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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

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 C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.341331
Energy at 298.15K-307.346337
HF Energy-306.332283
Nuclear repulsion energy311.991816
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 3290 3103 10.44      
2 A1 3245 3060 14.62      
3 A1 3231 3047 7.78      
4 A1 1721 1623 1.67      
5 A1 1564 1475 1.23      
6 A1 1539 1452 1.85      
7 A1 1470 1387 11.10      
8 A1 1218 1148 0.06      
9 A1 1143 1077 0.08      
10 A1 1089 1027 0.76      
11 A1 1015 957 2.68      
12 A1 827 780 0.35      
13 A1 551 519 0.04      
14 A2 866 817 0.00      
15 A2 853 804 0.00      
16 A2 761 718 0.00      
17 A2 501 472 0.00      
18 A2 324 306 0.00      
19 A2 279 263 0.00      
20 B1 831 783 4.39      
21 B1 730 689 76.97      
22 B1 660 622 38.45      
23 B1 328 309 0.15      
24 B1 205 193 9.81      
25 B2 3262 3076 1.64      
26 B2 3238 3054 24.79      
27 B2 3220 3036 0.05      
28 B2 1672 1577 0.58      
29 B2 1493 1408 4.37      
30 B2 1328 1252 3.38      
31 B2 1269 1197 15.86      
32 B2 1133 1068 0.90      
33 B2 1060 999 1.92      
34 B2 873 824 0.38      
35 B2 657 619 1.37      
36 B2 422 398 3.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23933.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.943) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22568.8 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 MP2/6-31G*
ABC
0.16028 0.07322 0.05026

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.449 -0.624
C2 0.000 0.691 -1.841
C3 0.000 -0.691 -1.841
C4 0.000 -1.449 -0.624
C5 0.000 -0.679 2.043
C6 0.000 0.679 2.043
C7 0.000 0.714 0.525
C8 0.000 -0.714 0.525
H9 0.000 2.536 -0.652
H10 0.000 1.228 -2.787
H11 0.000 -1.228 -2.787
H12 0.000 -2.536 -0.652
H13 0.000 -1.440 2.817
H14 0.000 1.440 2.817

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.43342.46152.89723.41212.77621.36372.44921.08792.17373.44093.98484.49283.4408
C21.43341.38222.46154.11903.88442.36622.75202.19521.08732.13933.43955.12234.7176
C32.46151.38221.43343.88444.11902.75202.36623.43952.13931.08732.19524.71765.1223
C42.89722.46151.43342.77623.41212.44921.36373.98483.44092.17371.08793.44084.4928
C53.41214.11903.88442.77621.35832.06081.51874.19535.19284.86103.27281.08512.2562
C62.77623.88444.11903.41211.35831.51872.06083.27284.86105.19284.19532.25621.0851
C71.36372.36622.75202.44922.06081.51871.42852.16883.35123.83913.45683.14552.4040
C82.44922.75202.36621.36371.51872.06081.42853.45683.83913.35122.16882.40403.1455
H91.08792.19523.43953.98484.19533.27282.16883.45682.50394.32745.07235.27653.6373
H102.17371.08732.13933.44095.19284.86103.35123.83912.50392.45584.32746.20625.6073
H113.44092.13931.08732.17374.86105.19283.83913.35124.32742.45582.50395.60736.2062
H123.98483.43952.19521.08793.27284.19533.45682.16885.07234.32742.50393.63735.2765
H134.49285.12234.71763.44081.08512.25623.14552.40405.27656.20625.60733.63732.8808
H143.44084.71765.12234.49282.25621.08512.40403.14553.63735.60736.20625.27652.8808

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.900 C1 C2 H10 118.516
C1 C7 C6 148.745 C1 C7 N8 122.579
C2 C1 C7 115.520 C2 C1 H9 120.453
C2 C3 C4 121.900 C2 C3 H11 119.583
C3 C2 H10 119.583 C3 C4 N8 115.520
C3 C4 H12 120.453 C4 C3 H11 118.516
C4 N8 C5 148.745 C4 N8 C7 122.579
C5 C6 C7 91.325 C5 C6 H14 134.548
C5 N8 C7 88.675 C6 C5 N8 91.325
C6 C5 H13 134.548 C6 C7 N8 88.675
C7 C1 H9 124.027 C7 C6 H14 134.128
N8 C4 H12 124.027 N8 C5 H13 134.128
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability