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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-304.258676
Energy at 298.15K-304.264059
HF Energy-304.258676
Nuclear repulsion energy310.354237
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 PBE1PBE/STO-3G
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 3558 3138 6.11      
2 A1 3526 3110 8.41      
3 A1 3514 3100 0.00      
4 A1 1863 1643 0.81      
5 A1 1728 1525 0.88      
6 A1 1619 1428 0.61      
7 A1 1553 1370 25.52      
8 A1 1268 1119 0.43      
9 A1 1184 1044 0.38      
10 A1 1133 1000 1.04      
11 A1 1048 925 0.18      
12 A1 878 775 0.08      
13 A1 576 508 0.05      
14 A2 1058 934 0.00      
15 A2 977 862 0.00      
16 A2 944 833 0.00      
17 A2 814 718 0.00      
18 A2 612 540 0.00      
19 A2 309 273 0.00      
20 B1 990 874 4.49      
21 B1 808 713 50.79      
22 B1 778 686 2.82      
23 B1 380 335 0.97      
24 B1 249 219 4.76      
25 B2 3520 3105 10.17      
26 B2 3509 3095 31.66      
27 B2 3498 3085 0.05      
28 B2 1805 1592 0.01      
29 B2 1583 1396 8.80      
30 B2 1400 1235 5.18      
31 B2 1341 1183 13.28      
32 B2 1176 1038 0.29      
33 B2 1119 987 3.18      
34 B2 942 831 0.01      
35 B2 699 617 0.07      
36 B2 448 395 1.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26202.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8821) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23113.6 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 PBE1PBE/STO-3G
ABC
0.15892 0.07234 0.04971

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/STO-3G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.453 -0.625
C2 0.000 0.689 -1.861
C3 0.000 -0.689 -1.861
C4 0.000 -1.453 -0.625
C5 0.000 -0.675 2.065
C6 0.000 0.675 2.065
C7 0.000 0.722 0.526
C8 0.000 -0.722 0.526
H9 0.000 2.548 -0.657
H10 0.000 1.232 -2.811
H11 0.000 -1.232 -2.811
H12 0.000 -2.548 -0.657
H13 0.000 -1.456 2.838
H14 0.000 1.456 2.838

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.45322.47302.90673.43012.80001.36402.46071.09482.19683.46244.00114.52283.4633
C21.45321.37742.47304.15573.92552.38702.77232.21481.09422.14273.45315.16524.7613
C32.47301.37741.45323.92554.15572.77232.38703.45312.14271.09422.21484.76135.1652
C42.90672.47301.45322.80003.43012.46071.36404.00113.46242.19681.09483.46334.5228
C53.43014.15573.92552.80001.35062.07821.53944.21835.23514.90703.30341.09882.2669
C62.80003.92554.15573.43011.35061.53942.07823.30344.90705.23514.21832.26691.0988
C71.36402.38702.77232.46072.07821.53941.44312.17573.37553.86653.47663.17592.4260
C82.46072.77232.38701.36401.53942.07821.44313.47663.86653.37552.17572.42603.1759
H91.09482.21483.45314.00114.21833.30342.17573.47662.52394.35035.09545.31433.6618
H102.19681.09422.14273.46245.23514.90703.37553.86652.52392.46404.35036.25575.6534
H113.46242.14271.09422.19684.90705.23513.86653.37554.35032.46402.52395.65346.2557
H124.00113.45312.21481.09483.30344.21833.47662.17575.09544.35032.52393.66185.3143
H134.52285.16524.76133.46331.09882.26693.17592.42605.31436.25575.65343.66182.9111
H143.46334.76135.16524.52282.26691.09882.42603.17593.66185.65346.25575.31432.9111

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.747 C1 C2 H10 118.484
C1 C7 C6 149.276 C1 C7 N8 122.447
C2 C1 C7 115.806 C2 C1 H9 120.082
C2 C3 C4 121.747 C2 C3 H11 119.770
C3 C2 H10 119.770 C3 C4 N8 115.806
C3 C4 H12 120.082 C4 C3 H11 118.484
C4 N8 C5 149.276 C4 N8 C7 122.447
C5 C6 C7 91.722 C5 C6 H14 135.245
C5 N8 C7 88.278 C6 C5 N8 91.722
C6 C5 H13 135.245 C6 C7 N8 88.278
C7 C1 H9 124.112 C7 C6 H14 133.033
N8 C4 H12 124.112 N8 C5 H13 133.033
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.100      
2 C -0.085      
3 C -0.085      
4 C -0.100      
5 C -0.077      
6 C -0.077      
7 C -0.002      
8 C -0.002      
9 H 0.087      
10 H 0.083      
11 H 0.083      
12 H 0.087      
13 H 0.094      
14 H 0.094      


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 0.583 0.583
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -45.097 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -39.175 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.932
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.544 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.340 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.204
Polar
3z2-r28.408
x2-y2-5.922
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.353 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.459 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.458


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 221.269
(<r2>)1/2 14.875