Nuclear repulsion energy98.661075
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 Ag 3264 3134 0.00      
2 Ag 1646 1580 0.00      
3 Ag 1121 1077 0.00      
4 Ag 963 925 0.00      
5 Au 871 836 0.00      
6 Au 543 522 0.00      
7 B1g 841 808 0.00      
8 B1u 3253 3124 31.66      
9 B1u 1658 1592 3.27      
10 B1u 1070 1027 0.03      
11 B2g 588 565 0.00      
12 B2u 3232 3104 17.21      
13 B2u 1274 1223 33.43      
14 B2u 712 684 7.15      
15 B3g 3216 3088 0.00      
16 B3g 1184 1137 0.00      
17 B3g 846 813 0.00      
18 B3u 586 563 113.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13433.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12900.0 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
0.56719 0.42593 0.24326

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

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.667 0.789
C2 0.000 0.667 -0.789
C3 0.000 -0.667 0.789
C4 0.000 -0.667 -0.789
H5 0.000 1.439 1.550
H6 0.000 1.439 -1.550
H7 0.000 -1.439 1.550
H8 0.000 -1.439 -1.550

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.57821.33462.06691.08392.46342.23963.1479
C21.57822.06691.33462.46341.08393.14792.2396
C31.33462.06691.57822.23963.14791.08392.4634
C42.06691.33461.57823.14792.23962.46341.0839
H51.08392.46342.23963.14793.10052.87814.2304
H62.46341.08393.14792.23963.10054.23042.8781
H72.23963.14791.08392.46342.87814.23043.1005
H83.14792.23962.46341.08394.23042.87813.1005

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 134.603
C1 C3 C4 90.000 C1 C3 H7 135.397
C2 C1 C3 90.000 C2 C1 H5 134.603
C2 C4 C3 90.000 C3 C1 H5 135.397
C4 C2 H6 135.397 C4 C3 H7 134.603
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 -0.135      
2 C -0.135      
3 C -0.135      
4 C -0.135      
5 H 0.135      
6 H 0.135      
7 H 0.135      
8 H 0.135      


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


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.912 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.597 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.653
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.786 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.186 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.601
Polar
3z2-r23.201
x2-y2-5.315
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.298 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.927 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.561


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.719
(<r2>)1/2 7.597

Conformer 2 (D4H)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.606992
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-154.606992
Nuclear repulsion energy99.249621
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*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.49877 0.49877 0.24939

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

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.019 0.000
C2 1.019 0.000 0.000
C3 -1.019 0.000 0.000
C4 0.000 -1.019 0.000
H5 0.000 2.101 0.000
H6 2.101 0.000 0.000
H7 -2.101 0.000 0.000
H8 0.000 -2.101 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.44051.44052.03721.08232.33482.33483.1195
C21.44052.03721.44052.33481.08233.11952.3348
C31.44052.03721.44052.33483.11951.08232.3348
C42.03721.44051.44053.11952.33482.33481.0823
H51.08232.33482.33483.11952.97122.97124.2019
H62.33481.08233.11952.33482.97124.20192.9712
H72.33483.11951.08232.33482.97124.20192.9712
H83.11952.33482.33481.08234.20192.97122.9712

picture of cyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 90.000 C1 C2 H6 135.000
C1 C3 C4 90.000 C1 C3 H7 135.000
C2 C1 C3 90.000 C2 C1 H5 135.000
C2 C4 C3 90.000 C3 C1 H5 135.000
C4 C2 H6 135.000 C4 C3 H7 135.000
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 -0.292      
2 C 0.013      
3 C 0.013      
4 C -0.292      
5 H 0.108      
6 H 0.171      
7 H 0.171      
8 H 0.108      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.093 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.361 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.249
Traceless
 xyz
x 8.711 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.690 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.022
Polar
3z2-r2-10.043
x2-y28.267
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.675 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.037 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.322


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.860
(<r2>)1/2 7.541