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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-308.243499
Energy at 298.15K-308.249104
HF Energy-308.243499
Nuclear repulsion energy312.510537
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
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 3270 3128 14.17      
2 A1 3223 3083 16.20      
3 A1 3207 3068 12.58      
4 A1 1728 1653 2.94      
5 A1 1600 1531 0.91      
6 A1 1527 1461 2.06      
7 A1 1459 1396 10.41      
8 A1 1198 1146 0.01      
9 A1 1120 1072 0.05      
10 A1 1077 1031 0.73      
11 A1 996 953 3.88      
12 A1 827 791 0.36      
13 A1 550 526 0.14      
14 A2 961 920 0.00      
15 A2 910 870 0.00      
16 A2 875 837 0.00      
17 A2 780 746 0.00      
18 A2 581 556 0.00      
19 A2 296 283 0.00      
20 B1 909 870 8.33      
21 B1 751 719 103.12      
22 B1 724 692 0.97      
23 B1 363 347 1.79      
24 B1 237 227 9.76      
25 B2 3240 3099 2.60      
26 B2 3215 3076 34.60      
27 B2 3194 3056 0.07      
28 B2 1676 1604 0.38      
29 B2 1475 1411 3.71      
30 B2 1316 1259 3.90      
31 B2 1262 1207 12.25      
32 B2 1107 1059 1.73      
33 B2 1053 1008 1.21      
34 B2 875 837 0.45      
35 B2 653 625 0.77      
36 B2 425 406 4.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24329.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23275.8 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
0.16127 0.07332 0.05041

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.441 -0.619
C2 0.000 0.685 -1.845
C3 0.000 -0.685 -1.845
C4 0.000 -1.441 -0.619
C5 0.000 -0.674 2.041
C6 0.000 0.674 2.041
C7 0.000 0.716 0.528
C8 0.000 -0.716 0.528
H9 0.000 2.528 -0.648
H10 0.000 1.225 -2.788
H11 0.000 -1.225 -2.788
H12 0.000 -2.528 -0.648
H13 0.000 -1.445 2.805
H14 0.000 1.445 2.805

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.44032.45472.88233.39872.76831.35642.44291.08722.18023.43743.96934.47763.4236
C21.44031.37092.45474.11713.88612.37252.75542.19721.08692.13083.42915.11434.7112
C32.45471.37091.44033.88614.11712.75542.37253.42912.13081.08692.19724.71125.1143
C42.88232.45471.44032.76833.39872.44291.35643.96933.43742.18021.08723.42364.4776
C53.39874.11713.88612.76831.34882.05541.51434.18175.18964.86083.26611.08452.2524
C62.76833.88614.11713.39871.34881.51432.05543.26614.86085.18964.18172.25241.0845
C71.35642.37252.75542.44292.05541.51431.43212.15983.35463.84223.45043.13922.3910
C82.44292.75542.37251.35641.51432.05541.43213.45043.84223.35462.15982.39103.1392
H91.08722.19723.42913.96934.18173.26612.15983.45042.50564.32055.05605.26333.6187
H102.18021.08692.13083.43745.18964.86083.35463.84222.50562.45034.32056.19755.5973
H113.43742.13081.08692.18024.86085.18963.84223.35464.32052.45032.50565.59736.1975
H123.96933.42912.19721.08723.26614.18173.45042.15985.05604.32052.50563.61875.2633
H134.47765.11434.71123.42361.08452.25243.13922.39105.26336.19755.59733.61872.8892
H143.42364.71125.11434.47762.25241.08452.39103.13923.61875.59736.19755.26332.8892

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.650 C1 C2 H10 118.574
C1 C7 C6 149.260 C1 C7 N8 122.317
C2 C1 C7 116.033 C2 C1 H9 120.113
C2 C3 C4 121.650 C2 C3 H11 119.776
C3 C2 H10 119.776 C3 C4 N8 116.033
C3 C4 H12 120.113 C4 C3 H11 118.574
C4 N8 C5 149.260 C4 N8 C7 122.317
C5 C6 C7 91.577 C5 C6 H14 135.249
C5 N8 C7 88.423 C6 C5 N8 91.577
C6 C5 H13 135.249 C6 C7 N8 88.423
C7 C1 H9 123.853 C7 C6 H14 133.174
N8 C4 H12 123.853 N8 C5 H13 133.174
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.269      
2 C -0.169      
3 C -0.169      
4 C -0.269      
5 C -0.184      
6 C -0.184      
7 C 0.122      
8 C 0.122      
9 H 0.165      
10 H 0.159      
11 H 0.159      
12 H 0.165      
13 H 0.177      
14 H 0.177      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.690 0.690
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.602 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -40.014 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.221
Traceless
 xyz
x -9.984 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.397 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.587
Polar
3z2-r211.175
x2-y2-9.587
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.052 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.921 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.713


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 219.937
(<r2>)1/2 14.830