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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.584777
Energy at 298.15K-156.594072
HF Energy-156.096989
Nuclear repulsion energy127.578033
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 CID/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 A1 3212 2967 0.00      
2 A1 3179 2936 0.00      
3 A1 1620 1496 0.00      
4 A1 1250 1155 0.00      
5 A1 1080 998 0.00      
6 A1 229 211 0.00      
7 A2 1328 1226 0.00      
8 A2 1011 934 0.00      
9 B1 1339 1237 0.00      
10 B1 1237 1142 0.00      
11 B1 1004 928 0.00      
12 B2 3240 2993 97.58      
13 B2 3168 2926 10.66      
14 B2 1581 1460 4.25      
15 B2 948 875 0.05      
16 B2 663 613 2.33      
17 E 3224 2978 20.39      
17 E 3224 2978 20.39      
18 E 3170 2928 69.65      
18 E 3170 2928 69.65      
19 E 1578 1458 0.39      
19 E 1578 1458 0.39      
20 E 1379 1273 1.20      
20 E 1379 1273 1.20      
21 E 1317 1216 0.14      
21 E 1317 1216 0.14      
22 E 974 900 3.04      
22 E 974 900 3.05      
23 E 798 737 0.50      
23 E 798 737 0.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25482.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23538.5 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
0.36014 0.36014 0.21421

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

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.074 0.135
C2 0.000 -1.074 0.135
C3 -1.074 0.000 -0.135
C4 1.074 0.000 -0.135
H5 0.000 1.382 1.181
H6 0.000 1.967 -0.489
H7 0.000 -1.382 1.181
H8 0.000 -1.967 -0.489
H9 -1.382 0.000 -1.181
H10 -1.967 0.000 0.489
H11 1.382 0.000 -1.181
H12 1.967 0.000 0.489

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.14861.54311.54311.09021.08942.66953.10492.18982.26932.18982.2693
C22.14861.54311.54312.66953.10491.09021.08942.18982.26932.18982.2693
C31.54311.54312.14862.18982.26932.18982.26931.09021.08942.66953.1049
C41.54311.54312.14862.18982.26932.18982.26932.66953.10491.09021.0894
H51.09022.66952.18982.18981.76972.76343.74233.06552.50163.06552.5016
H61.08943.10492.26932.26931.76973.74233.93452.50162.94902.50162.9490
H72.66951.09022.18982.18982.76343.74231.76973.06552.50163.06552.5016
H83.10491.08942.26932.26933.74233.93451.76972.50162.94902.50162.9490
H92.18982.18981.09022.66953.06552.50163.06552.50161.76972.76343.7423
H102.26932.26931.08943.10492.50162.94902.50162.94901.76973.74233.9345
H112.18982.18982.66951.09023.06552.50163.06552.50162.76343.74231.7697
H122.26932.26933.10491.08942.50162.94902.50162.94903.74233.93451.7697

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 88.246 C1 C3 H9 111.357
C1 C3 H10 118.064 C1 C4 C2 88.246
C1 C4 H11 111.357 C1 C4 H12 118.064
C2 C3 H9 111.357 C2 C3 H10 118.064
C2 C4 H11 111.357 C2 C4 H12 118.064
C3 C1 C4 88.246 C3 C1 H5 111.357
C3 C1 H6 118.064 C3 C2 C4 88.246
C3 C2 H7 111.357 C3 C2 H8 118.064
C4 C1 H5 111.357 C4 C1 H6 118.064
C4 C2 H7 111.357 C4 C2 H8 118.064
H5 C1 H6 108.567 H7 C2 H8 108.567
H9 C3 H10 108.567 H11 C4 H12 108.567
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability