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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.006186
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-156.829030
Nuclear repulsion energy127.098785
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 3137 2976 0.00      
2 A1 3103 2944 0.00      
3 A1 1572 1491 0.00      
4 A1 1208 1146 0.00      
5 A1 1041 987 0.00      
6 A1 215 204 0.00      
7 A2 1283 1217 0.00      
8 A2 981 931 0.00      
9 B1 1294 1227 0.00      
10 B1 1195 1134 0.00      
11 B1 965 915 0.00      
12 B2 3166 3004 101.41      
13 B2 3096 2937 10.09      
14 B2 1539 1460 3.63      
15 B2 914 867 0.02      
16 B2 643 610 2.67      
17 E 3150 2989 20.44      
17 E 3150 2989 20.44      
18 E 3097 2938 74.40      
18 E 3097 2938 74.40      
19 E 1533 1454 0.13      
19 E 1533 1454 0.13      
20 E 1326 1258 0.60      
20 E 1326 1258 0.60      
21 E 1278 1213 0.27      
21 E 1278 1213 0.27      
22 E 938 890 2.40      
22 E 938 890 2.40      
23 E 773 733 0.54      
23 E 773 733 0.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24768.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9487) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23498.1 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
0.35744 0.35744 0.21248

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.079 0.135
C2 0.000 -1.079 0.135
C3 -1.079 0.000 -0.135
C4 1.079 0.000 -0.135
H5 0.000 1.389 1.183
H6 0.000 1.974 -0.493
H7 0.000 -1.389 1.183
H8 0.000 -1.974 -0.493
H9 -1.389 0.000 -1.183
H10 -1.974 0.000 0.493
H11 1.389 0.000 -1.183
H12 1.974 0.000 0.493

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.15751.54911.54911.09371.09302.68113.11632.19752.27772.19752.2777
C22.15751.54911.54912.68113.11631.09371.09302.19752.27772.19752.2777
C31.54911.54912.15752.19752.27772.19752.27771.09371.09302.68113.1163
C41.54911.54912.15752.19752.27772.19752.27772.68113.11631.09371.0930
H51.09372.68112.19752.19751.77542.77743.75713.07552.51033.07552.5103
H61.09303.11632.27772.27771.77543.75713.94762.51032.96032.51032.9603
H72.68111.09372.19752.19752.77743.75711.77543.07552.51033.07552.5103
H83.11631.09302.27772.27773.75713.94761.77542.51032.96032.51032.9603
H92.19752.19751.09372.68113.07552.51033.07552.51031.77542.77743.7571
H102.27772.27771.09303.11632.51032.96032.51032.96031.77543.75713.9476
H112.19752.19752.68111.09373.07552.51033.07552.51032.77743.75711.7754
H122.27772.27773.11631.09302.51032.96032.51032.96033.75713.94761.7754

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 88.271 C1 C3 H9 111.341
C1 C3 H10 118.072 C1 C4 C2 88.271
C1 C4 H11 111.341 C1 C4 H12 118.072
C2 C3 H9 111.341 C2 C3 H10 118.072
C2 C4 H11 111.341 C2 C4 H12 118.072
C3 C1 C4 88.271 C3 C1 H5 111.341
C3 C1 H6 118.072 C3 C2 C4 88.271
C3 C2 H7 111.341 C3 C2 H8 118.072
C4 C1 H5 111.341 C4 C1 H6 118.072
C4 C2 H7 111.341 C4 C2 H8 118.072
H5 C1 H6 108.560 H7 C2 H8 108.560
H9 C3 H10 108.560 H11 C4 H12 108.560
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability