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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

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 D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.766395
Energy at 298.15K-156.775624
HF Energy-156.116362
Nuclear repulsion energy127.488736
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 A1 3181 3004 0.00      
2 A1 3130 2956 0.00      
3 A1 1546 1460 0.00      
4 A1 1192 1125 0.00      
5 A1 1054 995 0.00      
6 A1 249 235 0.00      
7 A2 1266 1196 0.00      
8 A2 973 919 0.00      
9 B1 1278 1207 0.00      
10 B1 1178 1113 0.00      
11 B1 968 914 0.00      
12 B2 3207 3029 54.65      
13 B2 3125 2951 8.59      
14 B2 1514 1430 4.79      
15 B2 923 871 0.03      
16 B2 624 589 2.81      
17 E 3193 3016 14.88      
17 E 3193 3016 14.88      
18 E 3125 2952 50.45      
18 E 3125 2952 50.45      
19 E 1505 1421 0.24      
19 E 1505 1421 0.24      
20 E 1304 1232 1.29      
20 E 1304 1232 1.29      
21 E 1272 1201 0.33      
21 E 1272 1201 0.33      
22 E 942 890 2.48      
22 E 942 890 2.48      
23 E 770 727 0.74      
23 E 770 727 0.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24813.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23436.0 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
0.35892 0.35892 0.21527

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

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.073 0.152
C2 0.000 -1.073 0.152
C3 -1.073 0.000 -0.152
C4 1.073 0.000 -0.152
H5 0.000 1.327 1.214
H6 0.000 1.992 -0.434
H7 0.000 -1.327 1.214
H8 0.000 -1.992 -0.434
H9 -1.327 0.000 -1.214
H10 -1.992 0.000 0.434
H11 1.327 0.000 -1.214
H12 1.992 0.000 0.434

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.14511.54711.54711.09181.09022.62383.12002.18582.27982.18582.2798
C22.14511.54711.54712.62383.12001.09181.09022.18582.27982.18582.2798
C31.54711.54712.14512.18582.27982.18582.27981.09181.09022.62383.1200
C41.54711.54712.14512.18582.27982.18582.27982.62383.12001.09181.0902
H51.09182.62382.18582.18581.77682.65373.70533.06872.51753.06872.5175
H61.09023.12002.27982.27981.77683.70533.98392.51752.94752.51752.9475
H72.62381.09182.18582.18582.65373.70531.77683.06872.51753.06872.5175
H83.12001.09022.27982.27983.70533.98391.77682.51752.94752.51752.9475
H92.18582.18581.09182.62383.06872.51753.06872.51751.77682.65373.7053
H102.27982.27981.09023.12002.51752.94752.51752.94751.77683.70533.9839
H112.18582.18582.62381.09183.06872.51753.06872.51752.65373.70531.7768
H122.27982.27983.12001.09022.51752.94752.51752.94753.70533.98391.7768

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 87.778 C1 C3 H9 110.670
C1 C3 H10 118.608 C1 C4 C2 87.778
C1 C4 H11 110.670 C1 C4 H12 118.608
C2 C3 H9 110.670 C2 C3 H10 118.608
C2 C4 H11 110.670 C2 C4 H12 118.608
C3 C1 C4 87.778 C3 C1 H5 110.670
C3 C1 H6 118.608 C3 C2 C4 87.778
C3 C2 H7 110.670 C3 C2 H8 118.608
C4 C1 H5 110.670 C4 C1 H6 118.608
C4 C2 H7 110.670 C4 C2 H8 118.608
H5 C1 H6 109.037 H7 C2 H8 109.037
H9 C3 H10 109.037 H11 C4 H12 109.037
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability