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All results from a given calculation for C4H6(CH3)2 (1,1-dimethylcyclobutane)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-235.679906
Energy at 298.15K-235.693087
HF Energy-235.679906
Nuclear repulsion energy252.004297
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 BLYP/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 A' 3039 3014 91.98      
2 A' 3019 2994 51.65      
3 A' 3016 2992 28.83      
4 A' 3010 2986 12.16      
5 A' 2989 2964 28.06      
6 A' 2977 2953 13.68      
7 A' 2955 2931 35.94      
8 A' 2949 2925 31.90      
9 A' 1500 1488 1.46      
10 A' 1495 1483 1.18      
11 A' 1484 1472 3.52      
12 A' 1474 1462 0.08      
13 A' 1409 1398 0.09      
14 A' 1390 1379 2.83      
15 A' 1286 1275 4.35      
16 A' 1266 1256 2.66      
17 A' 1206 1196 5.16      
18 A' 1183 1174 0.55      
19 A' 981 973 0.41      
20 A' 962 954 0.15      
21 A' 927 920 0.17      
22 A' 890 883 0.17      
23 A' 844 837 0.16      
24 A' 693 687 1.22      
25 A' 589 584 0.91      
26 A' 387 384 0.38      
27 A' 340 337 0.01      
28 A' 123 122 0.02      
29 A" 3019 2994 18.21      
30 A" 3013 2988 55.51      
31 A" 3005 2981 7.96      
32 A" 2972 2948 83.43      
33 A" 1499 1487 4.61      
34 A" 1478 1466 0.07      
35 A" 1470 1458 0.86      
36 A" 1252 1242 0.01      
37 A" 1233 1223 0.13      
38 A" 1200 1190 0.11      
39 A" 1158 1149 2.56      
40 A" 1071 1062 0.03      
41 A" 973 965 0.00      
42 A" 915 907 0.97      
43 A" 847 840 0.01      
44 A" 775 769 0.19      
45 A" 378 375 0.06      
46 A" 295 293 0.02      
47 A" 259 257 0.01      
48 A" 220 219 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 35705.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 35415.7 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 BLYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.16213 0.10053 0.09199

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.107 0.404 0.000
C2 0.417 -1.746 0.000
C3 -0.107 -0.692 1.126
C4 -0.107 -0.692 -1.126
C5 1.125 1.319 0.000
C6 -1.287 1.385 0.000
H7 1.350 -2.311 0.000
H8 -0.382 -2.486 0.000
H9 0.893 -0.967 1.463
H10 0.893 -0.967 -1.463
H11 -0.956 -1.362 1.141
H12 -0.956 -1.362 -1.141
H13 2.058 0.747 0.000
H14 -2.247 0.862 0.000
H15 1.133 1.961 -0.884
H16 1.133 1.961 0.884
H17 -1.261 2.027 0.884
H18 -1.261 2.027 -0.884

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.21291.57131.57131.53501.53503.08092.90322.24052.24052.26722.26722.19182.18902.17772.17772.17882.1788
C22.21291.62931.62933.14623.56521.09061.08911.72441.72441.82561.82562.98473.72893.87753.87754.22304.2230
C31.57131.62932.25262.61372.64132.45202.13641.09062.78921.08172.51162.83292.87503.55172.93802.96363.5728
C41.57131.62932.25262.61372.64132.45202.13642.78921.09062.51161.08172.83292.87502.93803.55173.57282.9636
C51.53503.14622.61372.61372.41323.63704.09312.72432.72433.58073.58071.09413.40331.09231.09232.64092.6409
C61.53503.56522.64132.64132.41324.54053.97613.52533.52532.99332.99333.40521.09332.63972.63971.09261.0926
H73.08091.09062.45202.45203.63704.54051.74102.03812.03812.74182.74183.13874.79714.36744.36745.13955.1395
H82.90321.08912.13642.13644.09313.97611.74102.46442.46441.70101.70104.05063.83334.78044.78044.68244.6824
H92.24051.72441.09062.78922.72433.52532.03812.46442.92571.91793.21742.53683.91803.76012.99423.73374.3717
H102.24051.72442.78921.09062.72433.52532.03812.46442.92573.21741.91792.53683.91802.99423.76014.37173.7337
H112.26721.82561.08172.51163.58072.99332.74181.70101.91793.21742.28103.85122.81404.41623.93323.41273.9597
H122.26721.82562.51161.08173.58072.99332.74181.70103.21741.91792.28103.85122.81403.93324.41623.95973.4127
H132.19182.98472.83292.83291.09413.40523.13874.05062.53682.53683.85123.85124.30661.76361.76363.66493.6649
H142.18903.72892.87502.87503.40331.09334.79713.83333.91803.91802.81402.81404.30663.66223.66221.76381.7638
H152.17773.87753.55172.93801.09232.63974.36744.78043.76012.99424.41623.93321.76363.66221.76812.97622.3942
H162.17773.87752.93803.55171.09232.63974.36744.78042.99423.76013.93324.41621.76363.66221.76812.39422.9762
H172.17884.22302.96363.57282.64091.09265.13954.68243.73374.37173.41273.95973.66491.76382.97622.39421.7677
H182.17884.22303.57282.96362.64091.09265.13954.68244.37173.73373.95973.41273.66491.76382.39422.97621.7677

picture of 1,1-dimethylcyclobutane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 87.463 C1 C3 H9 113.405
C1 C3 H11 116.206 C1 C4 C2 87.463
C1 C4 H10 113.405 C1 C4 H12 116.206
C1 C5 H13 111.860 C1 C5 H15 110.840
C1 C5 H16 110.840 C1 C6 H14 111.682
C1 C6 H17 110.915 C1 C6 H18 110.915
C2 C3 H9 75.820 C2 C3 H11 81.979
C2 C4 H10 75.820 C2 C4 H12 81.979
C3 C1 C4 91.576 C3 C1 C5 114.575
C3 C1 C6 116.480 C3 C2 C4 87.460
C3 C2 H7 127.600 C3 C2 H8 101.758
C4 C1 C5 114.575 C4 C1 C6 116.480
C4 C2 H7 127.600 C4 C2 H8 101.758
C5 C1 C6 103.638 H7 C2 H8 106.016
H9 C3 H11 123.995 H10 C4 H12 123.995
H13 C5 H15 107.534 H13 C5 H16 107.534
H14 C6 H17 107.587 H14 C6 H18 107.587
H15 C5 H16 108.064 H17 C6 H18 107.986
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.174      
2 C -0.245      
3 C -0.252      
4 C -0.252      
5 C -0.428      
6 C -0.428      
7 H 0.121      
8 H 0.116      
9 H 0.113      
10 H 0.113      
11 H 0.113      
12 H 0.113      
13 H 0.125      
14 H 0.121      
15 H 0.125      
16 H 0.125      
17 H 0.124      
18 H 0.124      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.001 0.014 0.000 0.014
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -39.670 0.245 0.000
y 0.245 -40.435 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.249
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.672 0.245 0.000
y 0.245 -0.476 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.197
Polar
3z2-r2-0.393
x2-y20.765
xy0.245
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.132 -0.083 0.000
y -0.083 9.931 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.957


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 171.710
(<r2>)1/2 13.104