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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G

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-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-26.869536
Energy at 298.15K-26.878742
HF Energy-26.510965
Nuclear repulsion energy70.379207
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-121G
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 3060 2987 0.00      
2 A1 3008 2936 0.00      
3 A1 1532 1495 0.00      
4 A1 1223 1194 0.00      
5 A1 996 973 0.00      
6 A1 247 241 0.00      
7 A2 1291 1260 0.00      
8 A2 943 921 0.00      
9 B1 1278 1247 0.00      
10 B1 1145 1117 0.00      
11 B1 936 913 0.00      
12 B2 3095 3020 141.40      
13 B2 2992 2920 19.25      
14 B2 1521 1484 4.58      
15 B2 926 904 0.00      
16 B2 630 615 1.93      
17 E 3074 3000 29.79      
17 E 3074 3000 29.79      
18 E 2997 2925 95.89      
18 E 2997 2925 95.89      
19 E 1509 1472 0.96      
19 E 1509 1472 0.96      
20 E 1315 1284 1.53      
20 E 1315 1284 1.53      
21 E 1241 1211 0.16      
21 E 1241 1211 0.16      
22 E 901 880 5.15      
22 E 901 880 5.15      
23 E 759 741 0.02      
23 E 759 741 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24205.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.976) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23624.9 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-121G
ABC
0.34223 0.34223 0.20371

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.105 0.147
C2 0.000 -1.105 0.147
C3 -1.105 0.000 -0.147
C4 1.105 0.000 -0.147
H5 0.000 1.390 1.213
H6 0.000 2.015 -0.475
H7 0.000 -1.390 1.213
H8 0.000 -2.015 -0.475
H9 -1.390 0.000 -1.213
H10 -2.015 0.000 0.475
H11 1.390 0.000 -1.213
H12 2.015 0.000 0.475

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.20991.59001.59001.10381.10212.71313.18102.23672.32112.23672.3211
C22.20991.59001.59002.71313.18101.10381.10212.23672.32112.23672.3211
C31.59001.59002.20992.23672.32112.23672.32111.10381.10212.71313.1810
C41.59001.59002.20992.23672.32112.23672.32112.71313.18101.10381.1021
H51.10382.71312.23672.23671.80052.77953.80023.12282.55643.12282.5564
H61.10213.18102.32112.32111.80053.80024.02932.55643.00352.55643.0035
H72.71311.10382.23672.23672.77953.80021.80053.12282.55643.12282.5564
H83.18101.10212.32112.32113.80024.02931.80052.55643.00352.55643.0035
H92.23672.23671.10382.71313.12282.55643.12282.55641.80052.77953.8002
H102.32112.32111.10213.18102.55643.00352.55643.00351.80053.80024.0293
H112.23672.23672.71311.10383.12282.55643.12282.55642.77953.80021.8005
H122.32112.32113.18101.10212.55643.00352.55643.00353.80024.02931.8005

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 88.043 C1 C3 H9 110.967
C1 C3 H10 117.989 C1 C4 C2 88.043
C1 C4 H11 110.967 C1 C4 H12 117.989
C2 C3 H9 110.967 C2 C3 H10 117.989
C2 C4 H11 110.967 C2 C4 H12 117.989
C3 C1 C4 88.043 C3 C1 H5 110.967
C3 C1 H6 117.989 C3 C2 C4 88.043
C3 C2 H7 110.967 C3 C2 H8 117.989
C4 C1 H5 110.967 C4 C1 H6 117.989
C4 C2 H7 110.967 C4 C2 H8 117.989
H5 C1 H6 109.415 H7 C2 H8 109.415
H9 C3 H10 109.415 H11 C4 H12 109.415
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability