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

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

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-235.028240
Energy at 298.15K-235.041829
Nuclear repulsion energy254.803179
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 QCISD/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3145 2995 66.95      
2 A' 3130 2981 47.05      
3 A' 3126 2977 22.88      
4 A' 3117 2969 13.72      
5 A' 3092 2944 25.17      
6 A' 3074 2927 10.48      
7 A' 3052 2906 26.76      
8 A' 3046 2901 24.48      
9 A' 1567 1492 1.61      
10 A' 1553 1479 2.19      
11 A' 1545 1471 6.02      
12 A' 1533 1460 0.02      
13 A' 1468 1398 1.93      
14 A' 1454 1385 9.76      
15 A' 1365 1300 5.99      
16 A' 1348 1284 1.29      
17 A' 1273 1213 0.82      
18 A' 1241 1182 0.14      
19 A' 1040 991 0.64      
20 A' 1018 969 0.41      
21 A' 979 933 0.35      
22 A' 952 906 0.42      
23 A' 903 860 0.43      
24 A' 729 695 0.84      
25 A' 620 590 1.16      
26 A' 406 386 0.37      
27 A' 360 343 0.01      
28 A' 174 166 0.00      
29 A" 3125 2976 62.24      
30 A" 3122 2973 0.80      
31 A" 3117 2969 8.12      
32 A" 3069 2923 61.87      
33 A" 1556 1482 5.88      
34 A" 1535 1462 0.38      
35 A" 1530 1457 2.79      
36 A" 1317 1254 0.11      
37 A" 1288 1227 0.46      
38 A" 1261 1201 0.27      
39 A" 1222 1164 2.10      
40 A" 1113 1060 0.04      
41 A" 1013 965 0.00      
42 A" 969 922 1.77      
43 A" 910 867 0.00      
44 A" 813 774 0.18      
45 A" 393 374 0.06      
46 A" 306 291 0.02      
47 A" 275 262 0.00      
48 A" 236 225 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 37238.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 35462.4 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.16603 0.10323 0.09424

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.101 0.402 0.000
C2 0.376 -1.723 0.000
C3 -0.101 -0.720 1.080
C4 -0.101 -0.720 -1.080
C5 1.213 1.185 0.000
C6 -1.294 1.350 0.000
H7 1.465 -1.846 0.000
H8 -0.081 -2.720 0.000
H9 0.535 -0.569 1.961
H10 0.535 -0.569 -1.961
H11 -1.120 -0.947 1.421
H12 -1.120 -0.947 -1.421
H13 2.082 0.514 0.000
H14 -2.239 0.791 0.000
H15 1.282 1.827 -0.889
H16 1.282 1.827 0.889
H17 -1.282 1.997 0.889
H18 -1.282 1.997 -0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.17881.55731.55731.52931.52352.74053.12212.27942.27942.20882.20882.18582.17312.17562.17562.17412.1741
C22.17881.54931.54933.02643.49791.09641.09622.28152.28152.20432.20432.81343.62803.77033.77034.16904.1690
C31.55731.54932.15922.55352.62172.21102.27271.09803.11051.09842.70952.73002.83193.50362.90432.96853.5566
C41.55731.54932.15922.55352.62172.21102.27273.11051.09802.70951.09842.73002.83192.90433.50363.55662.9685
C51.52933.02642.55352.55352.51233.04154.11342.71682.71683.46523.46521.09793.47441.09881.09882.77002.7700
C61.52353.49792.62172.62172.51234.22264.24663.29803.29802.70682.70683.47791.09812.76692.76691.09921.0992
H72.74051.09642.21102.21103.04154.22261.77652.51852.51853.08413.08412.43904.54753.78323.78324.80704.8070
H83.12211.09622.27272.27274.11344.24661.77652.97542.97542.49762.49763.89034.12094.82894.82894.94754.9475
H92.27942.28151.09803.11052.71683.29802.51852.97543.92261.78253.78452.72213.66003.79762.72853.32234.2437
H102.27942.28153.11051.09802.71683.29802.51852.97543.92263.78451.78252.72213.66002.72853.79764.24373.3223
H112.20882.20431.09842.70953.46522.70683.08412.49761.78253.78452.84123.79552.50864.33623.70802.99653.7454
H122.20882.20432.70951.09843.46522.70683.08412.49763.78451.78252.84123.79552.50863.70804.33623.74542.9965
H132.18582.81342.73002.73001.09793.47792.43903.89032.72212.72213.79553.79554.32991.77581.77583.78213.7821
H142.17313.62802.83192.83193.47441.09814.54754.12093.66003.66002.50862.50864.32993.77683.77681.77771.7777
H152.17563.77033.50362.90431.09882.76693.78324.82893.79762.72854.33623.70801.77583.77681.77863.12502.5699
H162.17563.77032.90433.50361.09882.76693.78324.82892.72853.79763.70804.33621.77583.77681.77862.56993.1250
H172.17414.16902.96853.55662.77001.09924.80704.94753.32234.24372.99653.74543.78211.77773.12502.56991.7772
H182.17414.16903.55662.96852.77001.09924.80704.94754.24373.32233.74542.99653.78211.77772.56993.12501.7772

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 89.067 C1 C3 H9 117.229
C1 C3 H11 111.380 C1 C4 C2 89.067
C1 C4 H10 117.229 C1 C4 H12 111.380
C1 C5 H13 111.547 C1 C5 H15 110.679
C1 C5 H16 110.679 C1 C6 H14 110.937
C1 C6 H17 110.945 C1 C6 H18 110.945
C2 C3 H9 118.036 C2 C3 H11 111.583
C2 C4 H10 118.036 C2 C4 H12 111.583
C3 C1 C4 87.779 C3 C1 C5 111.640
C3 C1 C6 116.632 C3 C2 C4 88.346
C3 C2 H7 112.240 C3 C2 H8 117.400
C4 C1 C5 111.640 C4 C1 C6 116.632
C4 C2 H7 112.240 C4 C2 H8 117.400
C5 C1 C6 110.761 H7 C2 H8 108.236
H9 C3 H11 108.495 H10 C4 H12 108.495
H13 C5 H15 107.870 H13 C5 H16 107.870
H14 C6 H17 108.000 H14 C6 H18 108.000
H15 C5 H16 108.058 H17 C6 H18 107.881
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability