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All results from a given calculation for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP4/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP4/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.298738
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-153.688252
Nuclear repulsion energy98.390000
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 MP4/TZVP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3273 3152        
2 Ag 1548 1490        
3 Ag 1116 1075        
4 Ag 954 919        
5 Au 577 556        
6 Au 550i 530i        
7 B1g 716 689        
8 B1u 3262 3141        
9 B1u 1563 1505        
10 B1u 1053 1014        
11 B2g 370 357        
12 B2u 3242 3122        
13 B2u 1268 1221        
14 B2u 714 687        
15 B3g 3228 3109        
16 B3g 1188 1144        
17 B3g 859 827        
18 B3u 539 519        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12460.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9629) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11997.7 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 MP4/TZVP
ABC
0.55877 0.42737 0.24216

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/TZVP

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.674 0.788
C2 0.000 0.674 -0.788
C3 0.000 -0.674 0.788
C4 0.000 -0.674 -0.788
H5 0.000 1.442 1.548
H6 0.000 1.442 -1.548
H7 0.000 -1.442 1.548
H8 0.000 -1.442 -1.548

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.57531.34742.07291.08142.45922.24853.1518
C21.57532.07291.34742.45921.08143.15182.2485
C31.34742.07291.57532.24853.15181.08142.4592
C42.07291.34741.57533.15182.24852.45921.0814
H51.08142.45922.24853.15183.09682.88444.2320
H62.45921.08143.15182.24853.09684.23202.8844
H72.24853.15181.08142.45922.88444.23203.0968
H83.15182.24852.45921.08144.23202.88443.0968

picture of cyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 90.000 C1 C2 H6 134.710
C1 C3 C4 90.000 C1 C3 H7 135.290
C2 C1 C3 90.000 C2 C1 H5 134.710
C2 C4 C3 90.000 C3 C1 H5 135.290
C4 C2 H6 135.290 C4 C3 H7 134.710
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability