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All results from a given calculation for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.304580
Energy at 298.15K-154.307526
HF Energy-153.676377
Nuclear repulsion energy98.525958
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/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3291 3122 0.00      
2 Ag 1574 1493 0.00      
3 Ag 1130 1072 0.00      
4 Ag 976 926 0.00      
5 Au 773 733 0.00      
6 Au 480 455 0.00      
7 B1g 834 791 0.00      
8 B1u 3280 3112 17.65      
9 B1u 1584 1503 2.36      
10 B1u 1056 1002 0.51      
11 B2g 539 511 0.00      
12 B2u 3259 3091 8.65      
13 B2u 1265 1200 33.00      
14 B2u 741 703 6.81      
15 B3g 3245 3078 0.00      
16 B3g 1188 1127 0.00      
17 B3g 852 808 0.00      
18 B3u 567 538 135.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13317.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9486) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12632.5 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/6-311G**
ABC
0.55979 0.42929 0.24297

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G**

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.673 0.785
C2 0.000 0.673 -0.785
C3 0.000 -0.673 0.785
C4 0.000 -0.673 -0.785
H5 0.000 1.441 1.548
H6 0.000 1.441 -1.548
H7 0.000 -1.441 1.548
H8 0.000 -1.441 -1.548

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.57061.34622.06861.08252.45682.24743.1488
C21.57062.06861.34622.45681.08253.14882.2474
C31.34622.06861.57062.24743.14881.08252.4568
C42.06861.34621.57063.14882.24742.45681.0825
H51.08252.45682.24743.14883.09692.88164.2302
H62.45681.08253.14882.24743.09694.23022.8816
H72.24743.14881.08252.45682.88164.23023.0969
H83.14882.24742.45681.08254.23022.88163.0969

picture of cyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 90.000 C1 C2 H6 134.828
C1 C3 C4 90.000 C1 C3 H7 135.172
C2 C1 C3 90.000 C2 C1 H5 134.828
C2 C4 C3 90.000 C3 C1 H5 135.172
C4 C2 H6 135.172 C4 C3 H7 134.828
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability