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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.661455
Energy at 298.15K-156.670686
HF Energy-156.096336
Nuclear repulsion energy127.032115
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 CCD/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 3139 2971 0.00      
2 A1 3102 2936 0.00      
3 A1 1581 1497 0.00      
4 A1 1220 1155 0.00      
5 A1 1058 1002 0.00      
6 A1 231 219 0.00      
7 A2 1289 1220 0.00      
8 A2 986 934 0.00      
9 B1 1302 1232 0.00      
10 B1 1203 1138 0.00      
11 B1 981 928 0.00      
12 B2 3165 2996 89.18      
13 B2 3095 2929 10.68      
14 B2 1546 1463 4.44      
15 B2 930 880 0.03      
16 B2 650 615 2.35      
17 E 3151 2982 19.82      
17 E 3151 2982 19.82      
18 E 3095 2930 63.11      
18 E 3095 2930 63.11      
19 E 1541 1459 0.48      
19 E 1541 1459 0.48      
20 E 1339 1267 1.31      
20 E 1339 1267 1.31      
21 E 1282 1214 0.19      
21 E 1282 1214 0.19      
22 E 951 900 2.94      
22 E 951 900 2.94      
23 E 782 740 0.52      
23 E 782 740 0.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24879.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9465) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23548.0 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 CCD/6-31G*
ABC
0.35710 0.35710 0.21271

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

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.078 0.137
C2 0.000 -1.078 0.137
C3 -1.078 0.000 -0.137
C4 1.078 0.000 -0.137
H5 0.000 1.381 1.191
H6 0.000 1.979 -0.486
H7 0.000 -1.381 1.191
H8 0.000 -1.979 -0.486
H9 -1.381 0.000 -1.191
H10 -1.979 0.000 0.486
H11 1.381 0.000 -1.191
H12 1.979 0.000 0.486

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.15581.54901.54901.09681.09582.67563.12002.19912.28052.19912.2805
C22.15581.54901.54902.67563.12001.09681.09582.19912.28052.19912.2805
C31.54901.54902.15582.19912.28052.19912.28051.09681.09582.67563.1200
C41.54901.54902.15582.19912.28052.19912.28052.67563.12001.09681.0958
H51.09682.67562.19912.19911.78052.76273.75593.08132.51473.08132.5147
H61.09583.12002.28052.28051.78053.75593.95862.51472.96292.51472.9629
H72.67561.09682.19912.19912.76273.75591.78053.08132.51473.08132.5147
H83.12001.09582.28052.28053.75593.95861.78052.51472.96292.51472.9629
H92.19912.19911.09682.67563.08132.51473.08132.51471.78052.76273.7559
H102.28052.28051.09583.12002.51472.96292.51472.96291.78053.75593.9586
H112.19912.19912.67561.09683.08132.51473.08132.51472.76273.75591.7805
H122.28052.28053.12001.09582.51472.96292.51472.96293.75593.95861.7805

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 88.194 C1 C3 H9 111.293
C1 C3 H10 118.130 C1 C4 C2 88.194
C1 C4 H11 111.293 C1 C4 H12 118.130
C2 C3 H9 111.293 C2 C3 H10 118.130
C2 C4 H11 111.293 C2 C4 H12 118.130
C3 C1 C4 88.194 C3 C1 H5 111.293
C3 C1 H6 118.130 C3 C2 C4 88.194
C3 C2 H7 111.293 C3 C2 H8 118.130
C4 C1 H5 111.293 C4 C1 H6 118.130
C4 C2 H7 111.293 C4 C2 H8 118.130
H5 C1 H6 108.592 H7 C2 H8 108.592
H9 C3 H10 108.592 H11 C4 H12 108.592
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability