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All results from a given calculation for C4H6(CH3)2 (1,1-dimethylcyclobutane)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-31G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-235.696743
Energy at 298.15K-235.709943
Nuclear repulsion energy252.120363
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 BLYP/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3042 3019 86.53      
2 A' 3024 3000 49.09      
3 A' 3021 2998 25.79      
4 A' 3014 2991 12.01      
5 A' 2990 2967 30.98      
6 A' 2977 2954 11.84      
7 A' 2954 2932 35.32      
8 A' 2949 2926 31.13      
9 A' 1485 1474 1.36      
10 A' 1480 1469 0.92      
11 A' 1469 1458 3.26      
12 A' 1459 1447 0.10      
13 A' 1395 1384 0.09      
14 A' 1377 1366 2.87      
15 A' 1279 1269 4.54      
16 A' 1259 1250 2.72      
17 A' 1199 1190 5.19      
18 A' 1176 1167 0.60      
19 A' 976 969 0.43      
20 A' 957 949 0.18      
21 A' 923 916 0.16      
22 A' 887 880 0.14      
23 A' 842 835 0.15      
24 A' 689 684 1.26      
25 A' 588 583 0.98      
26 A' 388 385 0.36      
27 A' 340 337 0.02      
28 A' 127 126 0.01      
29 A" 3023 2999 17.44      
30 A" 3017 2993 51.45      
31 A" 3009 2986 8.90      
32 A" 2972 2949 81.83      
33 A" 1484 1473 4.16      
34 A" 1462 1451 0.07      
35 A" 1455 1444 0.71      
36 A" 1244 1235 0.01      
37 A" 1226 1216 0.17      
38 A" 1192 1183 0.09      
39 A" 1151 1143 2.60      
40 A" 1064 1056 0.02      
41 A" 966 959 0.00      
42 A" 911 904 0.89      
43 A" 842 836 0.01      
44 A" 770 764 0.21      
45 A" 378 375 0.07      
46 A" 295 293 0.02      
47 A" 260 258 0.01      
48 A" 222 220 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 35602.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 35328.6 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 BLYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.16227 0.10061 0.09204

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.088 0.412 0.000
C2 0.327 -1.761 0.000
C3 -0.088 -0.726 1.096
C4 -0.088 -0.726 -1.096
C5 1.230 1.215 0.000
C6 -1.303 1.355 0.000
H7 1.410 -1.960 0.000
H8 -0.198 -2.728 0.000
H9 0.593 -0.592 1.953
H10 0.593 -0.592 -1.953
H11 -1.101 -0.918 1.485
H12 -1.101 -0.918 -1.485
H13 2.112 0.553 0.000
H14 -2.249 0.790 0.000
H15 1.299 1.862 -0.891
H16 1.299 1.862 0.891
H17 -1.302 2.008 0.890
H18 -1.302 2.008 -0.890

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.21241.57981.57981.54341.53782.80543.14222.29872.29872.23632.23632.20422.19422.19572.19572.19412.1941
C22.21241.56341.56343.11013.51641.10101.10062.29102.29102.22622.22622.92233.62553.85573.85574.20164.2016
C31.57981.56342.19132.58952.64692.22862.28511.10233.12611.10212.77922.77042.85823.54552.94352.99873.5907
C41.57981.56342.19132.58952.64692.22862.28513.12611.10232.77921.10212.77042.85822.94353.54553.59072.9987
C51.54343.11012.58952.58952.53693.18004.19402.73592.73593.49143.49141.10243.50551.10361.10362.79902.7990
C61.53783.51642.64692.64692.53694.28334.22983.34603.34602.72252.72253.50751.10252.79692.79691.10411.1041
H72.80541.10102.22862.22863.18004.28331.78232.52012.52013.09783.09782.60914.57723.92613.92614.88814.8881
H83.14221.10062.28512.28514.19404.22981.78233.00003.00002.50952.50954.01284.07214.90994.90994.94414.9441
H92.29872.29101.10233.12612.73593.34602.52013.00003.90511.78663.84602.72623.71463.82242.76573.38844.2933
H102.29872.29103.12611.10232.73593.34602.52013.00003.90513.84601.78662.72623.71462.76573.82244.29333.3884
H112.23632.22621.10212.77923.49142.72253.09782.50951.78663.84602.97053.83292.53794.37463.72052.99283.7742
H122.23632.22622.77921.10213.49142.72253.09782.50953.84601.78662.97053.83292.53793.72054.37463.77422.9928
H132.20422.92232.77042.77041.10243.50752.60914.01282.72622.72623.83293.83294.36761.77991.77993.81643.8164
H142.19423.62552.85822.85823.50551.10254.57724.07213.71463.71462.53792.53794.36763.81283.81281.78161.7816
H152.19573.85573.54552.94351.10362.79693.92614.90993.82242.76574.37463.72051.77993.81281.78263.15632.6056
H162.19573.85572.94353.54551.10362.79693.92614.90992.76573.82243.72054.37461.77993.81281.78262.60563.1563
H172.19414.20162.99873.59072.79901.10414.88814.94413.38844.29332.99283.77423.81641.78163.15632.60561.7801
H182.19414.20163.59072.99872.79901.10414.88814.94414.29333.38843.77422.99283.81641.78162.60563.15631.7801

picture of 1,1-dimethylcyclobutane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 89.478 C1 C3 H9 116.854
C1 C3 H11 111.756 C1 C4 C2 89.478
C1 C4 H10 116.854 C1 C4 H12 111.756
C1 C5 H13 111.748 C1 C5 H15 111.005
C1 C5 H16 111.005 C1 C6 H14 111.348
C1 C6 H17 111.244 C1 C6 H18 111.244
C2 C3 H9 117.467 C2 C3 H11 112.109
C2 C4 H10 117.467 C2 C4 H12 112.109
C3 C1 C4 87.824 C3 C1 C5 112.011
C3 C1 C6 116.207 C3 C2 C4 88.990
C3 C2 H7 112.375 C3 C2 H8 117.071
C4 C1 C5 112.011 C4 C1 C6 116.207
C4 C2 H7 112.375 C4 C2 H8 117.071
C5 C1 C6 110.844 H7 C2 H8 108.104
H9 C3 H11 108.283 H10 C4 H12 108.283
H13 C5 H15 107.579 H13 C5 H16 107.579
H14 C6 H17 107.686 H14 C6 H18 107.686
H15 C5 H16 107.737 H17 C6 H18 107.441
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.102      
2 C -0.168      
3 C -0.155      
4 C -0.155      
5 C -0.286      
6 C -0.289      
7 H 0.083      
8 H 0.075      
9 H 0.071      
10 H 0.071      
11 H 0.073      
12 H 0.073      
13 H 0.084      
14 H 0.080      
15 H 0.085      
16 H 0.085      
17 H 0.085      
18 H 0.085      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.001 0.024 0.000 0.024
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -39.669 0.220 0.000
y 0.220 -40.373 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.240
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.638 0.220 0.000
y 0.220 -0.419 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.219
Polar
3z2-r2-0.438
x2-y20.704
xy0.220
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.253 -0.087 0.000
y -0.087 10.065 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.062


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 171.566
(<r2>)1/2 13.098