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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

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 D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-27.063774
Energy at 298.15K-27.072938
HF Energy-26.573102
Nuclear repulsion energy71.055734
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 A1 3169 3009 0.00      
2 A1 3114 2956 0.00      
3 A1 1557 1479 0.00      
4 A1 1180 1120 0.00      
5 A1 1045 992 0.00      
6 A1 235 224 0.00      
7 A2 1241 1178 0.00      
8 A2 974 925 0.00      
9 B1 1277 1212 0.00      
10 B1 1183 1123 0.00      
11 B1 970 921 0.00      
12 B2 3201 3039 129.15      
13 B2 3102 2945 13.06      
14 B2 1513 1436 7.73      
15 B2 909 863 0.33      
16 B2 620 589 3.49      
17 E 3185 3024 10.33      
17 E 3185 3024 10.33      
18 E 3106 2949 88.76      
18 E 3106 2949 88.76      
19 E 1514 1437 0.41      
19 E 1514 1437 0.41      
20 E 1310 1244 1.90      
20 E 1310 1244 1.90      
21 E 1261 1197 0.63      
21 E 1261 1197 0.63      
22 E 936 888 6.61      
22 E 936 888 6.61      
23 E 762 723 1.64      
23 E 762 723 1.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24717.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9494) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23466.4 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
0.35024 0.35024 0.20974

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

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.087 0.150
C2 0.000 -1.087 0.150
C3 -1.087 0.000 -0.150
C4 1.087 0.000 -0.150
H5 0.000 1.353 1.222
H6 0.000 2.009 -0.458
H7 0.000 -1.353 1.222
H8 0.000 -2.009 -0.458
H9 -1.353 0.000 -1.222
H10 -2.009 0.000 0.458
H11 1.353 0.000 -1.222
H12 2.009 0.000 0.458

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.17421.56641.56641.10461.10392.66563.15472.21272.30452.21272.3045
C22.17421.56641.56642.66563.15471.10461.10392.21272.30452.21272.3045
C31.56641.56642.17422.21272.30452.21272.30451.10461.10392.66563.1547
C41.56641.56642.17422.21272.30452.21272.30452.66563.15471.10461.1039
H51.10462.66562.21272.21271.80312.70703.75833.10432.53963.10432.5396
H61.10393.15472.30452.30451.80313.75834.01702.53962.98452.53962.9845
H72.66561.10462.21272.21272.70703.75831.80313.10432.53963.10432.5396
H83.15471.10392.30452.30453.75834.01701.80312.53962.98452.53962.9845
H92.21272.21271.10462.66563.10432.53963.10432.53961.80312.70703.7583
H102.30452.30451.10393.15472.53962.98452.53962.98451.80313.75834.0170
H112.21272.21272.66561.10463.10432.53963.10432.53962.70703.75831.8031
H122.30452.30453.15471.10392.53962.98452.53962.98453.75834.01701.8031

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 87.898 C1 C3 H9 110.684
C1 C3 H10 118.281 C1 C4 C2 87.898
C1 C4 H11 110.684 C1 C4 H12 118.281
C2 C3 H9 110.684 C2 C3 H10 118.281
C2 C4 H11 110.684 C2 C4 H12 118.281
C3 C1 C4 87.898 C3 C1 H5 110.684
C3 C1 H6 118.281 C3 C2 C4 87.898
C3 C2 H7 110.684 C3 C2 H8 118.281
C4 C1 H5 110.684 C4 C1 H6 118.281
C4 C2 H7 110.684 C4 C2 H8 118.281
H5 C1 H6 109.464 H7 C2 H8 109.464
H9 C3 H10 109.464 H11 C4 H12 109.464
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability