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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-48.628400
Energy at 298.15K-48.634126
HF Energy-48.628400
Nuclear repulsion energy151.059107
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-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 3229 3146 22.95      
2 A1 3178 3097 24.94      
3 A1 3157 3076 23.70      
4 A1 1677 1634 0.91      
5 A1 1521 1482 4.96      
6 A1 1481 1443 4.50      
7 A1 1429 1392 13.51      
8 A1 1194 1163 0.01      
9 A1 1090 1063 0.00      
10 A1 1067 1040 1.30      
11 A1 964 940 4.53      
12 A1 797 777 0.04      
13 A1 541 528 0.06      
14 A2 980 955 0.00      
15 A2 936 912 0.00      
16 A2 893 870 0.00      
17 A2 793 773 0.00      
18 A2 576 561 0.00      
19 A2 303 295 0.00      
20 B1 943 919 18.02      
21 B1 782 762 159.44      
22 B1 747 728 0.05      
23 B1 383 373 4.44      
24 B1 244 238 12.05      
25 B2 3192 3110 3.23      
26 B2 3169 3088 57.75      
27 B2 3140 3060 0.35      
28 B2 1628 1587 0.44      
29 B2 1447 1411 4.89      
30 B2 1303 1270 2.32      
31 B2 1247 1215 12.14      
32 B2 1089 1061 2.15      
33 B2 1043 1016 0.67      
34 B2 867 845 0.52      
35 B2 654 638 0.73      
36 B2 410 399 4.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24046.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9745) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23432.9 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 B3LYP/CEP-121G
ABC
0.15666 0.07105 0.04888

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.464 -0.629
C2 0.000 0.697 -1.876
C3 0.000 -0.697 -1.876
C4 0.000 -1.464 -0.629
C5 0.000 -0.688 2.077
C6 0.000 0.688 2.077
C7 0.000 0.730 0.534
C8 0.000 -0.730 0.534
H9 0.000 2.551 -0.660
H10 0.000 1.239 -2.820
H11 0.000 -1.239 -2.820
H12 0.000 -2.551 -0.660
H13 0.000 -1.458 2.840
H14 0.000 1.458 2.840

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.46342.49402.92703.45762.81561.37532.48271.08842.20223.47884.01514.53573.4695
C21.46341.39332.49404.18863.95312.40982.80022.21791.08892.15363.46835.18484.7770
C32.49401.39331.46343.95314.18862.80022.40983.46832.15361.08892.21794.77705.1848
C42.92702.49401.46342.81563.45762.48271.37534.01513.47882.20221.08843.46954.5357
C53.45764.18863.95312.81561.37592.09581.54414.24095.26284.92833.31121.08392.2774
C62.81563.95314.18863.45761.37591.54412.09583.31124.92835.26284.24092.27741.0839
C71.37532.40982.80022.48272.09581.54411.45972.17783.39233.88903.49163.17892.4185
C82.48272.80022.40981.37531.54412.09581.45973.49163.88903.39232.17782.41853.1789
H91.08842.21793.46834.01514.24093.31122.17783.49162.52794.36285.10305.32213.6667
H102.20221.08892.15363.47885.26284.92833.39233.88902.52792.47774.36286.26985.6645
H113.47882.15361.08892.20224.92835.26283.88903.39234.36282.47772.52795.66456.2698
H124.01513.46832.21791.08843.31124.24093.49162.17785.10304.36282.52793.66675.3221
H134.53575.18484.77703.46951.08392.27743.17892.41855.32216.26985.66453.66672.9159
H143.46954.77705.18484.53572.27741.08392.41853.17893.66675.66456.26985.32212.9159

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.601 C1 C2 H10 118.537
C1 C7 C6 149.313 C1 C7 N8 122.241
C2 C1 C7 116.158 C2 C1 H9 120.004
C2 C3 C4 121.601 C2 C3 H11 119.862
C3 C2 H10 119.862 C3 C4 N8 116.158
C3 C4 H12 120.004 C4 C3 H11 118.537
C4 N8 C5 149.313 C4 N8 C7 122.241
C5 C6 C7 91.554 C5 C6 H14 135.269
C5 N8 C7 88.446 C6 C5 N8 91.554
C6 C5 H13 135.269 C6 C7 N8 88.446
C7 C1 H9 123.839 C7 C6 H14 133.177
N8 C4 H12 123.839 N8 C5 H13 133.177
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.332      
2 C -0.143      
3 C -0.143      
4 C -0.332      
5 C -0.110      
6 C -0.110      
7 C 0.050      
8 C 0.050      
9 H 0.180      
10 H 0.137      
11 H 0.137      
12 H 0.180      
13 H 0.218      
14 H 0.218      


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 0.545 0.545
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -51.457 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -41.118 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.766
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.515 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.994 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.522
Polar
3z2-r211.043
x2-y2-10.339
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.563 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 14.152 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 16.914


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 178.127
(<r2>)1/2 13.346