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All results from a given calculation for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-311G*

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/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.273549
Energy at 298.15K-154.276412
HF Energy-153.667932
Nuclear repulsion energy98.515349
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/6-311G*
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 3283 3109 0.00      
2 Ag 1578 1494 0.00      
3 Ag 1135 1075 0.00      
4 Ag 979 928 0.00      
5 Au 725 686 0.00      
6 Au 481 456 0.00      
7 B1g 792 750 0.00      
8 B1u 3272 3099 19.30      
9 B1u 1586 1502 1.51      
10 B1u 1057 1001 1.41      
11 B2g 500 473 0.00      
12 B2u 3251 3079 10.83      
13 B2u 1269 1202 35.90      
14 B2u 741 702 7.47      
15 B3g 3237 3066 0.00      
16 B3g 1182 1120 0.00      
17 B3g 854 809 0.00      
18 B3u 551 522 152.70      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13236.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9471) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12536.0 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 MP2=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
0.55986 0.42913 0.24293

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.673 0.785
C2 0.000 0.673 -0.785
C3 0.000 -0.673 0.785
C4 0.000 -0.673 -0.785
H5 0.000 1.440 1.550
H6 0.000 1.440 -1.550
H7 0.000 -1.440 1.550
H8 0.000 -1.440 -1.550

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.57061.34622.06861.08322.45792.24753.1495
C21.57062.06861.34622.45791.08323.14952.2475
C31.34622.06861.57062.24753.14951.08322.4579
C42.06861.34621.57063.14952.24752.45791.0832
H51.08322.45792.24753.14953.09952.88094.2316
H62.45791.08323.14952.24753.09954.23162.8809
H72.24753.14951.08322.45792.88094.23163.0995
H83.14952.24752.45791.08324.23162.88093.0995

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 134.891
C1 C3 C4 90.000 C1 C3 H7 135.109
C2 C1 C3 90.000 C2 C1 H5 134.891
C2 C4 C3 90.000 C3 C1 H5 135.109
C4 C2 H6 135.109 C4 C3 H7 134.891
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability