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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

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 C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-48.218497
Energy at 298.15K-48.223858
HF Energy-47.268565
Nuclear repulsion energy150.542999
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 3260 3095 10.64      
2 A1 3227 3063 13.62      
3 A1 3208 3046 13.76      
4 A1 1708 1621 0.74      
5 A1 1543 1465 0.10      
6 A1 1523 1446 7.12      
7 A1 1441 1368 9.74      
8 A1 1183 1123 0.07      
9 A1 1143 1085 0.15      
10 A1 1058 1005 1.54      
11 A1 998 948 4.34      
12 A1 814 773 0.45      
13 A1 533 506 0.01      
14 A2 903 857 0.00      
15 A2 886 841 0.00      
16 A2 859 815 0.00      
17 A2 582 553 0.00      
18 A2 553 525 0.00      
19 A2 288 273 0.00      
20 B1 903 857 16.57      
21 B1 754 716 174.87      
22 B1 719 683 19.88      
23 B1 347 330 2.08      
24 B1 226 215 15.23      
25 B2 3226 3063 0.79      
26 B2 3220 3057 24.04      
27 B2 3186 3025 0.27      
28 B2 1656 1572 0.53      
29 B2 1460 1386 3.43      
30 B2 1295 1230 6.39      
31 B2 1239 1176 13.57      
32 B2 1109 1053 1.82      
33 B2 1036 983 0.40      
34 B2 856 813 1.39      
35 B2 636 604 1.76      
36 B2 406 385 3.66      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23990.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9494) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22776.5 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 MP2/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.15451 0.07102 0.04866

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.476 -0.635
C2 0.000 0.705 -1.878
C3 0.000 -0.705 -1.878
C4 0.000 -1.476 -0.635
C5 0.000 -0.695 2.079
C6 0.000 0.695 2.079
C7 0.000 0.730 0.542
C8 0.000 -0.730 0.542
H9 0.000 2.571 -0.665
H10 0.000 1.247 -2.831
H11 0.000 -1.247 -2.831
H12 0.000 -2.571 -0.665
H13 0.000 -1.474 2.847
H14 0.000 1.474 2.847

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.46302.50982.95173.47502.82401.39332.50001.09562.20803.49794.04704.56333.4819
C21.46301.40902.50984.19703.95692.42002.81302.22571.09642.17153.49275.20304.7872
C32.50981.40901.46303.95694.19702.81302.42003.49272.17151.09642.22574.78725.2030
C42.95172.50981.46302.82403.47502.50001.39334.04703.49792.20801.09563.48194.5633
C53.47504.19703.95692.82401.38922.09561.53744.26575.27974.94083.32461.09422.3005
C62.82403.95694.19703.47501.38921.53742.09563.32464.94085.27974.26572.30051.0942
C71.39332.42002.81302.50002.09561.53741.45972.20183.41223.90933.51483.18902.4222
C82.50002.81302.42001.39331.53742.09561.45973.51483.90933.41222.20182.42223.1890
H91.09562.22573.49274.04704.26573.32462.20183.51482.53834.38915.14215.35723.6799
H102.20801.09642.17153.49795.27974.94083.41223.90932.53832.49344.38916.29615.6825
H113.49792.17151.09642.20804.94085.27973.90933.41224.38912.49342.53835.68256.2961
H124.04703.49272.22571.09563.32464.26573.51482.20185.14214.38912.53833.67995.3572
H134.56335.20304.78723.48191.09422.30053.18902.42225.35726.29615.68253.67992.9477
H143.48194.78725.20304.56332.30051.09422.42223.18903.67995.68256.29615.35722.9477

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.818 C1 C2 H10 118.544
C1 C7 C6 148.941 C1 C7 N8 122.372
C2 C1 C7 115.809 C2 C1 H9 120.213
C2 C3 C4 121.818 C2 C3 H11 119.637
C3 C2 H10 119.637 C3 C4 N8 115.809
C3 C4 H12 120.213 C4 C3 H11 118.544
C4 N8 C5 148.941 C4 N8 C7 122.372
C5 C6 C7 91.313 C5 C6 H14 135.414
C5 N8 C7 88.687 C6 C5 N8 91.313
C6 C5 H13 135.414 C6 C7 N8 88.687
C7 C1 H9 123.978 C7 C6 H14 133.272
N8 C4 H12 123.978 N8 C5 H13 133.272
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability