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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.962818
Energy at 298.15K-307.968198
HF Energy-307.962818
Nuclear repulsion energy310.625970
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 PBEPBE/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 3184 3138 16.06      
2 A1 3142 3097 18.51      
3 A1 3126 3082 9.94      
4 A1 1674 1650 2.41      
5 A1 1540 1518 1.11      
6 A1 1489 1467 1.14      
7 A1 1414 1394 8.07      
8 A1 1164 1147 0.00      
9 A1 1088 1073 0.00      
10 A1 1044 1029 1.00      
11 A1 974 960 2.93      
12 A1 803 791 0.13      
13 A1 535 527 0.14      
14 A2 915 902 0.00      
15 A2 863 850 0.00      
16 A2 829 817 0.00      
17 A2 755 745 0.00      
18 A2 561 553 0.00      
19 A2 286 282 0.00      
20 B1 867 854 6.99      
21 B1 720 710 91.94      
22 B1 695 685 0.97      
23 B1 350 345 1.54      
24 B1 228 225 8.80      
25 B2 3154 3108 3.35      
26 B2 3134 3089 36.27      
27 B2 3115 3071 0.02      
28 B2 1615 1592 0.19      
29 B2 1428 1408 3.00      
30 B2 1274 1256 3.16      
31 B2 1219 1201 12.49      
32 B2 1077 1061 1.36      
33 B2 1019 1004 1.41      
34 B2 846 834 0.27      
35 B2 634 625 0.87      
36 B2 411 405 3.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23584.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9857) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23247.1 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 PBEPBE/6-31G*
ABC
0.15920 0.07251 0.04982

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.450 -0.623
C2 0.000 0.691 -1.856
C3 0.000 -0.691 -1.856
C4 0.000 -1.450 -0.623
C5 0.000 -0.681 2.052
C6 0.000 0.681 2.052
C7 0.000 0.721 0.533
C8 0.000 -0.721 0.533
H9 0.000 2.546 -0.654
H10 0.000 1.236 -2.806
H11 0.000 -1.236 -2.806
H12 0.000 -2.546 -0.654
H13 0.000 -1.458 2.820
H14 0.000 1.458 2.820

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.44782.47052.90073.42022.78371.36672.46031.09572.19323.46113.99614.50713.4429
C21.44781.38142.47054.14143.90782.38892.77492.21011.09532.14803.45225.14584.7381
C32.47051.38141.44783.90784.14142.77492.38893.45222.14801.09532.21014.73815.1458
C42.90072.47051.44782.78373.42022.46031.36673.99613.46112.19321.09573.44294.5071
C53.42024.14143.90782.78371.36142.06731.51964.21095.22224.88953.28641.09282.2727
C62.78373.90784.14143.42021.36141.51962.06733.28644.88955.22224.21092.27271.0928
C71.36672.38892.77492.46032.06731.51961.44292.17643.37813.87013.47603.15932.4026
C82.46032.77492.38891.36671.51962.06731.44293.47603.87013.37812.17642.40263.1593
H91.09572.21013.45223.99614.21093.28642.17643.47602.51914.35075.09125.30093.6400
H102.19321.09532.14803.46115.22224.88953.37813.87012.51912.47164.35076.23745.6300
H113.46112.14801.09532.19324.88955.22223.87013.37814.35072.47162.51915.63006.2374
H123.99613.45222.21011.09573.28644.21093.47602.17645.09124.35072.51913.64005.3009
H134.50715.14584.73813.44291.09282.27273.15932.40265.30096.23745.63003.64002.9167
H143.44294.73815.14584.50712.27271.09282.40263.15933.64005.63006.23745.30092.9167

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.644 C1 C2 H10 118.512
C1 C7 C6 149.305 C1 C7 N8 122.230
C2 C1 C7 116.125 C2 C1 H9 120.030
C2 C3 C4 121.644 C2 C3 H11 119.843
C3 C2 H10 119.843 C3 C4 N8 116.125
C3 C4 H12 120.030 C4 C3 H11 118.512
C4 N8 C5 149.305 C4 N8 C7 122.230
C5 C6 C7 91.535 C5 C6 H14 135.367
C5 N8 C7 88.465 C6 C5 N8 91.535
C6 C5 H13 135.367 C6 C7 N8 88.465
C7 C1 H9 123.845 C7 C6 H14 133.098
N8 C4 H12 123.845 N8 C5 H13 133.098
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.254      
2 C -0.144      
3 C -0.144      
4 C -0.254      
5 C -0.171      
6 C -0.171      
7 C 0.146      
8 C 0.146      
9 H 0.138      
10 H 0.135      
11 H 0.135      
12 H 0.138      
13 H 0.150      
14 H 0.150      


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 0.653 0.653
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.546 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -40.413 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.576
Traceless
 xyz
x -9.551 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.148 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.403
Polar
3z2-r210.806
x2-y2-9.133
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.090 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.175 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 16.400


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 222.378
(<r2>)1/2 14.912