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All results from a given calculation for C4H6 (Cyclobutene)

using model chemistry: CCSD/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 CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.580350
Energy at 298.15K-155.586622
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 CCSD/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 3268 3090 16.58      
2 A1 3104 2935 35.36      
3 A1 1651 1561 0.65      
4 A1 1526 1442 0.00      
5 A1 1255 1186 1.12      
6 A1 1155 1092 0.04      
7 A1 1024 968 0.04      
8 A1 923 873 0.91      
9 A2 3143 2971 0.00      
10 A2 1201 1136 0.00      
11 A2 1053 996 0.00      
12 A2 950 899 0.00      
13 A2 310 293 0.00      
14 B1 3157 2985 42.15      
15 B1 1123 1061 5.10      
16 B1 886 838 13.33      
17 B1 666 630 35.33      
18 B2 3236 3060 10.47      
19 B2 3097 2929 35.45      
20 B2 1503 1421 0.01      
21 B2 1347 1274 11.41      
22 B2 1261 1192 1.55      
23 B2 923 873 10.96      
24 B2 871 824 1.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19315.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9455) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18263.1 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 CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.43230 0.40815 0.22799

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.671 0.815
C2 0.000 -0.671 0.815
C3 0.000 0.784 -0.701
C4 0.000 -0.784 -0.701
H5 0.000 1.417 1.599
H6 0.000 -1.417 1.599
H7 0.888 1.242 -1.143
H8 -0.888 -1.242 -1.143
H9 -0.888 1.242 -1.143
H10 0.888 -1.242 -1.143

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.34131.52022.10101.08222.23002.22532.87822.22532.8782
C21.34132.10101.52022.23001.08222.87822.22532.87822.2253
C31.52022.10101.56812.38503.18321.09292.25611.09292.2561
C42.10101.52021.56813.18322.38502.25611.09292.25611.0929
H51.08222.23002.38503.18322.83442.88773.92182.88773.9218
H62.23001.08223.18322.38502.83443.92182.88773.92182.8877
H72.22532.87821.09292.25612.88773.92183.05381.77582.4843
H82.87822.22532.25611.09293.92182.88773.05382.48431.7758
H92.22532.87821.09292.25612.88773.92181.77582.48433.0538
H102.87822.22532.25611.09293.92182.88772.48431.77583.0538

picture of Cyclobutene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 94.277 C1 C2 H6 133.619
C1 C3 C4 85.723 C1 C3 H7 115.806
C1 C3 H9 115.806 C2 C1 C3 94.277
C2 C1 H5 133.619 C2 C4 C3 85.723
C2 C4 H8 115.806 C2 C4 H10 115.806
C3 C1 H5 132.104 C3 C4 H8 114.784
C3 C4 H10 114.784 C4 C2 H6 132.104
C4 C3 H7 114.784 C4 C3 H9 114.784
H7 C3 H9 108.674 H8 C4 H10 108.674
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability