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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.372645
Energy at 298.15K-307.377942
HF Energy-306.333797
Nuclear repulsion energy312.111028
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 MP3/6-31G*
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 3309 3106 9.67      
2 A1 3257 3057 12.79      
3 A1 3242 3043 13.52      
4 A1 1767 1658 3.09      
5 A1 1620 1520 0.91      
6 A1 1556 1460 2.71      
7 A1 1481 1390 11.66      
8 A1 1228 1153 0.01      
9 A1 1130 1061 0.02      
10 A1 1101 1033 0.36      
11 A1 989 929 2.92      
12 A1 840 789 0.33      
13 A1 555 521 0.16      
14 A2 895 840 0.00      
15 A2 865 812 0.00      
16 A2 799 750 0.00      
17 A2 537 504 0.00      
18 A2 468 439 0.00      
19 A2 287 269 0.00      
20 B1 851 799 8.92      
21 B1 745 699 84.22      
22 B1 690 647 29.86      
23 B1 334 313 0.21      
24 B1 224 210 10.68      
25 B2 3281 3079 1.49      
26 B2 3251 3052 27.49      
27 B2 3229 3030 0.12      
28 B2 1732 1626 0.04      
29 B2 1501 1408 4.62      
30 B2 1342 1260 3.22      
31 B2 1288 1209 13.70      
32 B2 1123 1054 1.44      
33 B2 1073 1007 0.90      
34 B2 894 839 0.67      
35 B2 668 627 1.28      
36 B2 429 403 3.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24289.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22798.1 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
0.16053 0.07324 0.05029

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.445 -0.618
C2 0.000 0.685 -1.847
C3 0.000 -0.685 -1.847
C4 0.000 -1.445 -0.618
C5 0.000 -0.675 2.045
C6 0.000 0.675 2.045
C7 0.000 0.718 0.525
C8 0.000 -0.718 0.525
H9 0.000 2.531 -0.646
H10 0.000 1.222 -2.791
H11 0.000 -1.222 -2.791
H12 0.000 -2.531 -0.646
H13 0.000 -1.444 2.809
H14 0.000 1.444 2.809

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.44572.45962.89043.40382.77151.35442.44701.08642.18493.44073.97664.48183.4266
C21.44571.36982.45964.12303.89212.37282.75652.20281.08602.12773.43325.11974.7176
C32.45961.36981.44573.89214.12302.75652.37283.43322.12771.08602.20284.71765.1197
C42.89042.45961.44572.77153.40382.44701.35443.97663.44072.18491.08643.42664.4818
C53.40384.12303.89212.77151.35102.06211.52024.18615.19494.86673.26871.08342.2526
C62.77153.89214.12303.40381.35101.52022.06213.26874.86675.19494.18612.25261.0834
C71.35442.37282.75652.44702.06211.52021.43692.15823.35443.84243.45433.14482.3961
C82.44702.75652.37281.35441.52022.06211.43693.45433.84243.35442.15822.39613.1448
H91.08642.20283.43323.97664.18613.26872.15823.45432.51314.32315.06265.26643.6221
H102.18491.08602.12773.44075.19494.86673.35443.84242.51312.44414.32316.20215.6045
H113.44072.12771.08602.18494.86675.19493.84243.35444.32312.44412.51315.60456.2021
H123.97663.43322.20281.08643.26874.18613.45432.15825.06264.32312.51313.62215.2664
H134.48185.11974.71763.42661.08342.25263.14482.39615.26646.20215.60453.62212.8870
H143.42664.71765.11974.48182.25261.08342.39613.14483.62215.60456.20215.26642.8870

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.730 C1 C2 H10 118.624
C1 C7 C6 149.168 C1 C7 N8 122.452
C2 C1 C7 115.818 C2 C1 H9 120.237
C2 C3 C4 121.730 C2 C3 H11 119.646
C3 C2 H10 119.646 C3 C4 N8 115.818
C3 C4 H12 120.237 C4 C3 H11 118.624
C4 N8 C5 149.168 C4 N8 C7 122.452
C5 C6 C7 91.620 C5 C6 H14 135.145
C5 N8 C7 88.380 C6 C5 N8 91.620
C6 C5 H13 135.145 C6 C7 N8 88.380
C7 C1 H9 123.945 C7 C6 H14 133.235
N8 C4 H12 123.945 N8 C5 H13 133.235
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability