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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.972077
Energy at 298.15K-307.977483
HF Energy-307.972077
Nuclear repulsion energy310.667660
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 A1 3183 3140 13.52      
2 A1 3143 3100 16.44      
3 A1 3127 3084 8.76      
4 A1 1672 1649 2.37      
5 A1 1538 1517 1.12      
6 A1 1487 1466 1.24      
7 A1 1408 1389 8.03      
8 A1 1158 1142 0.00      
9 A1 1087 1072 0.00      
10 A1 1041 1027 0.89      
11 A1 972 959 3.03      
12 A1 802 791 0.14      
13 A1 534 527 0.15      
14 A2 919 907 0.00      
15 A2 867 856 0.00      
16 A2 834 822 0.00      
17 A2 752 742 0.00      
18 A2 561 554 0.00      
19 A2 286 282 0.00      
20 B1 870 858 6.57      
21 B1 721 711 88.80      
22 B1 696 687 0.53      
23 B1 349 344 1.53      
24 B1 227 224 8.58      
25 B2 3153 3110 2.29      
26 B2 3134 3092 31.59      
27 B2 3116 3074 0.06      
28 B2 1613 1591 0.21      
29 B2 1421 1401 2.97      
30 B2 1267 1250 3.78      
31 B2 1216 1199 11.98      
32 B2 1073 1059 1.56      
33 B2 1018 1004 1.35      
34 B2 845 833 0.31      
35 B2 633 625 0.85      
36 B2 411 405 3.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23567.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23244.8 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
0.15920 0.07254 0.04983

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.450 -0.623
C2 0.000 0.691 -1.855
C3 0.000 -0.691 -1.855
C4 0.000 -1.450 -0.623
C5 0.000 -0.681 2.052
C6 0.000 0.681 2.052
C7 0.000 0.721 0.533
C8 0.000 -0.721 0.533
H9 0.000 2.545 -0.653
H10 0.000 1.235 -2.805
H11 0.000 -1.235 -2.805
H12 0.000 -2.545 -0.653
H13 0.000 -1.458 2.819
H14 0.000 1.458 2.819

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.44772.47032.90093.42022.78351.36662.46021.09482.19253.45993.99544.50603.4421
C21.44771.38122.47034.14093.90722.38832.77432.20971.09452.14683.45155.14434.7368
C32.47031.38121.44773.90724.14092.77432.38833.45152.14681.09452.20974.73685.1443
C42.90092.47031.44772.78353.42022.46021.36663.99543.45992.19251.09483.44214.5060
C53.42024.14093.90722.78351.36162.06731.51964.20995.22094.88833.28531.09172.2717
C62.78353.90724.14093.42021.36161.51962.06733.28534.88835.22094.20992.27171.0917
C71.36662.38832.77432.46022.06731.51961.44272.17543.37703.86873.47493.15822.4018
C82.46022.77432.38831.36661.51962.06731.44273.47493.86873.37702.17542.40183.1582
H91.09482.20973.45153.99544.20993.28532.17543.47492.51904.34915.08975.29873.6387
H102.19251.09452.14683.45995.22094.88833.37703.86872.51902.46964.34916.23515.6283
H113.45992.14681.09452.19254.88835.22093.86873.37704.34912.46962.51905.62836.2351
H123.99543.45152.20971.09483.28534.20993.47492.17545.08974.34912.51903.63875.2987
H134.50605.14434.73683.44211.09172.27173.15822.40185.29876.23515.62833.63872.9150
H143.44214.73685.14434.50602.27171.09172.40183.15823.63875.62836.23515.29872.9150

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.659 C1 C2 H10 118.525
C1 C7 C6 149.286 C1 C7 N8 122.243
C2 C1 C7 116.098 C2 C1 H9 120.070
C2 C3 C4 121.659 C2 C3 H11 119.816
C3 C2 H10 119.816 C3 C4 N8 116.098
C3 C4 H12 120.070 C4 C3 H11 118.525
C4 N8 C5 149.286 C4 N8 C7 122.243
C5 C6 C7 91.529 C5 C6 H14 135.356
C5 N8 C7 88.471 C6 C5 N8 91.529
C6 C5 H13 135.356 C6 C7 N8 88.471
C7 C1 H9 123.832 C7 C6 H14 133.115
N8 C4 H12 123.832 N8 C5 H13 133.115
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 -0.194      
2 C -0.103      
3 C -0.103      
4 C -0.194      
5 C -0.120      
6 C -0.120      
7 C 0.115      
8 C 0.115      
9 H 0.098      
10 H 0.095      
11 H 0.095      
12 H 0.098      
13 H 0.110      
14 H 0.110      


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 0.665 0.665
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.472 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -40.490 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.661
Traceless
 xyz
x -9.396 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.076 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.320
Polar
3z2-r210.640
x2-y2-8.981
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.152 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.265 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 16.489


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 222.338
(<r2>)1/2 14.911