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All results from a given calculation for C8H8 (cyclooctatetraene)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-309.451811
Energy at 298.15K-309.459573
Nuclear repulsion energy324.604746
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 B1B95/6-31+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 3176 3039 0.00      
2 A1 1752 1676 0.00      
3 A1 1228 1175 0.00      
4 A1 903 864 0.00      
5 A1 777 743 0.00      
6 A1 181 173 0.00      
7 A2 3144 3007 0.00      
8 A2 1371 1311 0.00      
9 A2 1009 965 0.00      
10 A2 931 891 0.00      
11 A2 231 221 0.00      
12 B1 3153 3016 0.00      
13 B1 1475 1411 0.00      
14 B1 1055 1009 0.00      
15 B1 981 938 0.00      
16 B1 669 640 0.00      
17 B1 261 250 0.00      
18 B2 3163 3026 31.71      
19 B2 1716 1641 0.57      
20 B2 1232 1179 2.24      
21 B2 684 654 102.60      
22 B2 287 275 2.47      
23 E 3170 3033 62.45      
23 E 3170 3033 62.45      
24 E 3147 3010 0.86      
24 E 3147 3010 0.86      
25 E 1722 1648 3.42      
25 E 1722 1648 3.42      
26 E 1424 1363 0.06      
26 E 1424 1363 0.06      
27 E 1244 1190 0.93      
27 E 1244 1190 0.93      
28 E 1000 956 0.54      
28 E 1000 956 0.54      
29 E 972 930 1.53      
29 E 972 930 1.53      
30 E 815 779 27.33      
30 E 815 779 27.33      
31 E 639 611 21.77      
31 E 639 611 21.77      
32 E 359 343 2.30      
32 E 359 343 2.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29181.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9566) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27914.8 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 B1B95/6-31+G**
ABC
0.09048 0.09048 0.05128

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31+G**

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.670 1.551 0.388
C2 -0.670 1.551 0.388
C3 0.670 -1.551 0.388
C4 -0.670 -1.551 0.388
C5 1.551 0.670 -0.388
C6 -1.551 0.670 -0.388
C7 1.551 -0.670 -0.388
C8 -1.551 -0.670 -0.388
H9 1.175 2.328 0.961
H10 -1.175 2.328 0.961
H11 1.175 -2.328 0.961
H12 -1.175 -2.328 0.961
H13 2.328 1.175 -0.961
H14 -2.328 1.175 -0.961
H15 2.328 -1.175 -0.961
H16 -2.328 -1.175 -0.961

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16
C11.34033.10133.37851.46772.51212.51213.23531.08932.08213.95304.33302.17043.30923.46364.2705
C21.34033.37853.10132.51211.46773.23532.51212.08211.08934.33303.95303.30922.17044.27053.4636
C33.10133.37851.34032.51213.23531.46772.51213.95304.33301.08932.08213.46364.27052.17043.3092
C43.37853.10131.34033.23532.51212.51211.46774.33303.95302.08211.08934.27053.46363.30922.1704
C51.46772.51212.51213.23533.10131.34033.37852.17043.46363.30924.27051.08933.95302.08214.3330
C62.51211.46773.23532.51213.10133.37851.34033.46362.17044.27053.30923.95301.08934.33302.0821
C72.51213.23531.46772.51211.34033.37853.10133.30924.27052.17043.46362.08214.33301.08933.9530
C83.23532.51212.51211.46773.37851.34033.10134.27053.30923.46362.17044.33302.08213.95301.0893
H91.08932.08213.95304.33302.17043.46363.30924.27052.34934.65615.21522.52074.15844.15845.3133
H102.08211.08934.33303.95303.46362.17044.27053.30922.34935.21524.65614.15842.52075.31334.1584
H113.95304.33301.08932.08213.30924.27052.17043.46364.65615.21522.34934.15845.31332.52074.1584
H124.33303.95302.08211.08934.27053.30923.46362.17045.21524.65612.34935.31334.15844.15842.5207
H132.17043.30923.46364.27051.08933.95302.08214.33302.52074.15844.15845.31334.65612.34935.2152
H143.30922.17044.27053.46363.95301.08934.33302.08214.15842.52075.31334.15844.65615.21522.3493
H153.46364.27052.17043.30922.08214.33301.08933.95304.15845.31332.52074.15842.34935.21524.6561
H164.27053.46363.30922.17044.33302.08213.95301.08935.31334.15844.15842.52075.21522.34934.6561

picture of cyclooctatetraene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C6 126.865 C1 C2 H10 117.590
C1 C5 C7 126.865 C1 C5 H13 115.370
C2 C1 C5 126.865 C2 C1 H9 117.590
C2 C6 C8 126.865 C2 C6 H14 115.370
C3 C4 C8 126.865 C3 C4 H12 117.590
C3 C7 C5 126.865 C3 C7 H15 115.370
C4 C3 C7 126.865 C4 C3 H11 117.590
C4 C8 C6 126.865 C4 C8 H16 115.370
C5 C1 H9 115.370 C5 C7 H15 117.590
C6 C2 H10 115.370 C6 C8 H16 117.590
C7 C3 H11 115.370 C7 C5 H13 117.590
C8 C4 H12 115.370 C8 C6 H14 117.590
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.145      
2 C -0.145      
3 C -0.145      
4 C -0.145      
5 C -0.145      
6 C -0.145      
7 C -0.145      
8 C -0.145      
9 H 0.145      
10 H 0.145      
11 H 0.145      
12 H 0.145      
13 H 0.145      
14 H 0.145      
15 H 0.145      
16 H 0.145      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.010 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -44.010 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.824
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.907 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.907 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.814
Polar
3z2-r2-11.628
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 15.508 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 15.508 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.603


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 234.694
(<r2>)1/2 15.320