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All results from a given calculation for C4H6 (Cyclobutene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.061381
Energy at 298.15K-155.067628
Nuclear repulsion energy112.223628
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 B3PW91/3-21G
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 3263 3136 16.42      
2 A1 3091 2971 26.77      
3 A1 1623 1560 0.07      
4 A1 1519 1460 1.30      
5 A1 1217 1170 5.72      
6 A1 1131 1087 0.00      
7 A1 989 951 0.11      
8 A1 866 832 1.85      
9 A2 3137 3015 0.00      
10 A2 1191 1145 0.00      
11 A2 1041 1000 0.00      
12 A2 963 926 0.00      
13 A2 318 306 0.00      
14 B1 3152 3030 34.69      
15 B1 1131 1087 3.70      
16 B1 881 847 21.26      
17 B1 669 643 64.67      
18 B2 3225 3100 8.89      
19 B2 3084 2964 29.37      
20 B2 1502 1444 1.52      
21 B2 1314 1263 12.83      
22 B2 1257 1208 14.82      
23 B2 898 863 3.10      
24 B2 873 839 9.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19166.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18422.6 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 B3PW91/3-21G
ABC
0.42473 0.40072 0.22406

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.673 0.823
C2 0.000 -0.673 0.823
C3 0.000 0.797 -0.710
C4 0.000 -0.797 -0.710
H5 0.000 1.419 1.606
H6 0.000 -1.419 1.606
H7 0.899 1.244 -1.144
H8 -0.899 -1.244 -1.144
H9 -0.899 1.244 -1.144
H10 0.899 -1.244 -1.144

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.34581.53822.12421.08162.23382.23782.89092.23782.8909
C21.34582.12421.53822.23381.08162.89092.23782.89092.2378
C31.53822.12421.59482.39813.20581.09432.27311.09432.2731
C42.12421.53821.59483.20582.39812.27311.09432.27311.0943
H51.08162.23382.39813.20582.83842.89933.93332.89933.9333
H62.23381.08163.20582.39812.83843.93332.89933.93332.8993
H72.23782.89091.09432.27312.89933.93333.07081.79862.4890
H82.89092.23782.27311.09433.93332.89933.07082.48901.7986
H92.23782.89091.09432.27312.89933.93331.79862.48903.0708
H102.89092.23782.27311.09433.93332.89932.48901.79863.0708

picture of Cyclobutene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 94.642 C1 C2 H6 133.629
C1 C3 C4 85.358 C1 C3 H7 115.402
C1 C3 H9 115.402 C2 C1 C3 94.642
C2 C1 H5 133.629 C2 C4 C3 85.358
C2 C4 H8 115.402 C2 C4 H10 115.402
C3 C1 H5 131.729 C3 C4 H8 114.115
C3 C4 H10 114.115 C4 C2 H6 131.729
C4 C3 H7 114.115 C4 C3 H9 114.115
H7 C3 H9 110.523 H8 C4 H10 110.523
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.198      
2 C -0.198      
3 C -0.442      
4 C -0.442      
5 H 0.195      
6 H 0.195      
7 H 0.223      
8 H 0.223      
9 H 0.223      
10 H 0.223      


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 -0.164 0.164
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.076 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -23.764 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.049
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.169 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.299 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.870
Polar
3z2-r21.741
x2-y2-2.312
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 66.485
(<r2>)1/2 8.154