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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.617991
Energy at 298.15K-156.627258
HF Energy-156.096425
Nuclear repulsion energy127.430063
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 MP2/6-31G*
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 3173 2992 0.00      
2 A1 3128 2949 0.00      
3 A1 1587 1496 0.00      
4 A1 1221 1151 0.00      
5 A1 1065 1004 0.00      
6 A1 253 239 0.00      
7 A2 1287 1213 0.00      
8 A2 987 930 0.00      
9 B1 1302 1228 0.00      
10 B1 1200 1132 0.00      
11 B1 983 927 0.00      
12 B2 3200 3017 77.31      
13 B2 3122 2944 9.36      
14 B2 1554 1465 5.25      
15 B2 937 883 0.02      
16 B2 645 608 2.65      
17 E 3185 3004 18.25      
17 E 3185 3004 18.25      
18 E 3123 2945 59.99      
18 E 3123 2945 59.99      
19 E 1547 1458 0.39      
19 E 1547 1458 0.39      
20 E 1335 1259 1.75      
20 E 1335 1259 1.75      
21 E 1287 1214 0.37      
21 E 1287 1214 0.37      
22 E 955 900 3.01      
22 E 955 900 3.01      
23 E 787 742 0.79      
23 E 787 742 0.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25038.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.943) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23611.3 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 MP2/6-31G*
ABC
0.35899 0.35899 0.21493

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G*

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.096 0.007
C2 0.000 -1.096 0.007
C3 -1.096 0.000 -0.007
C4 1.096 0.000 -0.007
H5 0.000 1.728 0.900
H6 0.000 1.753 -0.867
H7 0.000 -1.728 0.900
H8 0.000 -1.753 -0.867
H9 -1.728 0.000 -0.900
H10 -1.753 0.000 0.867
H11 1.728 0.000 -0.900
H12 1.753 0.000 0.867

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.19121.54951.54951.09421.09392.96142.97942.23822.23872.23822.2387
C22.19121.54951.54952.96142.97941.09421.09392.23822.23872.23822.2387
C31.54951.54952.19122.23822.23872.23822.23871.09421.09392.96142.9794
C41.54951.54952.19122.23822.23872.23822.23872.96142.97941.09421.0939
H51.09422.96142.23822.23821.76773.45593.90363.03522.46143.03522.4614
H61.09392.97942.23872.23871.76773.90363.50522.46143.02542.46143.0254
H72.96141.09422.23822.23823.45593.90361.76773.03522.46143.03522.4614
H82.97941.09392.23872.23873.90363.50521.76772.46143.02542.46143.0254
H92.23822.23821.09422.96143.03522.46143.03522.46141.76773.45593.9036
H102.23872.23871.09392.97942.46143.02542.46143.02541.76773.90363.5052
H112.23822.23822.96141.09423.03522.46143.03522.46143.45593.90361.7677
H122.23872.23872.97941.09392.46143.02542.46143.02543.90363.50521.7677

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 89.995 C1 C3 H9 114.597
C1 C3 H10 114.660 C1 C4 C2 89.995
C1 C4 H11 114.597 C1 C4 H12 114.660
C2 C3 H9 114.597 C2 C3 H10 114.660
C2 C4 H11 114.597 C2 C4 H12 114.660
C3 C1 C4 89.995 C3 C1 H5 114.597
C3 C1 H6 114.660 C3 C2 C4 89.995
C3 C2 H7 114.597 C3 C2 H8 114.660
C4 C1 H5 114.597 C4 C1 H6 114.660
C4 C2 H7 114.597 C4 C2 H8 114.660
H5 C1 H6 107.781 H7 C2 H8 107.781
H9 C3 H10 107.781 H11 C4 H12 107.781
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability