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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP2/SDD

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-306.907680
Energy at 298.15K-306.912831
HF Energy-306.230974
Nuclear repulsion energy305.660661
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 3262 3149 20.04      
2 A1 3206 3095 20.28      
3 A1 3183 3072 20.69      
4 A1 1654 1597 0.66      
5 A1 1472 1421 0.15      
6 A1 1456 1406 11.67      
7 A1 1412 1363 9.14      
8 A1 1205 1163 0.00      
9 A1 1087 1049 0.11      
10 A1 1070 1033 1.88      
11 A1 958 925 3.62      
12 A1 785 758 0.04      
13 A1 538 519 0.02      
14 A2 847 817 0.00      
15 A2 831 802 0.00      
16 A2 792 765 0.00      
17 A2 588 568 0.00      
18 A2 537 519 0.00      
19 A2 266 256 0.00      
20 B1 812 784 21.04      
21 B1 709 684 160.60      
22 B1 674 650 1.84      
23 B1 334 322 1.72      
24 B1 198 191 18.68      
25 B2 3226 3114 4.47      
26 B2 3196 3085 40.52      
27 B2 3163 3053 0.34      
28 B2 1613 1557 1.21      
29 B2 1444 1393 3.87      
30 B2 1304 1258 1.48      
31 B2 1254 1210 13.90      
32 B2 1093 1055 2.16      
33 B2 1044 1008 0.47      
34 B2 861 831 0.36      
35 B2 654 632 2.30      
36 B2 400 386 3.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23562.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9653) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22744.7 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
0.15365 0.07020 0.04819

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.477 -0.634
C2 0.000 0.704 -1.886
C3 0.000 -0.704 -1.886
C4 0.000 -1.477 -0.634
C5 0.000 -0.697 2.090
C6 0.000 0.697 2.090
C7 0.000 0.736 0.538
C8 0.000 -0.736 0.538
H9 0.000 2.570 -0.665
H10 0.000 1.247 -2.838
H11 0.000 -1.247 -2.838
H12 0.000 -2.570 -0.665
H13 0.000 -1.473 2.854
H14 0.000 1.473 2.854

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.47172.51492.95423.48522.83321.38682.50401.09362.21573.50344.04754.56803.4877
C21.47171.40772.51494.21573.97602.42452.81952.23071.09532.17003.49465.21594.8019
C32.51491.40771.47173.97604.21572.81952.42453.49462.17001.09532.23074.80195.2159
C42.95422.51491.47172.83323.48522.50401.38684.04753.50342.21571.09363.48774.5680
C53.48524.21573.97602.83321.39462.11221.55224.27375.29704.95793.33101.08872.3007
C62.83323.97604.21573.48521.39461.55222.11223.33104.95795.29704.27372.30071.0887
C71.38682.42452.81952.50402.11221.55221.47142.19373.41413.91463.51803.20002.4302
C82.50402.81952.42451.38681.55222.11221.47143.51803.91463.41412.19372.43023.2000
H91.09362.23073.49464.04754.27373.33102.19373.51802.54444.39205.14065.35973.6855
H102.21571.09532.17003.50345.29704.95793.41413.91462.54442.49314.39206.30765.6958
H113.50342.17001.09532.21574.95795.29703.91463.41414.39202.49312.54445.69586.3076
H124.04753.49462.23071.09363.33104.27373.51802.19375.14064.39202.54443.68555.3597
H134.56805.21594.80193.48771.08872.30073.20002.43025.35976.30765.69583.68552.9459
H143.48774.80195.21594.56802.30071.08872.43023.20003.68555.69586.30765.35972.9459

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.695 C1 C2 H10 118.604
C1 C7 C6 149.101 C1 C7 N8 122.317
C2 C1 C7 115.988 C2 C1 H9 120.087
C2 C3 C4 121.695 C2 C3 H11 119.701
C3 C2 H10 119.701 C3 C4 N8 115.988
C3 C4 H12 120.087 C4 C3 H11 118.604
C4 N8 C5 149.101 C4 N8 C7 122.317
C5 C6 C7 91.418 C5 C6 H14 135.438
C5 N8 C7 88.582 C6 C5 N8 91.418
C6 C5 H13 135.438 C6 C7 N8 88.582
C7 C1 H9 123.925 C7 C6 H14 133.144
N8 C4 H12 123.925 N8 C5 H13 133.144
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability