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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.484630
Energy at 298.15K-307.489235
HF Energy-306.395873
Nuclear repulsion energy311.383924
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 MP2/6-311G**
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 3267 3104 10.03      
2 A1 3231 3070 12.83      
3 A1 3216 3055 8.69      
4 A1 1694 1610 1.56      
5 A1 1531 1455 1.34      
6 A1 1512 1437 2.49      
7 A1 1440 1368 9.81      
8 A1 1183 1124 0.13      
9 A1 1124 1068 0.16      
10 A1 1061 1008 0.56      
11 A1 997 947 3.24      
12 A1 813 772 0.45      
13 A1 543 516 0.05      
14 A2 871 827 0.00      
15 A2 854 811 0.00      
16 A2 804 764 0.00      
17 A2 492 468 0.00      
18 A2 281 267 0.00      
19 A2 47 44 0.00      
20 B1 840 798 4.29      
21 B1 721 685 93.84      
22 B1 676 642 22.35      
23 B1 318 303 0.59      
24 B1 201 191 13.55      
25 B2 3237 3076 1.76      
26 B2 3223 3063 25.03      
27 B2 3203 3044 0.06      
28 B2 1642 1561 0.68      
29 B2 1462 1389 3.74      
30 B2 1299 1234 3.98      
31 B2 1246 1184 15.25      
32 B2 1108 1053 1.37      
33 B2 1042 990 1.59      
34 B2 862 819 0.50      
35 B2 647 615 1.40      
36 B2 415 394 3.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23550.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9502) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22377.7 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 MP2/6-311G**
ABC
0.15980 0.07285 0.05004

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.448 -0.624
C2 0.000 0.691 -1.849
C3 0.000 -0.691 -1.849
C4 0.000 -1.448 -0.624
C5 0.000 -0.680 2.049
C6 0.000 0.680 2.049
C7 0.000 0.718 0.529
C8 0.000 -0.718 0.529
H9 0.000 2.535 -0.654
H10 0.000 1.227 -2.793
H11 0.000 -1.227 -2.793
H12 0.000 -2.535 -0.654
H13 0.000 -1.451 2.812
H14 0.000 1.451 2.812

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.44012.46462.89673.41742.78151.36522.45481.08672.18023.44433.98304.49613.4364
C21.44011.38102.46464.13203.89802.37842.76432.19751.08622.13763.43945.12944.7226
C32.46461.38101.44013.89804.13202.76432.37843.43942.13761.08622.19754.72265.1294
C42.89672.46461.44012.78153.41742.45481.36523.98303.44432.18021.08673.43644.4961
C53.41744.13203.89802.78151.36092.06551.52024.20035.20454.87313.27771.08442.2638
C62.78153.89804.13203.41741.36091.52022.06553.27774.87315.20454.20032.26381.0844
C71.36522.37842.76432.45482.06551.52021.43692.16753.36133.85043.46163.14922.3974
C82.45482.76432.37841.36521.52022.06551.43693.46163.85043.36132.16752.39743.1492
H91.08672.19753.43943.98304.20033.27772.16753.46162.50734.32765.06925.28183.6314
H102.18021.08622.13763.44435.20454.87313.36133.85042.50732.45444.32766.21235.6098
H113.44432.13761.08622.18024.87315.20453.85043.36134.32762.45442.50735.60986.2123
H123.98303.43942.19751.08673.27774.20033.46162.16755.06924.32762.50733.63145.2818
H134.49615.12944.72263.43641.08442.26383.14922.39745.28186.21235.60983.63142.9018
H143.43644.72265.12944.49612.26381.08442.39743.14923.63145.60986.21235.28182.9018

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.751 C1 C2 H10 118.639
C1 C7 C6 149.114 C1 C7 N8 122.319
C2 C1 C7 115.930 C2 C1 H9 120.194
C2 C3 C4 121.751 C2 C3 H11 119.610
C3 C2 H10 119.610 C3 C4 N8 115.930
C3 C4 H12 120.194 C4 C3 H11 118.639
C4 N8 C5 149.114 C4 N8 C7 122.319
C5 C6 C7 91.433 C5 C6 H14 135.277
C5 N8 C7 88.567 C6 C5 N8 91.433
C6 C5 H13 135.277 C6 C7 N8 88.567
C7 C1 H9 123.876 C7 C6 H14 133.290
N8 C4 H12 123.876 N8 C5 H13 133.290
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability