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All results from a given calculation for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.224136
Energy at 298.15K-154.227071
HF Energy-153.654078
Nuclear repulsion energy98.555536
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 QCISD/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 3324 3142 0.00      
2 Ag 1597 1510 0.00      
3 Ag 1150 1087 0.00      
4 Ag 976 923 0.00      
5 Au 728 688 0.00      
6 Au 480 454 0.00      
7 B1g 819 774 0.00      
8 B1u 3312 3131 20.32      
9 B1u 1626 1537 7.35      
10 B1u 1078 1019 0.38      
11 B2g 528 499 0.00      
12 B2u 3293 3113 12.11      
13 B2u 1308 1237 31.13      
14 B2u 755 714 7.88      
15 B3g 3279 3100 0.00      
16 B3g 1214 1148 0.00      
17 B3g 872 824 0.00      
18 B3u 581 550 161.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13460.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9454) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12725.2 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 QCISD/6-31+G**
ABC
0.55881 0.43033 0.24311

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

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.674 0.785
C2 0.000 0.674 -0.785
C3 0.000 -0.674 0.785
C4 0.000 -0.674 -0.785
H5 0.000 1.440 1.545
H6 0.000 1.440 -1.545
H7 0.000 -1.440 1.545
H8 0.000 -1.440 -1.545

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.56931.34802.06871.07942.45242.24683.1460
C21.56932.06871.34802.45241.07943.14602.2468
C31.34802.06871.56932.24683.14601.07942.4524
C42.06871.34801.56933.14602.24682.45241.0794
H51.07942.45242.24683.14603.09012.88034.2243
H62.45241.07943.14602.24683.09014.22432.8803
H72.24683.14601.07942.45242.88034.22433.0901
H83.14602.24682.45241.07944.22432.88033.0901

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 134.784
C1 C3 C4 90.000 C1 C3 H7 135.216
C2 C1 C3 90.000 C2 C1 H5 134.784
C2 C4 C3 90.000 C3 C1 H5 135.216
C4 C2 H6 135.216 C4 C3 H7 134.784
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability