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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

using model chemistry: MP2/SDD

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/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.393587
Energy at 298.15K-156.402776
HF Energy-156.043714
Nuclear repulsion energy124.536144
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/SDD
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 3118 3010 0.00      
2 A1 3067 2960 0.00      
3 A1 1541 1487 0.00      
4 A1 1239 1196 0.00      
5 A1 997 963 0.00      
6 A1 232 224 0.00      
7 A2 1299 1254 0.00      
8 A2 968 935 0.00      
9 B1 1284 1240 0.00      
10 B1 1176 1135 0.00      
11 B1 940 907 0.00      
12 B2 3150 3041 129.55      
13 B2 3053 2947 16.17      
14 B2 1525 1472 6.04      
15 B2 925 893 0.79      
16 B2 651 628 4.05      
17 E 3131 3022 18.06      
17 E 3131 3022 18.06      
18 E 3057 2951 91.02      
18 E 3057 2951 91.02      
19 E 1523 1470 1.69      
19 E 1523 1470 1.69      
20 E 1321 1275 3.04      
20 E 1321 1275 3.04      
21 E 1248 1205 1.03      
21 E 1248 1205 1.03      
22 E 908 877 7.63      
22 E 908 877 7.63      
23 E 786 759 0.17      
23 E 786 759 0.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24556.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9653) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23704.6 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 MP2/SDD
ABC
0.34222 0.34222 0.20333

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/SDD

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.106 0.141
C2 0.000 -1.106 0.141
C3 -1.106 0.000 -0.141
C4 1.106 0.000 -0.141
H5 0.000 1.405 1.205
H6 0.000 2.007 -0.496
H7 0.000 -1.405 1.205
H8 0.000 -2.007 -0.496
H9 -1.405 0.000 -1.205
H10 -2.007 0.000 0.496
H11 1.405 0.000 -1.205
H12 2.007 0.000 0.496

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.21201.58951.58951.10471.10382.72673.17762.23822.31882.23822.3188
C22.21201.58951.58952.72673.17761.10471.10382.23822.31882.23822.3188
C31.58951.58952.21202.23822.31882.23822.31881.10471.10382.72673.1776
C41.58951.58952.21202.23822.31882.23822.31882.72673.17761.10471.1038
H51.10472.72672.23822.23821.80442.80973.81243.12332.55043.12332.5504
H61.10383.17762.31882.31881.80443.81244.01402.55043.00672.55043.0067
H72.72671.10472.23822.23822.80973.81241.80443.12332.55043.12332.5504
H83.17761.10382.31882.31883.81244.01401.80442.55043.00672.55043.0067
H92.23822.23821.10472.72673.12332.55043.12332.55041.80442.80973.8124
H102.31882.31881.10383.17762.55043.00672.55043.00671.80443.81244.0140
H112.23822.23822.72671.10473.12332.55043.12332.55042.80973.81241.8044
H122.31882.31883.17761.10382.55043.00672.55043.00673.81244.01401.8044

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 88.184 C1 C3 H9 111.077
C1 C3 H10 117.723 C1 C4 C2 88.184
C1 C4 H11 111.077 C1 C4 H12 117.723
C2 C3 H9 111.077 C2 C3 H10 117.723
C2 C4 H11 111.077 C2 C4 H12 117.723
C3 C1 C4 88.184 C3 C1 H5 111.077
C3 C1 H6 117.723 C3 C2 C4 88.184
C3 C2 H7 111.077 C3 C2 H8 117.723
C4 C1 H5 111.077 C4 C1 H6 117.723
C4 C2 H7 111.077 C4 C2 H8 117.723
H5 C1 H6 109.584 H7 C2 H8 109.584
H9 C3 H10 109.584 H11 C4 H12 109.584
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability