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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.034121
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-156.840851
Nuclear repulsion energy127.229448
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 3144 3144 0.00      
2 A1 3107 3107 0.00      
3 A1 1560 1560 0.00      
4 A1 1201 1201 0.00      
5 A1 1039 1039 0.00      
6 A1 220 220 0.00      
7 A2 1278 1278 0.00      
8 A2 978 978 0.00      
9 B1 1288 1288 0.00      
10 B1 1192 1192 0.00      
11 B1 961 961 0.00      
12 B2 3173 3173 98.25      
13 B2 3099 3099 10.87      
14 B2 1527 1527 3.50      
15 B2 914 914 0.04      
16 B2 639 639 2.57      
17 E 3157 3157 20.06      
17 E 3157 3157 20.06      
18 E 3100 3100 73.92      
18 E 3100 3100 73.92      
19 E 1520 1520 0.04      
19 E 1520 1520 0.04      
20 E 1320 1320 0.45      
20 E 1320 1320 0.45      
21 E 1275 1275 0.20      
21 E 1275 1275 0.20      
22 E 934 934 2.16      
22 E 934 934 2.16      
23 E 769 769 0.56      
23 E 769 769 0.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24735.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24735.1 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G**
ABC
0.35803 0.35803 0.21299

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G**

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.078 0.137
C2 0.000 -1.078 0.137
C3 -1.078 0.000 -0.137
C4 1.078 0.000 -0.137
H5 0.000 1.379 1.186
H6 0.000 1.975 -0.483
H7 0.000 -1.379 1.186
H8 0.000 -1.975 -0.483
H9 -1.379 0.000 -1.186
H10 -1.975 0.000 0.483
H11 1.379 0.000 -1.186
H12 1.975 0.000 0.483

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.15541.54851.54851.09191.09092.67183.11512.19422.27652.19422.2765
C22.15541.54851.54852.67183.11511.09191.09092.19422.27652.19422.2765
C31.54851.54852.15542.19422.27652.19422.27651.09191.09092.67183.1151
C41.54851.54852.15542.19422.27652.19422.27652.67183.11511.09191.0909
H51.09192.67182.19422.19421.77272.75893.74703.07142.50953.07142.5095
H61.09093.11512.27652.27651.77273.74703.95022.50952.95582.50952.9558
H72.67181.09192.19422.19422.75893.74701.77273.07142.50953.07142.5095
H83.11511.09092.27652.27653.74703.95021.77272.50952.95582.50952.9558
H92.19422.19421.09192.67183.07142.50953.07142.50951.77272.75893.7470
H102.27652.27651.09093.11512.50952.95582.50952.95581.77273.74703.9502
H112.19422.19422.67181.09193.07142.50953.07142.50952.75893.74701.7727
H122.27652.27653.11511.09092.50952.95582.50952.95583.74703.95021.7727

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 88.212 C1 C3 H9 111.229
C1 C3 H10 118.171 C1 C4 C2 88.212
C1 C4 H11 111.229 C1 C4 H12 118.171
C2 C3 H9 111.229 C2 C3 H10 118.171
C2 C4 H11 111.229 C2 C4 H12 118.171
C3 C1 C4 88.212 C3 C1 H5 111.229
C3 C1 H6 118.171 C3 C2 C4 88.212
C3 C2 H7 111.229 C3 C2 H8 118.171
C4 C1 H5 111.229 C4 C1 H6 118.171
C4 C2 H7 111.229 C4 C2 H8 118.171
H5 C1 H6 108.608 H7 C2 H8 108.608
H9 C3 H10 108.608 H11 C4 H12 108.608
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability