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All results from a given calculation for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.262402
Energy at 298.15K-154.265422
HF Energy-153.657779
Nuclear repulsion energy98.703232
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3315 3131 0.00      
2 Ag 1581 1493 0.00      
3 Ag 1132 1069 0.00      
4 Ag 980 925 0.00      
5 Au 828 782 0.00      
6 Au 524 495 0.00      
7 B1g 819 774 0.00      
8 B1u 3304 3120 11.35      
9 B1u 1590 1502 1.56      
10 B1u 1068 1009 0.30      
11 B2g 580 548 0.00      
12 B2u 3282 3100 4.04      
13 B2u 1268 1197 31.47      
14 B2u 737 696 6.70      
15 B3g 3268 3087 0.00      
16 B3g 1170 1105 0.00      
17 B3g 852 805 0.00      
18 B3u 583 551 107.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13439.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12693.9 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.56190 0.43053 0.24376

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.671 0.785
C2 0.000 0.671 -0.785
C3 0.000 -0.671 0.785
C4 0.000 -0.671 -0.785
H5 0.000 1.441 1.542
H6 0.000 1.441 -1.542
H7 0.000 -1.441 1.542
H8 0.000 -1.441 -1.542

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.56971.34272.06561.07962.45092.24373.1426
C21.56972.06561.34272.45091.07963.14262.2437
C31.34272.06561.56972.24373.14261.07962.4509
C42.06561.34271.56973.14262.24372.45091.0796
H51.07962.45092.24373.14263.08442.88144.2209
H62.45091.07963.14262.24373.08444.22092.8814
H72.24373.14261.07962.45092.88144.22093.0844
H83.14262.24372.45091.07964.22092.88143.0844

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 134.548
C1 C3 C4 90.000 C1 C3 H7 135.452
C2 C1 C3 90.000 C2 C1 H5 134.548
C2 C4 C3 90.000 C3 C1 H5 135.452
C4 C2 H6 135.452 C4 C3 H7 134.548
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability