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All results from a given calculation for C8H8 (cyclooctatetraene)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-309.579755
Energy at 298.15K-309.587604
Nuclear repulsion energy325.093952
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 mPW1PW91/6-311G**
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 3169 3032 0.00      
2 A1 1753 1677 0.00      
3 A1 1235 1181 0.00      
4 A1 903 864 0.00      
5 A1 783 749 0.00      
6 A1 183 175 0.00      
7 A2 3135 2999 0.00      
8 A2 1382 1323 0.00      
9 A2 1020 976 0.00      
10 A2 941 901 0.00      
11 A2 233 223 0.00      
12 B1 3144 3008 0.00      
13 B1 1478 1414 0.00      
14 B1 1058 1012 0.00      
15 B1 990 947 0.00      
16 B1 680 650 0.00      
17 B1 257 246 0.00      
18 B2 3155 3018 34.17      
19 B2 1719 1645 1.19      
20 B2 1237 1184 1.64      
21 B2 690 660 98.41      
22 B2 289 277 1.98      
23 E 3162 3025 60.62      
23 E 3162 3025 60.62      
24 E 3138 3002 1.33      
24 E 3138 3002 1.33      
25 E 1724 1649 1.69      
25 E 1724 1649 1.69      
26 E 1432 1370 0.71      
26 E 1432 1370 0.71      
27 E 1251 1197 1.04      
27 E 1251 1197 1.04      
28 E 1010 967 0.59      
28 E 1010 967 0.59      
29 E 973 930 1.39      
29 E 973 930 1.39      
30 E 821 785 24.53      
30 E 821 785 24.53      
31 E 647 619 21.23      
31 E 647 619 21.23      
32 E 366 350 1.72      
32 E 366 350 1.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29240.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27974.0 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 mPW1PW91/6-311G**
ABC
0.09075 0.09075 0.05133

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.668 1.551 0.385
C2 -0.668 1.551 0.385
C3 0.668 -1.551 0.385
C4 -0.668 -1.551 0.385
C5 1.551 0.668 -0.385
C6 -1.551 0.668 -0.385
C7 1.551 -0.668 -0.385
C8 -1.551 -0.668 -0.385
H9 1.172 2.329 0.954
H10 -1.172 2.329 0.954
H11 1.172 -2.329 0.954
H12 -1.172 -2.329 0.954
H13 2.329 1.172 -0.954
H14 -2.329 1.172 -0.954
H15 2.329 -1.172 -0.954
H16 -2.329 -1.172 -0.954

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16
C11.33543.10123.37651.46672.50852.50853.23011.08832.07713.95374.33152.16703.30403.45904.2645
C21.33543.37653.10122.50851.46673.23012.50852.07711.08834.33153.95373.30402.16704.26453.4590
C33.10123.37651.33542.50853.23011.46672.50853.95374.33151.08832.07713.45904.26452.16703.3040
C43.37653.10121.33543.23012.50852.50851.46674.33153.95372.07711.08834.26453.45903.30402.1670
C51.46672.50852.50853.23013.10121.33543.37652.16703.45903.30404.26451.08833.95372.07714.3315
C62.50851.46673.23012.50853.10123.37651.33543.45902.16704.26453.30403.95371.08834.33152.0771
C72.50853.23011.46672.50851.33543.37653.10123.30404.26452.16703.45902.07714.33151.08833.9537
C83.23012.50852.50851.46673.37651.33543.10124.26453.30403.45902.16704.33152.07713.95371.0883
H91.08832.07713.95374.33152.16703.45903.30404.26452.34394.65865.21502.51354.15174.15175.3062
H102.07711.08834.33153.95373.45902.16704.26453.30402.34395.21504.65864.15172.51355.30624.1517
H113.95374.33151.08832.07713.30404.26452.16703.45904.65865.21502.34394.15175.30622.51354.1517
H124.33153.95372.07711.08834.26453.30403.45902.16705.21504.65862.34395.30624.15174.15172.5135
H132.16703.30403.45904.26451.08833.95372.07714.33152.51354.15174.15175.30624.65862.34395.2150
H143.30402.16704.26453.45903.95371.08834.33152.07714.15172.51355.30624.15174.65865.21502.3439
H153.45904.26452.16703.30402.07714.33151.08833.95374.15175.30622.51354.15172.34395.21504.6586
H164.26453.45903.30402.16704.33152.07713.95371.08835.30624.15174.15172.51355.21502.34394.6586

picture of cyclooctatetraene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C6 127.013 C1 C2 H10 117.603
C1 C5 C7 127.013 C1 C5 H13 115.220
C2 C1 C5 127.013 C2 C1 H9 117.603
C2 C6 C8 127.013 C2 C6 H14 115.220
C3 C4 C8 127.013 C3 C4 H12 117.603
C3 C7 C5 127.013 C3 C7 H15 115.220
C4 C3 C7 127.013 C4 C3 H11 117.603
C4 C8 C6 127.013 C4 C8 H16 115.220
C5 C1 H9 115.220 C5 C7 H15 117.603
C6 C2 H10 115.220 C6 C8 H16 117.603
C7 C3 H11 115.220 C7 C5 H13 117.603
C8 C4 H12 115.220 C8 C6 H14 117.603
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.116      
2 C -0.116      
3 C -0.116      
4 C -0.116      
5 C -0.116      
6 C -0.116      
7 C -0.116      
8 C -0.116      
9 H 0.116      
10 H 0.116      
11 H 0.116      
12 H 0.116      
13 H 0.116      
14 H 0.116      
15 H 0.116      
16 H 0.116      


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 -43.446 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -43.446 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.104
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.829 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.829 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.659
Polar
3z2-r2-11.317
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 14.448 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 14.448 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.772


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 233.898
(<r2>)1/2 15.294