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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-306.654058
Energy at 298.15K-306.659762
HF Energy-306.654058
Nuclear repulsion energy310.729235
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/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3291 3176 10.09      
2 A1 3222 3108 8.86      
3 A1 3204 3092 12.22      
4 A1 1689 1630 2.33      
5 A1 1547 1493 1.02      
6 A1 1475 1423 0.06      
7 A1 1446 1395 15.71      
8 A1 1235 1192 0.01      
9 A1 1091 1052 0.24      
10 A1 1072 1034 0.03      
11 A1 963 929 2.52      
12 A1 800 772 0.23      
13 A1 553 534 0.06      
14 A2 1005 970 0.00      
15 A2 945 912 0.00      
16 A2 905 873 0.00      
17 A2 794 767 0.00      
18 A2 598 577 0.00      
19 A2 306 295 0.00      
20 B1 945 912 10.00      
21 B1 767 740 127.22      
22 B1 735 709 2.57      
23 B1 378 365 3.72      
24 B1 230 222 13.71      
25 B2 3258 3144 0.30      
26 B2 3215 3102 21.48      
27 B2 3190 3078 0.37      
28 B2 1645 1588 0.04      
29 B2 1483 1431 7.00      
30 B2 1341 1294 0.27      
31 B2 1267 1222 13.45      
32 B2 1103 1064 2.25      
33 B2 1069 1032 1.41      
34 B2 870 839 0.01      
35 B2 677 653 0.40      
36 B2 403 389 4.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24357.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9649) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23502.3 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/3-21G
ABC
0.16044 0.07202 0.04971

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.445 -0.624
C2 0.000 0.687 -1.856
C3 0.000 -0.687 -1.856
C4 0.000 -1.445 -0.624
C5 0.000 -0.679 2.063
C6 0.000 0.679 2.063
C7 0.000 0.724 0.523
C8 0.000 -0.724 0.523
H9 0.000 2.529 -0.654
H10 0.000 1.225 -2.797
H11 0.000 -1.225 -2.797
H12 0.000 -2.529 -0.654
H13 0.000 -1.445 2.821
H14 0.000 1.445 2.821

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.44692.46222.89073.42532.79391.35552.45401.08362.18393.44293.97404.49673.4448
C21.44691.37302.46224.15003.91882.37982.76612.19951.08422.13083.43245.13964.7379
C32.46221.37301.44693.91884.15002.76612.37983.43242.13081.08422.19954.73795.1396
C42.89072.46221.44692.79393.42532.45401.35553.97403.44292.18391.08363.44484.4967
C53.42534.15003.91882.79391.35832.08271.53994.20355.21954.89023.28651.07752.2553
C62.79393.91884.15003.42531.35831.53992.08273.28654.89025.21954.20352.25531.0775
C71.35552.37982.76612.45402.08271.53991.44762.15483.35793.85013.45893.15932.4078
C82.45402.76612.37981.35551.53992.08271.44763.45893.85013.35792.15482.40783.1593
H91.08362.19953.43243.97404.20353.28652.15483.45892.50804.32245.05705.27843.6398
H102.18391.08422.13083.44295.21954.89023.35793.85012.50802.45084.32246.21995.6219
H113.44292.13081.08422.18394.89025.21953.85013.35794.32242.45082.50805.62196.2199
H123.97403.43242.19951.08363.28654.20353.45892.15485.05704.32242.50803.63985.2784
H134.49675.13964.73793.44481.07752.25533.15932.40785.27846.21995.62193.63982.8898
H143.44484.73795.13964.49672.25531.07752.40783.15933.63985.62196.21995.27842.8898

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.630 C1 C2 H10 118.565
C1 C7 C6 149.501 C1 C7 N8 122.161
C2 C1 C7 116.209 C2 C1 H9 120.048
C2 C3 C4 121.630 C2 C3 H11 119.804
C3 C2 H10 119.804 C3 C4 N8 116.209
C3 C4 H12 120.048 C4 C3 H11 118.565
C4 N8 C5 149.501 C4 N8 C7 122.161
C5 C6 C7 91.662 C5 C6 H14 135.293
C5 N8 C7 88.338 C6 C5 N8 91.662
C6 C5 H13 135.293 C6 C7 N8 88.338
C7 C1 H9 123.743 C7 C6 H14 133.045
N8 C4 H12 123.743 N8 C5 H13 133.045
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.278      
2 C -0.179      
3 C -0.179      
4 C -0.278      
5 C -0.142      
6 C -0.142      
7 C 0.044      
8 C 0.044      
9 H 0.184      
10 H 0.185      
11 H 0.185      
12 H 0.184      
13 H 0.186      
14 H 0.186      


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 0.541 0.541
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -51.471 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -40.489 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.286
Traceless
 xyz
x -11.583 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.889 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.694
Polar
3z2-r213.387
x2-y2-10.981
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.996 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.343 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.873


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 222.958
(<r2>)1/2 14.932