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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

using model chemistry: CISD/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 CISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.587068
Energy at 298.15K-156.596359
HF Energy-156.096973
Nuclear repulsion energy127.547731
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 CISD/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 3207 2969 0.00      
2 A1 3174 2939 0.00      
3 A1 1619 1499 0.00      
4 A1 1249 1156 0.00      
5 A1 1078 998 0.00      
6 A1 229 212 0.00      
7 A2 1327 1228 0.00      
8 A2 1010 935 0.00      
9 B1 1338 1238 0.00      
10 B1 1235 1143 0.00      
11 B1 1002 928 0.00      
12 B2 3235 2995 100.64      
13 B2 3163 2929 11.10      
14 B2 1580 1462 4.16      
15 B2 947 877 0.06      
16 B2 663 613 2.27      
17 E 3219 2980 21.24      
17 E 3219 2980 21.24      
18 E 3165 2930 71.09      
18 E 3165 2930 71.09      
19 E 1577 1460 0.33      
19 E 1577 1460 0.32      
20 E 1377 1275 1.11      
20 E 1377 1275 1.10      
21 E 1316 1218 0.14      
21 E 1315 1218 0.14      
22 E 972 900 3.00      
22 E 972 900 3.00      
23 E 797 738 0.48      
23 E 797 738 0.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25448.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9258) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23560.1 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 CISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.35995 0.35995 0.21414

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

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.075 0.135
C2 0.000 -1.075 0.135
C3 -1.075 0.000 -0.135
C4 1.075 0.000 -0.135
H5 0.000 1.381 1.182
H6 0.000 1.968 -0.488
H7 0.000 -1.381 1.182
H8 0.000 -1.968 -0.488
H9 -1.381 0.000 -1.182
H10 -1.968 0.000 0.488
H11 1.381 0.000 -1.182
H12 1.968 0.000 0.488

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.14901.54351.54351.09051.08962.66923.10592.19022.26992.19022.2699
C22.14901.54351.54352.66923.10591.09051.08962.19022.26992.19022.2699
C31.54351.54352.14902.19022.26992.19022.26991.09051.08962.66923.1059
C41.54351.54352.14902.19022.26992.19022.26992.66923.10591.09051.0896
H51.09052.66922.19022.19021.77022.76203.74243.06632.50253.06632.5025
H61.08963.10592.26992.26991.77023.74243.93632.50252.94962.50252.9496
H72.66921.09052.19022.19022.76203.74241.77023.06632.50253.06632.5025
H83.10591.08962.26992.26993.74243.93631.77022.50252.94962.50252.9496
H92.19022.19021.09052.66923.06632.50253.06632.50251.77022.76203.7424
H102.26992.26991.08963.10592.50252.94962.50252.94961.77023.74243.9363
H112.19022.19022.66921.09053.06632.50253.06632.50252.76203.74241.7702
H122.26992.26993.10591.08962.50252.94962.50252.94963.74243.93631.7702

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 88.236 C1 C3 H9 111.348
C1 C3 H10 118.070 C1 C4 C2 88.236
C1 C4 H11 111.348 C1 C4 H12 118.070
C2 C3 H9 111.348 C2 C3 H10 118.070
C2 C4 H11 111.348 C2 C4 H12 118.070
C3 C1 C4 88.236 C3 C1 H5 111.348
C3 C1 H6 118.070 C3 C2 C4 88.236
C3 C2 H7 111.348 C3 C2 H8 118.070
C4 C1 H5 111.348 C4 C1 H6 118.070
C4 C2 H7 111.348 C4 C2 H8 118.070
H5 C1 H6 108.577 H7 C2 H8 108.577
H9 C3 H10 108.577 H11 C4 H12 108.577
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability