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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.992156
Energy at 298.15K-307.997820
HF Energy-307.992156
Nuclear repulsion energy312.907054
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 PBE1PBE/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 3287 3133 11.70      
2 A1 3239 3087 13.54      
3 A1 3224 3073 11.51      
4 A1 1744 1663 3.07      
5 A1 1615 1539 0.68      
6 A1 1541 1469 2.22      
7 A1 1467 1398 11.11      
8 A1 1200 1144 0.01      
9 A1 1129 1076 0.06      
10 A1 1080 1030 0.80      
11 A1 1003 956 4.06      
12 A1 834 795 0.39      
13 A1 552 526 0.13      
14 A2 968 923 0.00      
15 A2 917 874 0.00      
16 A2 882 840 0.00      
17 A2 782 746 0.00      
18 A2 584 557 0.00      
19 A2 297 283 0.00      
20 B1 915 872 8.34      
21 B1 756 720 105.71      
22 B1 728 694 0.60      
23 B1 363 346 1.80      
24 B1 238 226 10.14      
25 B2 3256 3104 1.72      
26 B2 3233 3081 29.34      
27 B2 3211 3060 0.07      
28 B2 1693 1614 0.47      
29 B2 1482 1413 3.85      
30 B2 1321 1259 4.72      
31 B2 1266 1207 12.17      
32 B2 1114 1062 1.76      
33 B2 1060 1010 1.10      
34 B2 881 839 0.54      
35 B2 655 625 0.79      
36 B2 427 407 4.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24472.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9531) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23324.2 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G**
ABC
0.16162 0.07354 0.05054

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.439 -0.618
C2 0.000 0.684 -1.842
C3 0.000 -0.684 -1.842
C4 0.000 -1.439 -0.618
C5 0.000 -0.673 2.038
C6 0.000 0.673 2.038
C7 0.000 0.715 0.527
C8 0.000 -0.715 0.527
H9 0.000 2.526 -0.647
H10 0.000 1.224 -2.785
H11 0.000 -1.224 -2.785
H12 0.000 -2.526 -0.647
H13 0.000 -1.443 2.802
H14 0.000 1.443 2.802

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.43832.45132.87893.39372.76431.35452.43931.08672.17803.43343.96524.47223.4193
C21.43831.36872.45134.11073.88012.36872.75092.19521.08632.12823.42535.10774.7051
C32.45131.36871.43833.88014.11072.75092.36873.42532.12821.08632.19524.70515.1077
C42.87892.45131.43832.76433.39372.43931.35453.96523.43342.17801.08673.41934.4722
C53.39374.11073.88012.76431.34632.05221.51214.17635.18274.85453.26201.08422.2498
C62.76433.88014.11073.39371.34631.51212.05223.26204.85455.18274.17632.24981.0842
C71.35452.36872.75092.43932.05221.51211.42962.15783.35053.83723.44643.13562.3887
C82.43932.75092.36871.35451.51212.05221.42963.44643.83723.35052.15782.38873.1356
H91.08672.19523.42533.96524.17633.26202.15783.44642.50364.31615.05145.25763.6142
H102.17801.08632.12823.43345.18274.85453.35053.83722.50362.44704.31616.19045.5909
H113.43342.12821.08632.17804.85455.18273.83723.35054.31612.44702.50365.59096.1904
H123.96523.42532.19521.08673.26204.17633.44642.15785.05144.31612.50363.61425.2576
H134.47225.10774.70513.41931.08422.24983.13562.38875.25766.19045.59093.61422.8863
H143.41934.70515.10774.47222.24981.08422.38873.13563.61425.59096.19045.25762.8863

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.666 C1 C2 H10 118.578
C1 C7 C6 149.235 C1 C7 N8 122.342
C2 C1 C7 115.991 C2 C1 H9 120.138
C2 C3 C4 121.666 C2 C3 H11 119.755
C3 C2 H10 119.755 C3 C4 N8 115.991
C3 C4 H12 120.138 C4 C3 H11 118.578
C4 N8 C5 149.235 C4 N8 C7 122.342
C5 C6 C7 91.577 C5 C6 H14 135.247
C5 N8 C7 88.423 C6 C5 N8 91.577
C6 C5 H13 135.247 C6 C7 N8 88.423
C7 C1 H9 123.871 C7 C6 H14 133.176
N8 C4 H12 123.871 N8 C5 H13 133.176
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.265      
2 C -0.176      
3 C -0.176      
4 C -0.265      
5 C -0.182      
6 C -0.182      
7 C 0.103      
8 C 0.103      
9 H 0.172      
10 H 0.166      
11 H 0.166      
12 H 0.172      
13 H 0.183      
14 H 0.183      


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 0.694 0.694
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.776 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -40.022 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.233
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.148 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.482 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.666
Polar
3z2-r211.332
x2-y2-9.754
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.053 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.859 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.570


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 219.472
(<r2>)1/2 14.815