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All results from a given calculation for C4H6 (Cyclobutene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.893027
Energy at 298.15K-155.899168
Nuclear repulsion energy112.276268
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 BLYP/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 3128 3111 30.88      
2 A1 2962 2946 51.20      
3 A1 1581 1572 1.46      
4 A1 1444 1437 0.06      
5 A1 1176 1169 0.53      
6 A1 1098 1092 0.00      
7 A1 974 968 0.00      
8 A1 856 852 0.54      
9 A2 2991 2975 0.00      
10 A2 1135 1129 0.00      
11 A2 1007 1001 0.00      
12 A2 906 901 0.00      
13 A2 315 313 0.00      
14 B1 3007 2990 58.81      
15 B1 1067 1062 4.35      
16 B1 849 844 11.34      
17 B1 636 632 30.49      
18 B2 3094 3077 21.22      
19 B2 2957 2941 48.78      
20 B2 1429 1421 0.01      
21 B2 1278 1271 9.65      
22 B2 1193 1186 1.61      
23 B2 870 866 9.63      
24 B2 842 837 1.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18396.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18295.7 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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.42467 0.40322 0.22458

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.674 0.820
C2 0.000 -0.674 0.820
C3 0.000 0.793 -0.704
C4 0.000 -0.793 -0.704
H5 0.000 1.429 1.608
H6 0.000 -1.429 1.608
H7 0.894 1.256 -1.153
H8 -0.894 -1.256 -1.153
H9 -0.894 1.256 -1.153
H10 0.894 -1.256 -1.153

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.34871.52902.11571.09112.24612.24322.90182.24322.9018
C21.34872.11571.52902.24611.09112.90182.24322.90182.2432
C31.52902.11571.58552.39843.20681.10242.28011.10242.2801
C42.11571.52901.58553.20682.39842.28011.10242.28011.1024
H51.09112.24612.39843.20682.85792.90783.95422.90783.9542
H62.24611.09113.20682.39842.85793.95422.90783.95422.9078
H72.24322.90181.10242.28012.90783.95423.08341.78752.5124
H82.90182.24322.28011.10243.95422.90783.08342.51241.7875
H92.24322.90181.10242.28012.90783.95421.78752.51243.0834
H102.90182.24322.28011.10243.95422.90782.51241.78753.0834

picture of Cyclobutene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 94.442 C1 C2 H6 133.755
C1 C3 C4 85.558 C1 C3 H7 116.024
C1 C3 H9 116.024 C2 C1 C3 94.442
C2 C1 H5 133.755 C2 C4 C3 85.558
C2 C4 H8 116.024 C2 C4 H10 116.024
C3 C1 H5 131.804 C3 C4 H8 114.859
C3 C4 H10 114.859 C4 C2 H6 131.804
C4 C3 H7 114.859 C4 C3 H9 114.859
H7 C3 H9 108.335 H8 C4 H10 108.335
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.029      
2 C -0.029      
3 C -0.217      
4 C -0.217      
5 H 0.070      
6 H 0.070      
7 H 0.088      
8 H 0.088      
9 H 0.088      
10 H 0.088      


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 -0.102 0.102
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.518 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -24.103 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.508
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.212 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.910 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.302
Polar
3z2-r20.605
x2-y2-1.415
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.446 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.168 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.531


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 66.540
(<r2>)1/2 8.157