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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

using model chemistry: CID/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at CID/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.588727
Energy at 298.15K-155.597953
HF Energy-155.230625
Nuclear repulsion energy125.661927
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 CID/3-21G
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 3196 2978 0.00      
2 A1 3158 2942 0.00      
3 A1 1616 1505 0.00      
4 A1 1224 1140 0.00      
5 A1 1000 931 0.00      
6 A1 216 201 0.00      
7 A2 1338 1247 0.00      
8 A2 1035 964 0.00      
9 B1 1331 1240 0.00      
10 B1 1224 1141 0.00      
11 B1 928 865 0.00      
12 B2 3225 3004 67.74      
13 B2 3147 2932 9.27      
14 B2 1591 1482 5.07      
15 B2 949 884 0.03      
16 B2 658 613 3.13      
17 E 3207 2988 14.88      
17 E 3207 2988 14.88      
18 E 3148 2933 49.98      
18 E 3148 2933 49.98      
19 E 1585 1476 1.94      
19 E 1585 1476 1.94      
20 E 1360 1267 3.15      
20 E 1360 1267 3.15      
21 E 1303 1214 1.22      
21 E 1303 1214 1.22      
22 E 904 842 3.67      
22 E 904 842 3.67      
23 E 781 728 0.22      
23 E 781 728 0.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25206.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9316) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23482.1 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 CID/3-21G
ABC
0.34836 0.34836 0.20620

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/3-21G

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.100 0.133
C2 0.000 -1.100 0.133
C3 -1.100 0.000 -0.133
C4 1.100 0.000 -0.133
H5 0.000 1.402 1.181
H6 0.000 1.978 -0.511
H7 0.000 -1.402 1.181
H8 0.000 -1.978 -0.511
H9 -1.402 0.000 -1.181
H10 -1.978 0.000 0.511
H11 1.402 0.000 -1.181
H12 1.978 0.000 0.511

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.19941.57771.57771.09101.08872.71283.14432.21382.29462.21382.2946
C22.19941.57771.57772.71283.14431.09101.08872.21382.29462.21382.2946
C31.57771.57772.19942.21382.29462.21382.29461.09101.08872.71283.1443
C41.57771.57772.19942.21382.29462.21382.29462.71283.14431.09101.0887
H51.09102.71282.21382.21381.78672.80483.78013.08392.51573.08392.5157
H61.08873.14432.29462.29461.78673.78013.95632.51572.97812.51572.9781
H72.71281.09102.21382.21382.80483.78011.78673.08392.51573.08392.5157
H83.14431.08872.29462.29463.78013.95631.78672.51572.97812.51572.9781
H92.21382.21381.09102.71283.08392.51573.08392.51571.78672.80483.7801
H102.29462.29461.08873.14432.51572.97812.51572.97811.78673.78013.9563
H112.21382.21382.71281.09103.08392.51573.08392.51572.80483.78011.7867
H122.29462.29463.14431.08872.51572.97812.51572.97813.78013.95631.7867

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 88.381 C1 C3 H9 110.785
C1 C3 H10 117.588 C1 C4 C2 88.381
C1 C4 H11 110.785 C1 C4 H12 117.588
C2 C3 H9 110.785 C2 C3 H10 117.588
C2 C4 H11 110.785 C2 C4 H12 117.588
C3 C1 C4 88.381 C3 C1 H5 110.785
C3 C1 H6 117.588 C3 C2 C4 88.381
C3 C2 H7 110.785 C3 C2 H8 117.588
C4 C1 H5 110.785 C4 C1 H6 117.588
C4 C2 H7 110.785 C4 C2 H8 117.588
H5 C1 H6 110.103 H7 C2 H8 110.103
H9 C3 H10 110.103 H11 C4 H12 110.103
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability