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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.422591
Energy at 298.15K-307.427985
HF Energy-306.333439
Nuclear repulsion energy312.042653
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 CCSD=FULL/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 3276 3112 11.86      
2 A1 3224 3062 15.18      
3 A1 3209 3048 13.35      
4 A1 1756 1668 1.97      
5 A1 1598 1517 1.77      
6 A1 1542 1465 2.00      
7 A1 1472 1398 11.16      
8 A1 1222 1161 0.01      
9 A1 1122 1066 0.05      
10 A1 1093 1038 0.41      
11 A1 982 933 2.70      
12 A1 835 793 0.32      
13 A1 553 525 0.12      
14 A2 907 861 0.00      
15 A2 872 828 0.00      
16 A2 810 770 0.00      
17 A2 564 535 0.00      
18 A2 531 504 0.00      
19 A2 290 275 0.00      
20 B1 868 825 8.73      
21 B1 749 712 84.04      
22 B1 700 665 24.41      
23 B1 342 325 0.57      
24 B1 232 220 10.34      
25 B2 3248 3085 2.26      
26 B2 3218 3056 31.32      
27 B2 3195 3035 0.23      
28 B2 1722 1635 0.08      
29 B2 1493 1418 4.88      
30 B2 1336 1269 2.99      
31 B2 1280 1216 12.05      
32 B2 1118 1062 1.19      
33 B2 1069 1016 0.79      
34 B2 892 847 0.49      
35 B2 665 632 0.83      
36 B2 428 407 3.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24205.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9498) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22990.5 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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.16039 0.07326 0.05029

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/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 -0.677 2.044
C6 0.000 0.677 2.044
C7 0.000 0.719 0.526
C8 0.000 -0.719 0.526
H9 0.000 2.534 -0.646
H10 0.000 1.224 -2.793
H11 0.000 -1.224 -2.793
H12 0.000 -2.534 -0.646
H13 0.000 -1.447 2.809
H14 0.000 1.447 2.809

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.44552.45992.89073.40382.77011.35482.44791.08892.18673.44343.97934.48403.4265
C21.44551.37062.45994.12233.89082.37332.75752.20441.08852.13063.43585.12104.7179
C32.45991.37061.44553.89084.12232.75752.37333.43582.13061.08852.20444.71795.1210
C42.89072.45991.44552.77013.40382.44791.35483.97933.44342.18671.08893.42654.4840
C53.40384.12233.89082.77011.35342.06191.51834.18855.19674.86763.26881.08572.2572
C62.77013.89084.12233.40381.35341.51832.06193.26884.86765.19674.18852.25721.0857
C71.35482.37332.75752.44792.06191.51831.43802.16053.35723.84583.45763.14682.3961
C82.44792.75752.37331.35481.51832.06191.43803.45763.84583.35722.16052.39613.1468
H91.08892.20443.43583.97934.18853.26882.16053.45762.51504.32775.06775.27113.6221
H102.18671.08852.13063.44345.19674.86763.35723.84582.51502.44764.32776.20605.6064
H113.44342.13061.08852.18674.86765.19673.84583.35724.32772.44762.51505.60646.2060
H123.97933.43582.20441.08893.26884.18853.45762.16055.06774.32772.51503.62215.2711
H134.48405.12104.71793.42651.08572.25723.14682.39615.27116.20605.60643.62212.8938
H143.42654.71795.12104.48402.25721.08572.39613.14683.62215.60646.20605.27112.8938

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.726 C1 C2 H10 118.621
C1 C7 C6 149.176 C1 C7 N8 122.421
C2 C1 C7 115.853 C2 C1 H9 120.220
C2 C3 C4 121.726 C2 C3 H11 119.653
C3 C2 H10 119.653 C3 C4 N8 115.853
C3 C4 H12 120.220 C4 C3 H11 118.621
C4 N8 C5 149.176 C4 N8 C7 122.421
C5 C6 C7 91.597 C5 C6 H14 135.187
C5 N8 C7 88.403 C6 C5 N8 91.597
C6 C5 H13 135.187 C6 C7 N8 88.403
C7 C1 H9 123.927 C7 C6 H14 133.217
N8 C4 H12 123.927 N8 C5 H13 133.217
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability