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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/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 HSEh1PBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-308.017584
Energy at 298.15K-308.023221
HF Energy-308.017584
Nuclear repulsion energy312.932199
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 HSEh1PBE/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 3287 3126 12.76      
2 A1 3239 3080 14.84      
3 A1 3223 3065 11.94      
4 A1 1742 1657 3.07      
5 A1 1613 1534 0.70      
6 A1 1540 1464 2.18      
7 A1 1466 1394 10.84      
8 A1 1200 1142 0.01      
9 A1 1129 1073 0.06      
10 A1 1080 1027 0.78      
11 A1 1003 953 3.90      
12 A1 833 792 0.35      
13 A1 553 525 0.13      
14 A2 967 920 0.00      
15 A2 916 871 0.00      
16 A2 881 838 0.00      
17 A2 783 745 0.00      
18 A2 584 556 0.00      
19 A2 297 283 0.00      
20 B1 914 869 8.35      
21 B1 756 719 103.86      
22 B1 728 693 0.67      
23 B1 364 346 1.76      
24 B1 238 226 9.90      
25 B2 3256 3097 2.03      
26 B2 3232 3074 31.75      
27 B2 3211 3053 0.06      
28 B2 1690 1607 0.44      
29 B2 1481 1409 3.77      
30 B2 1321 1256 4.52      
31 B2 1266 1204 12.13      
32 B2 1113 1059 1.74      
33 B2 1060 1008 1.12      
34 B2 880 837 0.52      
35 B2 656 624 0.77      
36 B2 427 406 4.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24464.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.951) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23265.5 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 HSEh1PBE/6-31G*
ABC
0.16167 0.07355 0.05055

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.439 -0.618
C2 0.000 0.684 -1.842
C3 0.000 -0.684 -1.842
C4 0.000 -1.439 -0.618
C5 0.000 -0.673 2.038
C6 0.000 0.673 2.038
C7 0.000 0.715 0.527
C8 0.000 -0.715 0.527
H9 0.000 2.525 -0.647
H10 0.000 1.224 -2.785
H11 0.000 -1.224 -2.785
H12 0.000 -2.525 -0.647
H13 0.000 -1.443 2.801
H14 0.000 1.443 2.801

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.43832.45122.87833.39322.76391.35452.43911.08652.17793.43323.96454.47163.4188
C21.43831.36872.45124.11063.88002.36912.75122.19501.08622.12813.42505.10734.7047
C32.45121.36871.43833.88004.11062.75122.36913.42502.12811.08622.19504.70475.1073
C42.87832.45121.43832.76393.39322.43911.35453.96453.43322.17791.08653.41884.4716
C53.39324.11063.88002.76391.34642.05181.51164.17585.18244.85413.26151.08402.2496
C62.76393.88004.11063.39321.34641.51162.05183.26154.85415.18244.17582.24961.0840
C71.35452.36912.75122.43912.05181.51161.42952.15763.35063.83733.44603.13502.3880
C82.43912.75122.36911.35451.51162.05181.42953.44603.83733.35062.15762.38803.1350
H91.08652.19503.42503.96454.17583.26152.15763.44602.50334.31575.05055.25693.6137
H102.17791.08622.12813.43325.18244.85413.35063.83732.50332.44714.31576.18985.5903
H113.43322.12811.08622.17794.85415.18243.83733.35064.31572.44712.50335.59036.1898
H123.96453.42502.19501.08653.26154.17583.44602.15765.05054.31572.50333.61375.2569
H134.47165.10734.70473.41881.08402.24963.13502.38805.25696.18985.59033.61372.8861
H143.41884.70475.10734.47162.24961.08402.38803.13503.61375.59036.18985.25692.8861

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.654 C1 C2 H10 118.581
C1 C7 C6 149.246 C1 C7 N8 122.331
C2 C1 C7 116.015 C2 C1 H9 120.124
C2 C3 C4 121.654 C2 C3 H11 119.765
C3 C2 H10 119.765 C3 C4 N8 116.015
C3 C4 H12 120.124 C4 C3 H11 118.581
C4 N8 C5 149.246 C4 N8 C7 122.331
C5 C6 C7 91.577 C5 C6 H14 135.248
C5 N8 C7 88.423 C6 C5 N8 91.577
C6 C5 H13 135.248 C6 C7 N8 88.423
C7 C1 H9 123.861 C7 C6 H14 133.175
N8 C4 H12 123.861 N8 C5 H13 133.175
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.265      
2 C -0.172      
3 C -0.172      
4 C -0.265      
5 C -0.181      
6 C -0.181      
7 C 0.108      
8 C 0.108      
9 H 0.168      
10 H 0.162      
11 H 0.162      
12 H 0.168      
13 H 0.180      
14 H 0.180      


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 0.697 0.697
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.723 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -40.074 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.289
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.041 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.431 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.610
Polar
3z2-r211.220
x2-y2-9.649
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.046 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.873 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.610


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 219.454
(<r2>)1/2 14.814