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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

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

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=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.624026
Energy at 298.15K-307.629630
HF Energy-306.364095
Nuclear repulsion energy313.387197
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=FULL/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 3305 3107 5.53      
2 A1 3266 3070 7.88      
3 A1 3251 3055 5.47      
4 A1 1715 1612 2.12      
5 A1 1546 1453 0.61      
6 A1 1528 1436 1.67      
7 A1 1450 1363 10.96      
8 A1 1197 1125 0.17      
9 A1 1133 1065 0.16      
10 A1 1079 1014 0.66      
11 A1 1007 947 2.78      
12 A1 820 771 0.47      
13 A1 545 512 0.05      
14 A2 939 882 0.00      
15 A2 894 841 0.00      
16 A2 851 799 0.00      
17 A2 754 709 0.00      
18 A2 584 549 0.00      
19 A2 296 279 0.00      
20 B1 897 844 5.32      
21 B1 757 711 79.96      
22 B1 723 679 7.80      
23 B1 361 339 1.90      
24 B1 232 218 9.22      
25 B2 3273 3077 0.47      
26 B2 3258 3062 14.61      
27 B2 3239 3045 0.13      
28 B2 1655 1556 0.61      
29 B2 1468 1380 4.18      
30 B2 1305 1227 4.06      
31 B2 1253 1178 14.44      
32 B2 1119 1051 1.01      
33 B2 1044 981 1.71      
34 B2 871 819 0.46      
35 B2 649 610 1.34      
36 B2 418 393 3.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24339.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9399) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22877.1 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=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.16165 0.07389 0.05071

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.439 -0.619
C2 0.000 0.686 -1.834
C3 0.000 -0.686 -1.834
C4 0.000 -1.439 -0.619
C5 0.000 -0.676 2.034
C6 0.000 0.676 2.034
C7 0.000 0.714 0.525
C8 0.000 -0.714 0.525
H9 0.000 2.521 -0.649
H10 0.000 1.221 -2.774
H11 0.000 -1.221 -2.774
H12 0.000 -2.521 -0.649
H13 0.000 -1.445 2.793
H14 0.000 1.445 2.793

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.42962.44782.87833.39372.76101.35462.43831.08202.16563.42363.96004.46753.4121
C21.42961.37172.44784.10143.86862.35932.74322.18431.08162.12623.41855.09404.6889
C32.44781.37171.42963.86864.10142.74322.35933.41852.12621.08162.18434.68895.0940
C42.87832.44781.42962.76103.39372.43831.35463.96003.42362.16561.08203.41214.4675
C53.39374.10143.86862.76101.35282.05221.50994.17415.16924.83903.25631.07962.2526
C62.76103.86864.10143.39371.35281.50992.05223.25634.83905.16924.17412.25261.0796
C71.35462.35932.74322.43832.05221.50991.42812.15473.33763.82473.44133.13102.3827
C82.43832.74322.35931.35461.50992.05221.42813.44133.82473.33762.15472.38273.1310
H91.08202.18433.41853.96004.17413.25632.15473.44132.49044.30325.04155.25093.6065
H102.16561.08162.12623.42365.16924.83903.33763.82472.49042.44284.30326.17225.5712
H113.42362.12621.08162.16564.83905.16923.82473.33764.30322.44282.49045.57126.1722
H123.96003.41852.18431.08203.25634.17413.44132.15475.04154.30322.49043.60655.2509
H134.46755.09404.68893.41211.07962.25263.13102.38275.25096.17225.57123.60652.8892
H143.41214.68895.09404.46752.25261.07962.38273.13103.60655.57126.17225.25092.8892

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.801 C1 C2 H10 118.516
C1 C7 C6 149.064 C1 C7 N8 122.365
C2 C1 C7 115.834 C2 C1 H9 120.211
C2 C3 C4 121.801 C2 C3 H11 119.683
C3 C2 H10 119.683 C3 C4 N8 115.834
C3 C4 H12 120.211 C4 C3 H11 118.516
C4 N8 C5 149.064 C4 N8 C7 122.365
C5 C6 C7 91.428 C5 C6 H14 135.362
C5 N8 C7 88.572 C6 C5 N8 91.428
C6 C5 H13 135.362 C6 C7 N8 88.572
C7 C1 H9 123.955 C7 C6 H14 133.210
N8 C4 H12 123.955 N8 C5 H13 133.210
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability