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All results from a given calculation for C8H8 (cyclooctatetraene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-49.898435
Energy at 298.15K-49.905849
Nuclear repulsion energy161.557026
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 B3LYP/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 3148 3040 0.00      
2 A1 1736 1677 0.00      
3 A1 1205 1164 0.00      
4 A1 888 857 0.00      
5 A1 760 734 0.00      
6 A1 170 165 0.00      
7 A2 3092 2986 0.00      
8 A2 1347 1301 0.00      
9 A2 976 943 0.00      
10 A2 878 848 0.00      
11 A2 212 204 0.00      
12 B1 3111 3005 0.00      
13 B1 1454 1404 0.00      
14 B1 1038 1003 0.00      
15 B1 949 917 0.00      
16 B1 620 599 0.00      
17 B1 231 223 0.00      
18 B2 3130 3022 56.83      
19 B2 1700 1641 1.28      
20 B2 1216 1174 1.94      
21 B2 672 649 133.51      
22 B2 283 273 3.56      
23 E 3138 3031 87.30      
23 E 3138 3031 87.30      
24 E 3102 2996 1.92      
24 E 3102 2996 1.92      
25 E 1705 1647 4.34      
25 E 1705 1647 4.34      
26 E 1404 1355 0.29      
26 E 1404 1355 0.29      
27 E 1223 1181 0.79      
27 E 1223 1181 0.79      
28 E 976 943 0.72      
28 E 976 943 0.72      
29 E 954 921 2.18      
29 E 954 921 2.18      
30 E 791 764 32.10      
30 E 791 764 32.10      
31 E 620 598 28.19      
31 E 620 598 28.19      
32 E 324 313 3.40      
32 E 324 313 3.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28643.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27660.6 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.08725 0.08725 0.04931

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.684 1.581 0.393
C2 -0.684 1.581 0.393
C3 0.684 -1.581 0.393
C4 -0.684 -1.581 0.393
C5 1.581 0.684 -0.393
C6 -1.581 0.684 -0.393
C7 1.581 -0.684 -0.393
C8 -1.581 -0.684 -0.393
H9 1.190 2.375 0.961
H10 -1.190 2.375 0.961
H11 1.190 -2.375 0.961
H12 -1.190 -2.375 0.961
H13 2.375 1.190 -0.961
H14 -2.375 1.190 -0.961
H15 2.375 -1.190 -0.961
H16 -2.375 -1.190 -0.961

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16
C11.36813.16273.44591.49272.56022.56023.29871.09922.11284.02884.41442.20123.36813.51734.3440
C21.36813.44593.16272.56021.49273.29872.56022.11281.09924.41444.02883.36812.20124.34403.5173
C33.16273.44591.36812.56023.29871.49272.56024.02884.41441.09922.11283.51734.34402.20123.3681
C43.44593.16271.36813.29872.56022.56021.49274.41444.02882.11281.09924.34403.51733.36812.2012
C51.49272.56022.56023.29873.16271.36813.44592.20123.51733.36814.34401.09924.02882.11284.4144
C62.56021.49273.29872.56023.16273.44591.36813.51732.20124.34403.36814.02881.09924.41442.1128
C72.56023.29871.49272.56021.36813.44593.16273.36814.34402.20123.51732.11284.41441.09924.0288
C83.29872.56022.56021.49273.44591.36813.16274.34403.36813.51732.20124.41442.11284.02881.0992
H91.09922.11284.02884.41442.20123.51733.36814.34402.37974.75015.31282.54984.21964.21965.3953
H102.11281.09924.41444.02883.51732.20124.34403.36812.37975.31284.75014.21962.54985.39534.2196
H114.02884.41441.09922.11283.36814.34402.20123.51734.75015.31282.37974.21965.39532.54984.2196
H124.41444.02882.11281.09924.34403.36813.51732.20125.31284.75012.37975.39534.21964.21962.5498
H132.20123.36813.51734.34401.09924.02882.11284.41442.54984.21964.21965.39534.75012.37975.3128
H143.36812.20124.34403.51734.02881.09924.41442.11284.21962.54985.39534.21964.75015.31282.3797
H153.51734.34402.20123.36812.11284.41441.09924.02884.21965.39532.54984.21962.37975.31284.7501
H164.34403.51733.36812.20124.41442.11284.02881.09925.39534.21964.21962.54985.31282.37974.7501

picture of cyclooctatetraene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C6 126.951 C1 C2 H10 117.400
C1 C5 C7 126.951 C1 C5 H13 115.431
C2 C1 C5 126.951 C2 C1 H9 117.400
C2 C6 C8 126.951 C2 C6 H14 115.431
C3 C4 C8 126.951 C3 C4 H12 117.400
C3 C7 C5 126.951 C3 C7 H15 115.431
C4 C3 C7 126.951 C4 C3 H11 117.400
C4 C8 C6 126.951 C4 C8 H16 115.431
C5 C1 H9 115.431 C5 C7 H15 117.400
C6 C2 H10 115.431 C6 C8 H16 117.400
C7 C3 H11 115.431 C7 C5 H13 117.400
C8 C4 H12 115.431 C8 C6 H14 117.400
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.243      
2 C -0.243      
3 C -0.243      
4 C -0.243      
5 C -0.243      
6 C -0.243      
7 C -0.243      
8 C -0.243      
9 H 0.243      
10 H 0.243      
11 H 0.243      
12 H 0.243      
13 H 0.243      
14 H 0.243      
15 H 0.243      
16 H 0.243      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -42.516 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -42.516 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -48.889
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.186 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.186 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.372
Polar
3z2-r2-12.745
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 14.359 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 14.359 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.473


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000