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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: CCSD/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.539732
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-306.421993
Nuclear repulsion energy312.437243
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 CCSD/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 A1 3288 3138 9.50      
2 A1 3238 3090 12.11      
3 A1 3222 3075 12.81      
4 A1 1730 1651 1.13      
5 A1 1576 1504 4.22      
6 A1 1514 1445 3.51      
7 A1 1454 1387 9.15      
8 A1 1205 1150 0.01      
9 A1 1104 1054 0.09      
10 A1 1085 1035 0.20      
11 A1 963 919 3.44      
12 A1 825 787 0.29      
13 A1 548 523 0.18      
14 A2 813 776 0.00      
15 A2 733 699 0.00      
16 A2 676 645 0.00      
17 A2 210 200 0.00      
18 A2 554i 529i 0.00      
19 A2 1565i 1494i 0.00      
20 B1 693 662 111.76      
21 B1 653 624 22.84      
22 B1 609 581 0.73      
23 B1 215 205 6.19      
24 B1 218i 208i 1.63      
25 B2 3259 3110 1.75      
26 B2 3231 3084 28.60      
27 B2 3208 3062 0.21      
28 B2 1696 1618 0.19      
29 B2 1475 1408 3.99      
30 B2 1324 1264 3.14      
31 B2 1275 1217 10.56      
32 B2 1101 1051 1.87      
33 B2 1057 1008 0.62      
34 B2 883 843 0.51      
35 B2 660 630 0.81      
36 B2 420 401 3.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21802.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20808.0 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 CCSD/TZVP
ABC
0.16089 0.07336 0.05039

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.444 -0.617
C2 0.000 0.684 -1.845
C3 0.000 -0.684 -1.845
C4 0.000 -1.444 -0.617
C5 0.000 -0.676 2.043
C6 0.000 0.676 2.043
C7 0.000 0.719 0.524
C8 0.000 -0.719 0.524
H9 0.000 2.526 -0.645
H10 0.000 1.219 -2.786
H11 0.000 -1.219 -2.786
H12 0.000 -2.526 -0.645
H13 0.000 -1.442 2.803
H14 0.000 1.442 2.803

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.44402.45662.88753.40072.76821.35192.44521.08312.18113.43453.97034.47483.4200
C21.44401.36782.45664.11833.88752.36942.75332.19861.08282.12293.42715.11104.7093
C32.45661.36781.44403.88754.11832.75332.36943.42712.12291.08282.19864.70935.1110
C42.88752.45661.44402.76823.40072.44521.35193.97033.43452.18111.08313.42004.4748
C53.40074.11833.88752.76821.35112.06151.51894.18065.18734.85953.26351.07962.2499
C62.76823.88754.11833.40071.35111.51892.06153.26354.85955.18734.18062.24991.0796
C71.35192.36942.75332.44522.06151.51891.43782.15293.34823.83603.44963.14042.3907
C82.44522.75332.36941.35191.51892.06151.43783.44963.83603.34822.15292.39073.1404
H91.08312.19863.42713.97034.18063.26352.15293.44962.50894.31405.05285.25733.6148
H102.18111.08282.12293.43455.18734.85953.34823.83602.50892.43754.31406.19045.5939
H113.43452.12291.08282.18114.85955.18733.83603.34824.31402.43752.50895.59396.1904
H123.97033.42712.19861.08313.26354.18063.44962.15295.05284.31402.50893.61485.2573
H134.47485.11104.70933.42001.07962.24993.14042.39075.25736.19045.59393.61482.8839
H143.42004.70935.11104.47482.24991.07962.39073.14043.61485.59396.19045.25732.8839

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.749 C1 C2 H10 118.652
C1 C7 C6 149.212 C1 C7 N8 122.422
C2 C1 C7 115.829 C2 C1 H9 120.249
C2 C3 C4 121.749 C2 C3 H11 119.600
C3 C2 H10 119.600 C3 C4 N8 115.829
C3 C4 H12 120.249 C4 C3 H11 118.652
C4 N8 C5 149.212 C4 N8 C7 122.422
C5 C6 C7 91.634 C5 C6 H14 135.223
C5 N8 C7 88.366 C6 C5 N8 91.634
C6 C5 H13 135.223 C6 C7 N8 88.366
C7 C1 H9 123.922 C7 C6 H14 133.143
N8 C4 H12 123.922 N8 C5 H13 133.143
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability