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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

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 C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.635352
Energy at 298.15K-307.640179
HF Energy-306.396268
Nuclear repulsion energy311.707762
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 A1 3273 3105 9.77      
2 A1 3237 3070 12.54      
3 A1 3221 3056 8.59      
4 A1 1700 1613 1.57      
5 A1 1535 1456 1.20      
6 A1 1517 1439 2.51      
7 A1 1442 1368 9.98      
8 A1 1184 1123 0.13      
9 A1 1127 1069 0.15      
10 A1 1062 1008 0.62      
11 A1 1000 949 3.29      
12 A1 815 773 0.44      
13 A1 545 517 0.05      
14 A2 876 831 0.00      
15 A2 858 814 0.00      
16 A2 811 770 0.00      
17 A2 499 474 0.00      
18 A2 285 270 0.00      
19 A2 151 143 0.00      
20 B1 846 802 4.46      
21 B1 724 687 95.51      
22 B1 681 646 20.36      
23 B1 322 305 0.77      
24 B1 206 195 13.65      
25 B2 3243 3077 1.69      
26 B2 3229 3063 24.55      
27 B2 3209 3044 0.06      
28 B2 1648 1563 0.67      
29 B2 1464 1389 3.73      
30 B2 1300 1233 4.25      
31 B2 1247 1183 15.14      
32 B2 1110 1053 1.41      
33 B2 1045 991 1.54      
34 B2 864 820 0.52      
35 B2 649 615 1.41      
36 B2 417 395 3.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23670.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9486) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22453.5 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
0.16011 0.07301 0.05015

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.447 -0.623
C2 0.000 0.690 -1.847
C3 0.000 -0.690 -1.847
C4 0.000 -1.447 -0.623
C5 0.000 -0.680 2.047
C6 0.000 0.680 2.047
C7 0.000 0.718 0.529
C8 0.000 -0.718 0.529
H9 0.000 2.532 -0.653
H10 0.000 1.226 -2.790
H11 0.000 -1.226 -2.790
H12 0.000 -2.532 -0.653
H13 0.000 -1.450 2.809
H14 0.000 1.450 2.809

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.43852.46192.89353.41342.77801.36372.45201.08612.17833.44123.97944.49153.4326
C21.43851.37962.46194.12713.89322.37572.76112.19561.08572.13603.43635.12404.7174
C32.46191.37961.43853.89324.12712.76112.37573.43632.13601.08572.19564.71745.1240
C42.89352.46191.43852.77803.41342.45201.36373.97943.44122.17831.08613.43264.4915
C53.41344.12713.89322.77801.35952.06291.51814.19595.19914.86793.27411.08392.2622
C62.77803.89324.12713.41341.35951.51812.06293.27414.86795.19914.19592.26221.0839
C71.36372.37572.76112.45202.06291.51811.43512.16583.35823.84673.45823.14602.3950
C82.45202.76112.37571.36371.51812.06291.43513.45823.84673.35822.16582.39503.1460
H91.08612.19563.43633.97944.19593.27412.16583.45822.50514.32415.06505.27693.6273
H102.17831.08572.13603.44125.19914.86793.35823.84672.50512.45264.32416.20645.6041
H113.44122.13601.08572.17834.86795.19913.84673.35824.32412.45262.50515.60416.2064
H123.97943.43632.19561.08613.27414.19593.45822.16585.06504.32412.50513.62735.2769
H134.49155.12404.71743.43261.08392.26223.14602.39505.27696.20645.60413.62732.9000
H143.43264.71745.12404.49152.26221.08392.39503.14603.62735.60416.20645.27692.9000

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.750 C1 C2 H10 118.637
C1 C7 C6 149.099 C1 C7 N8 122.326
C2 C1 C7 115.924 C2 C1 H9 120.196
C2 C3 C4 121.750 C2 C3 H11 119.613
C3 C2 H10 119.613 C3 C4 N8 115.924
C3 C4 H12 120.196 C4 C3 H11 118.637
C4 N8 C5 149.099 C4 N8 C7 122.326
C5 C6 C7 91.426 C5 C6 H14 135.286
C5 N8 C7 88.574 C6 C5 N8 91.426
C6 C5 H13 135.286 C6 C7 N8 88.574
C7 C1 H9 123.880 C7 C6 H14 133.289
N8 C4 H12 123.880 N8 C5 H13 133.289
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability