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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

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 C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.449268
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-306.354061
Nuclear repulsion energy311.533228
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 A1 3313 3133 11.18      
2 A1 3264 3086 15.67      
3 A1 3249 3071 11.94      
4 A1 1740 1645 0.55      
5 A1 1582 1496 5.05      
6 A1 1532 1448 4.16      
7 A1 1465 1385 7.54      
8 A1 1212 1146 0.00      
9 A1 1118 1057 0.14      
10 A1 1092 1032 0.32      
11 A1 976 923 3.62      
12 A1 829 784 0.17      
13 A1 549 519 0.18      
14 A2 903 854 0.00      
15 A2 864 817 0.00      
16 A2 809 765 0.00      
17 A2 491 464 0.00      
18 A2 286 270 0.00      
19 A2 233i 220i 0.00      
20 B1 862 815 8.62      
21 B1 737 697 110.41      
22 B1 688 650 29.38      
23 B1 315 298 0.04      
24 B1 177 167 13.52      
25 B2 3285 3106 1.85      
26 B2 3257 3079 32.29      
27 B2 3236 3059 0.09      
28 B2 1705 1612 0.40      
29 B2 1489 1407 3.24      
30 B2 1335 1262 3.66      
31 B2 1284 1214 9.45      
32 B2 1110 1050 2.06      
33 B2 1065 1007 0.64      
34 B2 887 839 0.54      
35 B2 661 625 0.71      
36 B2 425 401 3.82      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23779.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9454) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22481.2 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
0.15976 0.07298 0.05010

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.449 -0.619
C2 0.000 0.687 -1.852
C3 0.000 -0.687 -1.852
C4 0.000 -1.449 -0.619
C5 0.000 -0.679 2.048
C6 0.000 0.679 2.048
C7 0.000 0.721 0.528
C8 0.000 -0.721 0.528
H9 0.000 2.532 -0.647
H10 0.000 1.223 -2.793
H11 0.000 -1.223 -2.793
H12 0.000 -2.532 -0.647
H13 0.000 -1.445 2.810
H14 0.000 1.445 2.810

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.44882.46662.89833.41262.77641.35912.45471.08322.18563.44433.98124.48733.4290
C21.44881.37492.46664.13253.90002.38022.76542.20291.08282.12943.43745.12624.7227
C32.46661.37491.44883.90004.13252.76542.38023.43742.12941.08282.20294.72275.1262
C42.89832.46661.44882.77643.41262.45471.35913.98123.44432.18561.08323.42904.4873
C53.41264.13253.90002.77641.35852.06651.52064.19275.20154.87173.27091.08022.2569
C62.77643.90004.13253.41261.35851.52062.06653.27094.87175.20154.19272.25691.0802
C71.35912.38022.76542.45472.06651.52061.44172.15933.35903.84813.45883.14602.3938
C82.45472.76542.38021.35911.52062.06651.44173.45883.84813.35902.15932.39383.1460
H91.08322.20293.43743.98124.19273.27092.15933.45882.51374.32445.06405.26983.6239
H102.18561.08282.12943.44435.20154.87173.35903.84812.51372.44514.32446.20565.6072
H113.44432.12941.08282.18564.87175.20153.84813.35904.32442.44512.51375.60726.2056
H123.98123.43742.20291.08323.27094.19273.45882.15935.06404.32442.51373.62395.2698
H134.48735.12624.72273.42901.08022.25693.14602.39385.26986.20565.60723.62392.8907
H143.42904.72275.12624.48732.25691.08022.39383.14603.62395.60726.20565.26982.8907

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.716 C1 C2 H10 118.667
C1 C7 C6 149.165 C1 C7 N8 122.403
C2 C1 C7 115.881 C2 C1 H9 120.229
C2 C3 C4 121.716 C2 C3 H11 119.616
C3 C2 H10 119.616 C3 C4 N8 115.881
C3 C4 H12 120.229 C4 C3 H11 118.667
C4 N8 C5 149.165 C4 N8 C7 122.403
C5 C6 C7 91.567 C5 C6 H14 135.171
C5 N8 C7 88.433 C6 C5 N8 91.567
C6 C5 H13 135.171 C6 C7 N8 88.433
C7 C1 H9 123.889 C7 C6 H14 133.262
N8 C4 H12 123.889 N8 C5 H13 133.262
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability