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All results from a given calculation for C8H8 (cyclooctatetraene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-309.608705
Energy at 298.15K-309.616494
Nuclear repulsion energy323.645306
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 B3LYP/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 3143 3033 0.00      
2 A1 1730 1669 0.00      
3 A1 1236 1192 0.00      
4 A1 892 860 0.00      
5 A1 784 757 0.00      
6 A1 175 169 0.00      
7 A2 3106 2998 0.00      
8 A2 1379 1331 0.00      
9 A2 1006 970 0.00      
10 A2 939 906 0.00      
11 A2 229 221 0.00      
12 B1 3117 3008 0.00      
13 B1 1463 1412 0.00      
14 B1 1044 1008 0.00      
15 B1 980 946 0.00      
16 B1 672 649 0.00      
17 B1 264 255 0.00      
18 B2 3128 3019 37.69      
19 B2 1704 1645 0.76      
20 B2 1240 1197 0.59      
21 B2 690 666 63.73      
22 B2 290 280 0.74      
23 E 3136 3026 75.05      
23 E 3136 3026 75.05      
24 E 3111 3002 1.29      
24 E 3111 3002 1.29      
25 E 1701 1641 1.38      
25 E 1701 1641 1.38      
26 E 1428 1378 0.01      
26 E 1428 1378 0.01      
27 E 1253 1209 1.16      
27 E 1253 1209 1.16      
28 E 999 964 0.76      
28 E 999 964 0.76      
29 E 957 923 1.22      
29 E 957 923 1.22      
30 E 818 789 13.03      
30 E 818 789 13.03      
31 E 652 629 15.18      
31 E 652 629 15.18      
32 E 362 349 0.54      
32 E 362 349 0.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29021.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28005.5 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 B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.08992 0.08992 0.05029

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.669 1.568 0.369
C2 -0.669 1.568 0.369
C3 0.669 -1.568 0.369
C4 -0.669 -1.568 0.369
C5 1.568 0.669 -0.369
C6 -1.568 0.669 -0.369
C7 1.568 -0.669 -0.369
C8 -1.568 -0.669 -0.369
H9 1.170 2.365 0.917
H10 -1.170 2.365 0.917
H11 1.170 -2.365 0.917
H12 -1.170 -2.365 0.917
H13 2.365 1.170 -0.917
H14 -2.365 1.170 -0.917
H15 2.365 -1.170 -0.917
H16 -2.365 -1.170 -0.917

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16
C11.33783.13673.41011.47082.52182.52183.24891.08922.07774.00314.37672.16573.31943.46854.2848
C21.33783.41013.13672.52181.47083.24892.52182.07771.08924.37674.00313.31942.16574.28483.4685
C33.13673.41011.33782.52183.24891.47082.52184.00314.37671.08922.07773.46854.28482.16573.3194
C43.41013.13671.33783.24892.52182.52181.47084.37674.00312.07771.08924.28483.46853.31942.1657
C51.47082.52182.52183.24893.13671.33783.41012.16573.46853.31944.28481.08924.00312.07774.3767
C62.52181.47083.24892.52183.13673.41011.33783.46852.16574.28483.31944.00311.08924.37672.0777
C72.52183.24891.47082.52181.33783.41013.13673.31944.28482.16573.46852.07774.37671.08924.0031
C83.24892.52182.52181.47083.41011.33783.13674.28483.31943.46852.16574.37672.07774.00311.0892
H91.08922.07774.00314.37672.16573.46853.31944.28482.34024.73065.27782.49394.15814.15815.3255
H102.07771.08924.37674.00313.46852.16574.28483.31942.34025.27784.73064.15812.49395.32554.1581
H114.00314.37671.08922.07773.31944.28482.16573.46854.73065.27782.34024.15815.32552.49394.1581
H124.37674.00312.07771.08924.28483.31943.46852.16575.27784.73062.34025.32554.15814.15812.4939
H132.16573.31943.46854.28481.08924.00312.07774.37672.49394.15814.15815.32554.73062.34025.2778
H143.31942.16574.28483.46854.00311.08924.37672.07774.15812.49395.32554.15814.73065.27782.3402
H153.46854.28482.16573.31942.07774.37671.08924.00314.15815.32552.49394.15812.34025.27784.7306
H164.28483.46853.31942.16574.37672.07774.00311.08925.32554.15814.15812.49395.27782.34024.7306

picture of cyclooctatetraene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C6 127.704 C1 C2 H10 117.398
C1 C5 C7 127.704 C1 C5 H13 114.738
C2 C1 C5 127.704 C2 C1 H9 117.398
C2 C6 C8 127.704 C2 C6 H14 114.738
C3 C4 C8 127.704 C3 C4 H12 117.398
C3 C7 C5 127.704 C3 C7 H15 114.738
C4 C3 C7 127.704 C4 C3 H11 117.398
C4 C8 C6 127.704 C4 C8 H16 114.738
C5 C1 H9 114.738 C5 C7 H15 117.398
C6 C2 H10 114.738 C6 C8 H16 117.398
C7 C3 H11 114.738 C7 C5 H13 117.398
C8 C4 H12 114.738 C8 C6 H14 117.398
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.071      
2 C -0.071      
3 C -0.071      
4 C -0.071      
5 C -0.071      
6 C -0.071      
7 C -0.071      
8 C -0.071      
9 H 0.071      
10 H 0.071      
11 H 0.071      
12 H 0.071      
13 H 0.071      
14 H 0.071      
15 H 0.071      
16 H 0.071      


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 -43.471 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -43.471 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -48.249
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.389 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.389 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.778
Polar
3z2-r2-9.556
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 14.316 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 14.316 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.316


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 236.665
(<r2>)1/2 15.384