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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/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 MP2=FULL/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.600188
Energy at 298.15K-155.609404
HF Energy-155.229944
Nuclear repulsion energy125.464579
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 MP2=FULL/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 3172 3029 0.00      
2 A1 3125 2984 0.00      
3 A1 1601 1529 0.00      
4 A1 1211 1156 0.00      
5 A1 986 941 0.00      
6 A1 239 229 0.00      
7 A2 1314 1255 0.00      
8 A2 1019 973 0.00      
9 B1 1315 1255 0.00      
10 B1 1203 1148 0.00      
11 B1 907 866 0.00      
12 B2 3201 3057 62.23      
13 B2 3119 2978 9.69      
14 B2 1582 1510 5.38      
15 B2 947 904 0.02      
16 B2 643 614 3.00      
17 E 3185 3041 15.29      
17 E 3185 3041 15.29      
18 E 3120 2979 46.14      
18 E 3120 2979 46.14      
19 E 1572 1501 1.19      
19 E 1572 1501 1.19      
20 E 1339 1279 2.42      
20 E 1339 1279 2.42      
21 E 1281 1223 1.70      
21 E 1281 1223 1.70      
22 E 889 848 3.41      
22 E 889 848 3.41      
23 E 773 738 0.31      
23 E 773 738 0.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24949.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23821.4 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 MP2=FULL/3-21G
ABC
0.34692 0.34692 0.20635

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.100 0.144
C2 0.000 -1.100 0.144
C3 -1.100 0.000 -0.144
C4 1.100 0.000 -0.144
H5 0.000 1.371 1.203
H6 0.000 1.997 -0.477
H7 0.000 -1.371 1.203
H8 0.000 -1.997 -0.477
H9 -1.371 0.000 -1.203
H10 -1.997 0.000 0.477
H11 1.371 0.000 -1.203
H12 1.997 0.000 0.477

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.19921.58141.58141.09371.09132.68833.15822.21432.30402.21432.3040
C22.19921.58141.58142.68833.15821.09371.09132.21432.30402.21432.3040
C31.58141.58142.19922.21432.30402.21432.30401.09371.09132.68833.1582
C41.58141.58142.19922.21432.30402.21432.30402.68833.15821.09371.0913
H51.09372.68832.21432.21431.79322.74233.76413.09042.52883.09042.5288
H61.09133.15822.30402.30401.79323.76413.99402.52882.98112.52882.9811
H72.68831.09372.21432.21432.74233.76411.79323.09042.52883.09042.5288
H83.15821.09132.30402.30403.76413.99401.79322.52882.98112.52882.9811
H92.21432.21431.09372.68833.09042.52883.09042.52881.79322.74233.7641
H102.30402.30401.09133.15822.52882.98112.52882.98111.79323.76413.9940
H112.21432.21432.68831.09373.09042.52883.09042.52882.74233.76411.7932
H122.30402.30403.15821.09132.52882.98112.52882.98113.76413.99401.7932

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 88.107 C1 C3 H9 110.406
C1 C3 H10 117.929 C1 C4 C2 88.107
C1 C4 H11 110.406 C1 C4 H12 117.929
C2 C3 H9 110.406 C2 C3 H10 117.929
C2 C4 H11 110.406 C2 C4 H12 117.929
C3 C1 C4 88.107 C3 C1 H5 110.406
C3 C1 H6 117.929 C3 C2 C4 88.107
C3 C2 H7 110.406 C3 C2 H8 117.929
C4 C1 H5 110.406 C4 C1 H6 117.929
C4 C2 H7 110.406 C4 C2 H8 117.929
H5 C1 H6 110.307 H7 C2 H8 110.307
H9 C3 H10 110.307 H11 C4 H12 110.307
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability