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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.728195
Energy at 298.15K-156.737456
HF Energy-156.109422
Nuclear repulsion energy127.383243
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 CCD/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 A1 3187 2988 0.00      
2 A1 3145 2948 0.00      
3 A1 1588 1489 0.00      
4 A1 1223 1146 0.00      
5 A1 1059 993 0.00      
6 A1 239 224 0.00      
7 A2 1297 1216 0.00      
8 A2 988 927 0.00      
9 B1 1311 1229 0.00      
10 B1 1210 1135 0.00      
11 B1 978 917 0.00      
12 B2 3212 3012 95.78      
13 B2 3137 2941 12.95      
14 B2 1553 1456 3.49      
15 B2 936 878 0.22      
16 B2 645 605 1.59      
17 E 3197 2998 22.13      
17 E 3197 2998 22.13      
18 E 3137 2942 66.19      
18 E 3137 2942 66.19      
19 E 1548 1452 0.00      
19 E 1548 1452 0.00      
20 E 1347 1263 0.44      
20 E 1347 1263 0.44      
21 E 1291 1210 0.08      
21 E 1291 1210 0.08      
22 E 951 891 2.12      
22 E 951 891 2.12      
23 E 781 732 0.47      
23 E 781 732 0.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25107.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9376) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23540.6 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 CCD/6-31G**
ABC
0.35867 0.35867 0.21392

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

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.076 0.142
C2 0.000 -1.076 0.142
C3 -1.076 0.000 -0.142
C4 1.076 0.000 -0.142
H5 0.000 1.363 1.194
H6 0.000 1.979 -0.468
H7 0.000 -1.363 1.194
H8 0.000 -1.979 -0.468
H9 -1.363 0.000 -1.194
H10 -1.979 0.000 0.468
H11 1.363 0.000 -1.194
H12 1.979 0.000 0.468

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.15131.54741.54741.09081.08942.65593.11442.19082.27552.19082.2755
C22.15131.54741.54742.65593.11441.09081.08942.19082.27552.19082.2755
C31.54741.54742.15132.19082.27552.19082.27551.09081.08942.65593.1144
C41.54741.54742.15132.19082.27552.19082.27552.65593.11441.09081.0894
H51.09082.65592.19082.19081.77232.72563.73183.06912.50993.06912.5099
H61.08943.11442.27552.27551.77233.73183.95702.50992.95032.50992.9503
H72.65591.09082.19082.19082.72563.73181.77233.06912.50993.06912.5099
H83.11441.08942.27552.27553.73183.95701.77232.50992.95032.50992.9503
H92.19082.19081.09082.65593.06912.50993.06912.50991.77232.72563.7318
H102.27552.27551.08943.11442.50992.95032.50992.95031.77233.73183.9570
H112.19082.19082.65591.09083.06912.50993.06912.50992.72563.73181.7723
H122.27552.27553.11441.08942.50992.95032.50992.95033.73183.95701.7723

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 88.073 C1 C3 H9 111.094
C1 C3 H10 118.261 C1 C4 C2 88.073
C1 C4 H11 111.094 C1 C4 H12 118.261
C2 C3 H9 111.094 C2 C3 H10 118.261
C2 C4 H11 111.094 C2 C4 H12 118.261
C3 C1 C4 88.073 C3 C1 H5 111.094
C3 C1 H6 118.261 C3 C2 C4 88.073
C3 C2 H7 111.094 C3 C2 H8 118.261
C4 C1 H5 111.094 C4 C1 H6 118.261
C4 C2 H7 111.094 C4 C2 H8 118.261
H5 C1 H6 108.763 H7 C2 H8 108.763
H9 C3 H10 108.763 H11 C4 H12 108.763
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability