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

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

19 10 17 12 22

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

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-235.516601
Energy at 298.15K-235.529867
Nuclear repulsion energy253.608629
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 PBEPBE/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' 3067 3025 64.30      
2 A' 3051 3009 40.31      
3 A' 3048 3006 20.09      
4 A' 3039 2998 12.52      
5 A' 3009 2968 32.92      
6 A' 2992 2951 8.36      
7 A' 2969 2928 30.31      
8 A' 2964 2924 30.36      
9 A' 1473 1453 2.24      
10 A' 1468 1448 1.06      
11 A' 1456 1436 5.08      
12 A' 1442 1423 0.03      
13 A' 1378 1359 1.12      
14 A' 1362 1344 8.20      
15 A' 1283 1266 4.74      
16 A' 1267 1250 5.36      
17 A' 1200 1183 1.95      
18 A' 1173 1157 0.35      
19 A' 991 977 0.65      
20 A' 966 953 0.73      
21 A' 927 915 0.50      
22 A' 905 892 0.32      
23 A' 852 840 0.22      
24 A' 695 685 1.39      
25 A' 588 580 1.58      
26 A' 387 382 0.37      
27 A' 340 336 0.03      
28 A' 158 156 0.02      
29 A" 3047 3005 39.41      
30 A" 3045 3003 16.75      
31 A" 3040 2998 7.54      
32 A" 2988 2947 71.61      
33 A" 1471 1450 6.01      
34 A" 1446 1426 0.17      
35 A" 1438 1418 2.28      
36 A" 1240 1223 0.07      
37 A" 1218 1201 0.24      
38 A" 1189 1172 0.09      
39 A" 1151 1136 3.39      
40 A" 1059 1044 0.03      
41 A" 959 946 0.03      
42 A" 935 922 1.35      
43 A" 860 848 0.10      
44 A" 769 759 0.34      
45 A" 376 371 0.12      
46 A" 293 289 0.03      
47 A" 262 258 0.02      
48 A" 222 219 0.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 35727.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 35238.4 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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
ABC
0.16444 0.10218 0.09333

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.096 0.407 0.000
C2 0.357 -1.737 0.000
C3 -0.096 -0.723 1.085
C4 -0.096 -0.723 -1.085
C5 1.220 1.196 0.000
C6 -1.297 1.352 0.000
H7 1.448 -1.886 0.000
H8 -0.124 -2.728 0.000
H9 0.558 -0.579 1.962
H10 0.558 -0.579 -1.962
H11 -1.118 -0.936 1.444
H12 -1.118 -0.936 -1.444
H13 2.096 0.526 0.000
H14 -2.247 0.792 0.000
H15 1.292 1.842 -0.892
H16 1.292 1.842 0.892
H17 -1.291 2.006 0.891
H18 -1.291 2.006 -0.891

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18
C12.19161.56731.56731.53391.52802.76513.13552.29122.29122.22102.22102.19592.18482.18672.18672.18512.1851
C22.19161.55251.55253.05703.50411.10201.10132.28712.28712.21372.21372.85463.62943.80533.80534.18504.1850
C31.56731.55252.17062.56752.63222.21722.27971.10323.12001.10332.73602.74722.84583.52412.92342.98533.5747
C41.56731.55252.17062.56752.63222.21722.27973.12001.10322.73601.10332.74722.84582.92343.52413.57472.9853
C51.53393.05702.56752.56752.52143.09024.14722.72702.72703.47733.47731.10333.49001.10401.10402.78422.7842
C61.52803.50412.63222.63222.52144.24564.24573.31953.31952.71182.71183.49261.10322.78192.78191.10451.1045
H72.76511.10202.21722.21723.09024.24561.78352.52022.52023.09403.09402.49774.56363.83663.83664.84174.8417
H83.13551.10132.27972.27974.14724.24571.78352.98872.98872.50682.50683.93934.11044.86684.86684.95604.9560
H92.29122.28711.10323.12002.72703.31952.52022.98873.92391.78963.81252.72733.68703.81392.74683.35334.2701
H102.29122.28713.12001.10322.72703.31952.52022.98873.92393.81251.78962.72733.68702.74683.81394.27013.3533
H112.22102.21371.10332.73603.47732.71183.09402.50681.78963.81252.88803.81492.51894.35683.71882.99813.7594
H122.22102.21372.73601.10333.47732.71183.09402.50683.81251.78962.88803.81492.51893.71884.35683.75942.9981
H132.19592.85462.74722.74721.10333.49262.49773.93932.72732.72733.81493.81494.35161.78171.78173.80213.8021
H142.18483.62942.84582.84583.49001.10324.56364.11043.68703.68702.51892.51894.35163.79803.79801.78361.7836
H152.18673.80533.52412.92341.10402.78193.83664.86683.81392.74684.35683.71881.78173.79801.78413.14272.5881
H162.18673.80532.92343.52411.10402.78193.83664.86682.74683.81393.71884.35681.78173.79801.78412.58813.1427
H172.18514.18502.98533.57472.78421.10454.84174.95603.35334.27012.99813.75943.80211.78363.14272.58811.7813
H182.18514.18503.57472.98532.78421.10454.84174.95604.27013.35333.75942.99813.80211.78362.58813.14271.7813

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 89.251 C1 C3 H9 117.114
C1 C3 H11 111.354 C1 C4 C2 89.251
C1 C4 H10 117.114 C1 C4 H12 111.354
C1 C5 H13 111.712 C1 C5 H15 110.931
C1 C5 H16 110.931 C1 C6 H14 111.239
C1 C6 H17 111.187 C1 C6 H18 111.187
C2 C3 H9 117.909 C2 C3 H11 111.811
C2 C4 H10 117.909 C2 C4 H12 111.811
C3 C1 C4 87.650 C3 C1 C5 111.763
C3 C1 C6 116.501 C3 C2 C4 88.704
C3 C2 H7 112.169 C3 C2 H8 117.403
C4 C1 C5 111.763 C4 C1 C6 116.501
C4 C2 H7 112.169 C4 C2 H8 117.403
C5 C1 C6 110.869 H7 C2 H8 108.086
H9 C3 H11 108.406 H10 C4 H12 108.406
H13 C5 H15 107.645 H13 C5 H16 107.645
H14 C6 H17 107.780 H14 C6 H18 107.780
H15 C5 H16 107.802 H17 C6 H18 107.492
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.035      
2 C -0.233      
3 C -0.206      
4 C -0.206      
5 C -0.354      
6 C -0.359      
7 H 0.116      
8 H 0.108      
9 H 0.103      
10 H 0.103      
11 H 0.107      
12 H 0.107      
13 H 0.113      
14 H 0.109      
15 H 0.115      
16 H 0.115      
17 H 0.115      
18 H 0.115      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.007 0.032 0.000 0.032
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -39.332 0.260 0.000
y 0.260 -40.052 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.933
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.660 0.260 0.000
y 0.260 -0.420 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.240
Polar
3z2-r2-0.481
x2-y20.720
xy0.260
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.257 -0.095 0.000
y -0.095 10.050 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.050


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 169.404
(<r2>)1/2 13.016