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All results from a given calculation for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene)

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 D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-24.637579
Energy at 298.15K-24.640093
HF Energy-24.127402
Nuclear repulsion energy49.932899
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 Ag 3267 3112 0.00      
2 Ag 1548 1475 0.00      
3 Ag 1130 1076 0.00      
4 Ag 979 932 0.00      
5 Au 609 580 0.00      
6 Au 261 249 0.00      
7 B1g 746 710 0.00      
8 B1u 3257 3103 25.35      
9 B1u 1561 1487 3.61      
10 B1u 1057 1007 1.51      
11 B2g 447 426 0.00      
12 B2u 3237 3084 14.17      
13 B2u 1267 1207 34.01      
14 B2u 745 710 7.27      
15 B3g 3224 3071 0.00      
16 B3g 1165 1110 0.00      
17 B3g 852 812 0.00      
18 B3u 559 532 177.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12953.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12342.4 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-121G*
ABC
0.55167 0.42477 0.23999

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

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.678 0.790
C2 0.000 0.678 -0.790
C3 0.000 -0.678 0.790
C4 0.000 -0.678 -0.790
H5 0.000 1.449 1.555
H6 0.000 1.449 -1.555
H7 0.000 -1.449 1.555
H8 0.000 -1.449 -1.555

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.57961.35682.08231.08612.46812.26103.1661
C21.57962.08231.35682.46811.08613.16612.2610
C31.35682.08231.57962.26103.16611.08612.4681
C42.08231.35681.57963.16612.26102.46811.0861
H51.08612.46812.26103.16613.10982.89854.2511
H62.46811.08613.16612.26103.10984.25112.8985
H72.26103.16611.08612.46812.89854.25113.1098
H83.16612.26102.46811.08614.25112.89853.1098

picture of cyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 90.000 C1 C2 H6 134.787
C1 C3 C4 90.000 C1 C3 H7 135.213
C2 C1 C3 90.000 C2 C1 H5 134.787
C2 C4 C3 90.000 C3 C1 H5 135.213
C4 C2 H6 135.213 C4 C3 H7 134.787
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability