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All results from a given calculation for C8H8 (cyclooctatetraene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-309.191350
Energy at 298.15K-309.198854
Nuclear repulsion energy322.320570
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 PBEPBE/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 3078 3046 0.00      
2 A1 1685 1668 0.00      
3 A1 1189 1177 0.00      
4 A1 870 861 0.00      
5 A1 765 757 0.00      
6 A1 169 167 0.00      
7 A2 3042 3011 0.00      
8 A2 1325 1312 0.00      
9 A2 959 949 0.00      
10 A2 908 898 0.00      
11 A2 217 215 0.00      
12 B1 3052 3021 0.00      
13 B1 1417 1403 0.00      
14 B1 1020 1010 0.00      
15 B1 937 927 0.00      
16 B1 647 640 0.00      
17 B1 250 248 0.00      
18 B2 3063 3032 33.70      
19 B2 1651 1634 0.53      
20 B2 1197 1185 0.93      
21 B2 663 657 64.41      
22 B2 276 273 1.02      
23 E 3071 3039 67.89      
23 E 3071 3039 67.89      
24 E 3046 3015 0.98      
24 E 3046 3015 0.98      
25 E 1649 1632 1.36      
25 E 1649 1632 1.36      
26 E 1377 1363 0.04      
26 E 1377 1363 0.04      
27 E 1208 1195 1.12      
27 E 1208 1195 1.12      
28 E 954 944 1.10      
28 E 954 944 1.10      
29 E 935 926 0.87      
29 E 935 926 0.87      
30 E 792 783 14.80      
30 E 792 783 14.80      
31 E 628 622 15.07      
31 E 628 622 15.07      
32 E 336 332 0.71      
32 E 336 332 0.71      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28185.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9897) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27895.0 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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.08927 0.08927 0.05000

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

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.674 1.571 0.373
C2 -0.674 1.571 0.373
C3 0.674 -1.571 0.373
C4 -0.674 -1.571 0.373
C5 1.571 0.674 -0.373
C6 -1.571 0.674 -0.373
C7 1.571 -0.674 -0.373
C8 -1.571 -0.674 -0.373
H9 1.178 2.375 0.925
H10 -1.178 2.375 0.925
H11 1.178 -2.375 0.925
H12 -1.178 -2.375 0.925
H13 2.375 1.178 -0.925
H14 -2.375 1.178 -0.925
H15 2.375 -1.178 -0.925
H16 -2.375 -1.178 -0.925

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16
C11.34813.14173.41871.47132.52982.52983.26121.09792.09344.01624.39392.17523.33703.48344.3056
C21.34813.41873.14172.52981.47133.26122.52982.09341.09794.39394.01623.33702.17524.30563.4834
C33.14173.41871.34812.52983.26121.47132.52984.01624.39391.09792.09343.48344.30562.17523.3370
C43.41873.14171.34813.26122.52982.52981.47134.39394.01622.09341.09794.30563.48343.33702.1752
C51.47132.52982.52983.26123.14171.34813.41872.17523.48343.33704.30561.09794.01622.09344.3939
C62.52981.47133.26122.52983.14173.41871.34813.48342.17524.30563.33704.01621.09794.39392.0934
C72.52983.26121.47132.52981.34813.41873.14173.33704.30562.17523.48342.09344.39391.09794.0162
C83.26122.52982.52981.47133.41871.34813.14174.30563.33703.48342.17524.39392.09344.01621.0979
H91.09792.09344.01624.39392.17523.48343.33704.30562.35644.75045.30282.50694.18074.18075.3547
H102.09341.09794.39394.01623.48342.17524.30563.33702.35645.30284.75044.18072.50695.35474.1807
H114.01624.39391.09792.09343.33704.30562.17523.48344.75045.30282.35644.18075.35472.50694.1807
H124.39394.01622.09341.09794.30563.33703.48342.17525.30284.75042.35645.35474.18074.18072.5069
H132.17523.33703.48344.30561.09794.01622.09344.39392.50694.18074.18075.35474.75042.35645.3028
H143.33702.17524.30563.48344.01621.09794.39392.09344.18072.50695.35474.18074.75045.30282.3564
H153.48344.30562.17523.33702.09344.39391.09794.01624.18075.35472.50694.18072.35645.30284.7504
H164.30563.48343.33702.17524.39392.09344.01621.09795.35474.18074.18072.50695.30282.35644.7504

picture of cyclooctatetraene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C6 127.555 C1 C2 H10 117.333
C1 C5 C7 127.555 C1 C5 H13 114.921
C2 C1 C5 127.555 C2 C1 H9 117.333
C2 C6 C8 127.555 C2 C6 H14 114.921
C3 C4 C8 127.555 C3 C4 H12 117.333
C3 C7 C5 127.555 C3 C7 H15 114.921
C4 C3 C7 127.555 C4 C3 H11 117.333
C4 C8 C6 127.555 C4 C8 H16 114.921
C5 C1 H9 114.921 C5 C7 H15 117.333
C6 C2 H10 114.921 C6 C8 H16 117.333
C7 C3 H11 114.921 C7 C5 H13 117.333
C8 C4 H12 114.921 C8 C6 H14 117.333
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.075      
2 C -0.075      
3 C -0.075      
4 C -0.075      
5 C -0.075      
6 C -0.075      
7 C -0.075      
8 C -0.075      
9 H 0.075      
10 H 0.075      
11 H 0.075      
12 H 0.075      
13 H 0.075      
14 H 0.075      
15 H 0.075      
16 H 0.075      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -43.233 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -43.233 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -48.191
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.479 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.479 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.959
Polar
3z2-r2-9.917
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 14.757 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 14.757 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.560


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000