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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

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 C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.560445
Energy at 298.15K-307.565971
HF Energy-306.363282
Nuclear repulsion energy312.471801
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 3294 3111 5.66      
2 A1 3255 3075 7.92      
3 A1 3241 3061 5.62      
4 A1 1702 1607 2.06      
5 A1 1539 1453 0.87      
6 A1 1516 1432 1.55      
7 A1 1444 1364 10.77      
8 A1 1192 1125 0.16      
9 A1 1126 1063 0.17      
10 A1 1074 1015 0.55      
11 A1 1002 947 2.75      
12 A1 814 769 0.52      
13 A1 541 511 0.05      
14 A2 931 879 0.00      
15 A2 887 838 0.00      
16 A2 835 789 0.00      
17 A2 717 677 0.00      
18 A2 564 533 0.00      
19 A2 290 274 0.00      
20 B1 889 839 4.95      
21 B1 751 710 75.72      
22 B1 711 672 12.68      
23 B1 352 332 1.87      
24 B1 232 219 9.29      
25 B2 3263 3082 0.47      
26 B2 3248 3068 14.74      
27 B2 3229 3050 0.11      
28 B2 1644 1553 0.64      
29 B2 1464 1382 4.17      
30 B2 1302 1230 3.63      
31 B2 1250 1180 14.62      
32 B2 1114 1052 1.00      
33 B2 1039 981 1.78      
34 B2 866 818 0.44      
35 B2 646 610 1.33      
36 B2 416 393 3.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24188.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22846.0 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
0.16074 0.07343 0.05040

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.444 -0.621
C2 0.000 0.688 -1.841
C3 0.000 -0.688 -1.841
C4 0.000 -1.444 -0.621
C5 0.000 -0.678 2.041
C6 0.000 0.678 2.041
C7 0.000 0.716 0.527
C8 0.000 -0.716 0.527
H9 0.000 2.527 -0.652
H10 0.000 1.224 -2.782
H11 0.000 -1.224 -2.782
H12 0.000 -2.527 -0.652
H13 0.000 -1.447 2.801
H14 0.000 1.447 2.801

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.43442.45572.88763.40462.77031.35912.44621.08382.17173.43303.97104.48013.4227
C21.43441.37592.45574.11493.88162.36742.75242.18981.08342.13133.42775.10924.7035
C32.45571.37591.43443.88164.11492.75242.36743.42772.13131.08342.18984.70355.1092
C42.88762.45571.43442.77033.40462.44621.35913.97103.43302.17171.08383.42274.4801
C53.40464.11493.88162.77031.35622.05861.51494.18645.18454.85383.26671.08122.2570
C62.77033.88164.11493.40461.35621.51492.05863.26674.85385.18454.18642.25701.0812
C71.35912.36742.75242.44622.05861.51491.43262.16063.34733.83563.45103.13912.3891
C82.44622.75242.36741.35911.51492.05861.43263.45103.83563.34732.16062.38913.1391
H91.08382.18983.42773.97104.18643.26672.16063.45102.49694.31385.05435.26483.6183
H102.17171.08342.13133.43305.18454.85383.34733.83562.49692.44834.31386.18935.5877
H113.43302.13131.08342.17174.85385.18453.83563.34734.31382.44832.49695.58776.1893
H123.97103.42772.18981.08383.26674.18643.45102.16065.05434.31382.49693.61835.2648
H134.48015.10924.70353.42271.08122.25703.13912.38915.26486.18935.58773.61832.8939
H143.42274.70355.10924.48012.25701.08122.38913.13913.61835.58776.18935.26482.8939

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.799 C1 C2 H10 118.537
C1 C7 C6 149.085 C1 C7 N8 122.360
C2 C1 C7 115.841 C2 C1 H9 120.181
C2 C3 C4 121.799 C2 C3 H11 119.665
C3 C2 H10 119.665 C3 C4 N8 115.841
C3 C4 H12 120.181 C4 C3 H11 118.537
C4 N8 C5 149.085 C4 N8 C7 122.360
C5 C6 C7 91.445 C5 C6 H14 135.322
C5 N8 C7 88.555 C6 C5 N8 91.445
C6 C5 H13 135.322 C6 C7 N8 88.555
C7 C1 H9 123.978 C7 C6 H14 133.233
N8 C4 H12 123.978 N8 C5 H13 133.233
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability