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All results from a given calculation for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.208606
Energy at 298.15K-154.211482
HF Energy-153.654280
Nuclear repulsion energy98.730750
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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
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 3336 3133 0.00      
2 Ag 1591 1495 0.00      
3 Ag 1149 1079 0.00      
4 Ag 989 928 0.00      
5 Au 716 673 0.00      
6 Au 454 426 0.00      
7 B1g 823 773 0.00      
8 B1u 3325 3123 17.38      
9 B1u 1608 1510 5.96      
10 B1u 1080 1014 1.10      
11 B2g 503 472 0.00      
12 B2u 3305 3104 8.96      
13 B2u 1299 1220 33.13      
14 B2u 748 702 6.57      
15 B3g 3291 3091 0.00      
16 B3g 1219 1145 0.00      
17 B3g 860 808 0.00      
18 B3u 567 532 174.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13430.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9392) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12613.6 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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
0.55991 0.43274 0.24409

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.674 0.782
C2 0.000 0.674 -0.782
C3 0.000 -0.674 0.782
C4 0.000 -0.674 -0.782
H5 0.000 1.438 1.543
H6 0.000 1.438 -1.543
H7 0.000 -1.438 1.543
H8 0.000 -1.438 -1.543

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.56401.34702.06421.07872.44762.24433.1408
C21.56402.06421.34702.44761.07873.14082.2443
C31.34702.06421.56402.24433.14081.07872.4476
C42.06421.34701.56403.14082.24432.44761.0787
H51.07872.44762.24433.14083.08642.87564.2184
H62.44761.07873.14082.24433.08644.21842.8756
H72.24433.14081.07872.44762.87564.21843.0864
H83.14082.24432.44761.07874.21842.87563.0864

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 134.884
C1 C3 C4 90.000 C1 C3 H7 135.116
C2 C1 C3 90.000 C2 C1 H5 134.884
C2 C4 C3 90.000 C3 C1 H5 135.116
C4 C2 H6 135.116 C4 C3 H7 134.884
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability