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All results from a given calculation for C8H8 (cyclooctatetraene)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.593864
Energy at 298.15K-307.602291
Nuclear repulsion energy325.499152
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 HF/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 3306 3003 0.00      
2 A1 1881 1709 0.00      
3 A1 1332 1210 0.00      
4 A1 961 873 0.00      
5 A1 830 754 0.00      
6 A1 197 179 0.00      
7 A2 3265 2967 0.00      
8 A2 1494 1357 0.00      
9 A2 1133 1029 0.00      
10 A2 1012 919 0.00      
11 A2 262 238 0.00      
12 B1 3277 2977 0.00      
13 B1 1592 1446 0.00      
14 B1 1140 1035 0.00      
15 B1 1075 977 0.00      
16 B1 738 670 0.00      
17 B1 287 260 0.00      
18 B2 3290 2989 47.01      
19 B2 1846 1677 2.01      
20 B2 1330 1209 1.30      
21 B2 755 686 107.39      
22 B2 318 289 1.38      
23 E 3298 2996 81.71      
23 E 3298 2996 81.71      
24 E 3270 2971 2.60      
24 E 3270 2971 2.60      
25 E 1860 1690 3.16      
25 E 1860 1690 3.16      
26 E 1547 1405 0.28      
26 E 1547 1405 0.28      
27 E 1347 1224 0.97      
27 E 1347 1224 0.97      
28 E 1123 1021 0.03      
28 E 1123 1021 0.03      
29 E 1030 936 4.42      
29 E 1030 936 4.42      
30 E 883 802 20.99      
30 E 883 802 20.99      
31 E 698 635 23.05      
31 E 698 635 23.05      
32 E 430 390 0.86      
32 E 430 390 0.86      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 31145.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28295.7 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 HF/6-311G**
ABC
0.09077 0.09077 0.05123

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

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.661 1.556 0.381
C2 -0.661 1.556 0.381
C3 0.661 -1.556 0.381
C4 -0.661 -1.556 0.381
C5 1.556 0.661 -0.381
C6 -1.556 0.661 -0.381
C7 1.556 -0.661 -0.381
C8 -1.556 -0.661 -0.381
H9 1.163 2.326 0.948
H10 -1.163 2.326 0.948
H11 1.163 -2.326 0.948
H12 -1.163 -2.326 0.948
H13 2.326 1.163 -0.948
H14 -2.326 1.163 -0.948
H15 2.326 -1.163 -0.948
H16 -2.326 -1.163 -0.948

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16
C11.32223.11303.38211.47792.51002.51003.22741.07932.05903.95534.32652.16623.29283.45424.2523
C21.32223.38213.11302.51001.47793.22742.51002.05901.07934.32653.95533.29282.16624.25233.4542
C33.11303.38211.32222.51003.22741.47792.51003.95534.32651.07932.05903.45424.25232.16623.2928
C43.38213.11301.32223.22742.51002.51001.47794.32653.95532.05901.07934.25233.45423.29282.1662
C51.47792.51002.51003.22743.11301.32223.38212.16623.45423.29284.25231.07933.95532.05904.3265
C62.51001.47793.22742.51003.11303.38211.32223.45422.16624.25233.29283.95531.07934.32652.0590
C72.51003.22741.47792.51001.32223.38213.11303.29284.25232.16623.45422.05904.32651.07933.9553
C83.22742.51002.51001.47793.38211.32223.11304.25233.29283.45422.16624.32652.05903.95531.0793
H91.07932.05903.95534.32652.16623.45423.29284.25232.32554.65135.20022.51014.13734.13735.2852
H102.05901.07934.32653.95533.45422.16624.25233.29282.32555.20024.65134.13732.51015.28524.1373
H113.95534.32651.07932.05903.29284.25232.16623.45424.65135.20022.32554.13735.28522.51014.1373
H124.32653.95532.05901.07934.25233.29283.45422.16625.20024.65132.32555.28524.13734.13732.5101
H132.16623.29283.45424.25231.07933.95532.05904.32652.51014.13734.13735.28524.65132.32555.2002
H143.29282.16624.25233.45423.95531.07934.32652.05904.13732.51015.28524.13734.65135.20022.3255
H153.45424.25232.16623.29282.05904.32651.07933.95534.13735.28522.51014.13732.32555.20024.6513
H164.25233.45423.29282.16624.32652.05903.95531.07935.28524.13734.13732.51015.20022.32554.6513

picture of cyclooctatetraene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C6 127.289 C1 C2 H10 117.697
C1 C5 C7 127.289 C1 C5 H13 114.905
C2 C1 C5 127.289 C2 C1 H9 117.697
C2 C6 C8 127.289 C2 C6 H14 114.905
C3 C4 C8 127.289 C3 C4 H12 117.697
C3 C7 C5 127.289 C3 C7 H15 114.905
C4 C3 C7 127.289 C4 C3 H11 117.697
C4 C8 C6 127.289 C4 C8 H16 114.905
C5 C1 H9 114.905 C5 C7 H15 117.697
C6 C2 H10 114.905 C6 C8 H16 117.697
C7 C3 H11 114.905 C7 C5 H13 117.697
C8 C4 H12 114.905 C8 C6 H14 117.697
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.104      
2 C -0.104      
3 C -0.104      
4 C -0.104      
5 C -0.104      
6 C -0.104      
7 C -0.104      
8 C -0.104      
9 H 0.104      
10 H 0.104      
11 H 0.104      
12 H 0.104      
13 H 0.104      
14 H 0.104      
15 H 0.104      
16 H 0.104      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.252 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -44.252 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -50.035
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.892 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.892 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.783
Polar
3z2-r2-11.566
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.936 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.936 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.368


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 234.355
(<r2>)1/2 15.309