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All results from a given calculation for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-24.587807
Energy at 298.15K-24.590808
HF Energy-24.111416
Nuclear repulsion energy49.506718
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 MP2/CEP-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 Ag 3278 3112 0.00      
2 Ag 1565 1486 0.00      
3 Ag 1134 1077 0.00      
4 Ag 977 928 0.00      
5 Au 811 770 0.00      
6 Au 514 488 0.00      
7 B1g 834 792 0.00      
8 B1u 3264 3099 20.54      
9 B1u 1578 1498 3.82      
10 B1u 1053 1000 2.03      
11 B2g 575 546 0.00      
12 B2u 3240 3076 8.56      
13 B2u 1266 1202 31.49      
14 B2u 756 718 10.52      
15 B3g 3222 3059 0.00      
16 B3g 1177 1118 0.00      
17 B3g 850 807 0.00      
18 B3u 602 572 228.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13348.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9494) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12673.3 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 MP2/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.53751 0.42100 0.23609

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.688 0.793
C2 0.000 0.688 -0.793
C3 0.000 -0.688 0.793
C4 0.000 -0.688 -0.793
H5 0.000 1.463 1.564
H6 0.000 1.463 -1.564
H7 0.000 -1.463 1.564
H8 0.000 -1.463 -1.564

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.58581.37642.09981.09342.48132.28543.1913
C21.58582.09981.37642.48131.09343.19132.2854
C31.37642.09981.58582.28543.19131.09342.4813
C42.09981.37641.58583.19132.28542.48131.0934
H51.09342.48132.28543.19133.12862.92614.2837
H62.48131.09343.19132.28543.12864.28372.9261
H72.28543.19131.09342.48132.92614.28373.1286
H83.19132.28542.48131.09344.28372.92613.1286

picture of cyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 90.000 C1 C2 H6 134.871
C1 C3 C4 90.000 C1 C3 H7 135.129
C2 C1 C3 90.000 C2 C1 H5 134.871
C2 C4 C3 90.000 C3 C1 H5 135.129
C4 C2 H6 135.129 C4 C3 H7 134.871
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability