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All results from a given calculation for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.400764
Energy at 298.15K-154.403698
HF Energy-153.695955
Nuclear repulsion energy98.429931
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 QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 3250 3142        
2 Ag 1535 1484        
3 Ag 1112 1075        
4 Ag 944 913        
5 Au 762 737        
6 Au 472 456        
7 B1g 824 796        
8 B1u 3237 3130        
9 B1u 1561 1509        
10 B1u 1041 1007        
11 B2g 552 534        
12 B2u 3218 3111        
13 B2u 1256 1214        
14 B2u 717 693        
15 B3g 3203 3097        
16 B3g 1165 1126        
17 B3g 856 827        
18 B3u 585 565        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13143.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9668) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12707.5 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 QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.55876 0.42819 0.24242

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.674 0.786
C2 0.000 0.674 -0.786
C3 0.000 -0.674 0.786
C4 0.000 -0.674 -0.786
H5 0.000 1.439 1.550
H6 0.000 1.439 -1.550
H7 0.000 -1.439 1.550
H8 0.000 -1.439 -1.550

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.57281.34852.07181.08072.45842.24703.1503
C21.57282.07181.34852.45841.08073.15032.2470
C31.34852.07181.57282.24703.15031.08072.4584
C42.07181.34851.57283.15032.24702.45841.0807
H51.08072.45842.24703.15033.10002.87794.2300
H62.45841.08073.15032.24703.10004.23002.8779
H72.24703.15031.08072.45842.87794.23003.1000
H83.15032.24702.45841.08074.23002.87793.1000

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 134.960
C1 C3 C4 90.000 C1 C3 H7 135.040
C2 C1 C3 90.000 C2 C1 H5 134.960
C2 C4 C3 90.000 C3 C1 H5 135.040
C4 C2 H6 135.040 C4 C3 H7 134.960
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability