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All results from a given calculation for C4H6 (Cyclobutene)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.888903
Energy at 298.15K-155.895149
Nuclear repulsion energy113.660393
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 B1B95/6-31G*
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 3250 3086 25.94      
2 A1 3088 2931 44.10      
3 A1 1684 1599 0.75      
4 A1 1519 1442 0.01      
5 A1 1244 1181 1.42      
6 A1 1162 1103 0.02      
7 A1 1026 974 0.03      
8 A1 932 885 1.33      
9 A2 3125 2967 0.00      
10 A2 1187 1127 0.00      
11 A2 1050 997 0.00      
12 A2 949 901 0.00      
13 A2 315 299 0.00      
14 B1 3139 2980 54.41      
15 B1 1117 1060 4.03      
16 B1 885 840 13.61      
17 B1 657 623 44.16      
18 B2 3218 3055 17.83      
19 B2 3081 2925 44.02      
20 B2 1495 1419 0.06      
21 B2 1351 1283 12.29      
22 B2 1248 1185 3.83      
23 B2 930 883 13.38      
24 B2 858 814 1.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19254.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9493) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18278.3 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 B1B95/6-31G*
ABC
0.43602 0.41339 0.23065

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.668 0.809
C2 0.000 -0.668 0.809
C3 0.000 0.779 -0.694
C4 0.000 -0.779 -0.694
H5 0.000 1.418 1.593
H6 0.000 -1.418 1.593
H7 0.888 1.238 -1.140
H8 -0.888 -1.238 -1.140
H9 -0.888 1.238 -1.140
H10 0.888 -1.238 -1.140

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.33561.50752.08641.08502.22812.21632.86662.21632.8666
C21.33562.08641.50752.22811.08502.86662.21632.86662.2163
C31.50752.08641.55762.37513.17141.09422.24771.09422.2477
C42.08641.50751.55763.17142.37512.24771.09422.24771.0942
H51.08502.22812.37513.17142.83552.87943.91272.87943.9127
H62.22811.08503.17142.37512.83553.91272.87943.91272.8794
H72.21632.86661.09422.24772.87943.91273.04611.77552.4751
H82.86662.21632.24771.09423.91272.87943.04612.47511.7755
H92.21632.86661.09422.24772.87943.91271.77552.47513.0461
H102.86662.21632.24771.09423.91272.87942.47511.77553.0461

picture of Cyclobutene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 94.221 C1 C2 H6 133.726
C1 C3 C4 85.779 C1 C3 H7 115.918
C1 C3 H9 115.918 C2 C1 C3 94.221
C2 C1 H5 133.726 C2 C4 C3 85.779
C2 C4 H8 115.918 C2 C4 H10 115.918
C3 C1 H5 132.053 C3 C4 H8 114.788
C3 C4 H10 114.788 C4 C2 H6 132.053
C4 C3 H7 114.788 C4 C3 H9 114.788
H7 C3 H9 108.457 H8 C4 H10 108.457
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.127      
2 C -0.127      
3 C -0.347      
4 C -0.347      
5 H 0.144      
6 H 0.144      
7 H 0.165      
8 H 0.165      
9 H 0.165      
10 H 0.165      


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 -0.123 0.123
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.451 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -23.675 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.093
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.567 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.097 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.470
Polar
3z2-r20.940
x2-y2-1.776
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.054 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.851 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.051


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 65.088
(<r2>)1/2 8.068