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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-235.845322
Energy at 298.15K-235.858719
Nuclear repulsion energy254.027969
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 A' 3125 3001 81.58      
2 A' 3103 2980 48.21      
3 A' 3101 2978 31.88      
4 A' 3096 2973 9.29      
5 A' 3073 2951 27.63      
6 A' 3059 2938 11.99      
7 A' 3035 2914 31.67      
8 A' 3029 2909 29.61      
9 A' 1541 1480 1.45      
10 A' 1533 1472 1.76      
11 A' 1522 1461 4.45      
12 A' 1511 1451 0.02      
13 A' 1447 1389 0.57      
14 A' 1430 1373 5.58      
15 A' 1332 1279 4.71      
16 A' 1315 1263 2.85      
17 A' 1246 1197 3.35      
18 A' 1220 1172 0.39      
19 A' 1016 975 0.49      
20 A' 993 954 0.25      
21 A' 959 921 0.30      
22 A' 926 889 0.22      
23 A' 873 839 0.23      
24 A' 715 687 1.13      
25 A' 608 584 1.05      
26 A' 397 382 0.36      
27 A' 349 335 0.01      
28 A' 137 132 0.01      
29 A" 3104 2981 19.46      
30 A" 3098 2975 49.37      
31 A" 3091 2968 7.77      
32 A" 3054 2933 76.26      
33 A" 1537 1476 5.31      
34 A" 1515 1454 0.18      
35 A" 1508 1448 1.82      
36 A" 1294 1243 0.00      
37 A" 1272 1222 0.20      
38 A" 1239 1190 0.14      
39 A" 1200 1152 2.68      
40 A" 1101 1058 0.03      
41 A" 1000 961 0.00      
42 A" 950 912 1.27      
43 A" 883 848 0.01      
44 A" 798 766 0.19      
45 A" 388 372 0.07      
46 A" 303 291 0.02      
47 A" 267 257 0.01      
48 A" 226 217 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 36757.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 35298.6 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
0.16481 0.10225 0.09350

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.089 0.407 0.000
C2 0.330 -1.745 0.000
C3 -0.089 -0.720 1.086
C4 -0.089 -0.720 -1.086
C5 1.221 1.202 0.000
C6 -1.293 1.348 0.000
H7 1.408 -1.937 0.000
H8 -0.188 -2.709 0.000
H9 0.583 -0.584 1.941
H10 0.583 -0.584 -1.941
H11 -1.098 -0.915 1.469
H12 -1.098 -0.915 -1.469
H13 2.096 0.540 0.000
H14 -2.236 0.788 0.000
H15 1.291 1.844 -0.887
H16 1.291 1.844 0.887
H17 -1.288 1.997 0.886
H18 -1.288 1.997 -0.886

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.19261.56501.56501.53281.52742.78153.11792.28052.28052.21892.21892.18992.18012.18112.18112.17942.1794
C22.19261.55161.55163.07853.49281.09481.09442.27602.27602.21022.21022.88853.60593.82023.82024.17204.1720
C31.56501.55162.17252.56692.62722.21452.26911.09623.10391.09602.75402.74692.83933.51732.91862.97603.5645
C41.56501.55162.17252.56692.62722.21452.26913.10391.09622.75401.09602.74692.83932.91863.51733.56452.9760
C51.53283.07852.56692.56692.51823.14414.15702.71302.71303.46663.46661.09683.48191.09761.09762.77792.7779
C61.52743.49282.62722.62722.51824.25254.20513.31923.31922.70542.70543.48391.09682.77592.77591.09801.0980
H72.78151.09482.21452.21453.14414.25251.77262.50572.50573.07893.07892.57134.55033.88583.88584.85084.8508
H83.11791.09442.26912.26914.15704.20511.77262.98002.98002.49092.49093.97214.05344.86914.86914.91374.9137
H92.28052.27601.09623.10392.71303.31922.50572.98003.88171.77713.81632.70543.68753.79352.73963.35794.2605
H102.28052.27603.10391.09622.71303.31922.50572.98003.88173.81631.77712.70543.68752.73963.79354.26053.3579
H112.21892.21021.09602.75403.46662.70543.07892.49091.77713.81632.93833.80522.52144.34403.69572.97623.7501
H122.21892.21022.75401.09603.46662.70543.07892.49093.81631.77712.93833.80522.52143.69574.34403.75012.9762
H132.18992.88852.74692.74691.09683.48392.57133.97212.70542.70543.80523.80524.33941.77101.77103.78993.7899
H142.18013.60592.83932.83933.48191.09684.55034.05343.68753.68752.52142.52144.33943.78653.78651.77261.7726
H152.18113.82023.51732.91861.09762.77593.88584.86913.79352.73964.34403.69571.77103.78651.77383.13322.5836
H162.18113.82022.91863.51731.09762.77593.88584.86912.73963.79353.69574.34401.77103.78651.77382.58363.1332
H172.17944.17202.97603.56452.77791.09804.85084.91373.35794.26052.97623.75013.78991.77263.13322.58361.7716
H182.17944.17203.56452.97602.77791.09804.85084.91374.26053.35793.75012.97623.78991.77262.58363.13321.7716

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 89.420 C1 C3 H9 116.857
C1 C3 H11 111.783 C1 C4 C2 89.420
C1 C4 H10 116.857 C1 C4 H12 111.783
C1 C5 H13 111.705 C1 C5 H15 110.948
C1 C5 H16 110.948 C1 C6 H14 111.299
C1 C6 H17 111.168 C1 C6 H18 111.168
C2 C3 H9 117.510 C2 C3 H11 112.035
C2 C4 H10 117.510 C2 C4 H12 112.035
C3 C1 C4 87.909 C3 C1 C5 111.910
C3 C1 C6 116.327 C3 C2 C4 88.866
C3 C2 H7 112.458 C3 C2 H8 117.030
C4 C1 C5 111.910 C4 C1 C6 116.327
C4 C2 H7 112.458 C4 C2 H8 117.030
C5 C1 C6 110.750 H7 C2 H8 108.132
H9 C3 H11 108.323 H10 C4 H12 108.323
H13 C5 H15 107.625 H13 C5 H16 107.625
H14 C6 H17 107.736 H14 C6 H18 107.736
H15 C5 H16 107.814 H17 C6 H18 107.556
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 0.128      
2 C -0.280      
3 C -0.280      
4 C -0.280      
5 C -0.456      
6 C -0.457      
7 H 0.138      
8 H 0.134      
9 H 0.131      
10 H 0.131      
11 H 0.131      
12 H 0.131      
13 H 0.140      
14 H 0.135      
15 H 0.139      
16 H 0.139      
17 H 0.139      
18 H 0.139      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.005 0.017 0.000 0.017
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -39.492 0.269 0.000
y 0.269 -40.272 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.058
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.674 0.269 0.000
y 0.269 -0.497 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.176
Polar
3z2-r2-0.353
x2-y20.780
xy0.269
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.867 -0.076 0.000
y -0.076 9.616 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.729


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 169.209
(<r2>)1/2 13.008