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All results from a given calculation for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.636615
Energy at 298.15K-154.639637
HF Energy-154.636615
Nuclear repulsion energy99.099076
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 M06-2X/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 3243 3243 0.00      
2 Ag 1658 1658 0.00      
3 Ag 1125 1125 0.00      
4 Ag 966 966 0.00      
5 Au 880 880 0.00      
6 Au 533 533 0.00      
7 B1g 874 874 0.00      
8 B1u 3233 3233 14.82      
9 B1u 1664 1664 3.67      
10 B1u 1052 1052 0.51      
11 B2g 568 568 0.00      
12 B2u 3210 3210 6.09      
13 B2u 1265 1265 37.56      
14 B2u 736 736 9.71      
15 B3g 3194 3194 0.00      
16 B3g 1178 1178 0.00      
17 B3g 841 841 0.00      
18 B3u 554 554 154.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13386.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13386.8 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 M06-2X/6-311G*
ABC
0.57313 0.42937 0.24547

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.664 0.785
C2 0.000 0.664 -0.785
C3 0.000 -0.664 0.785
C4 0.000 -0.664 -0.785
H5 0.000 1.431 1.548
H6 0.000 1.431 -1.548
H7 0.000 -1.431 1.548
H8 0.000 -1.431 -1.548

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.57051.32802.05681.08152.45612.22923.1356
C21.57052.05681.32802.45611.08153.13562.2292
C31.32802.05681.57052.22923.13561.08152.4561
C42.05681.32801.57053.13562.22922.45611.0815
H51.08152.45612.22923.13563.09632.86114.2158
H62.45611.08153.13562.22923.09634.21582.8611
H72.22923.13561.08152.45612.86114.21583.0963
H83.13562.22922.45611.08154.21582.86113.0963

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 134.863
C1 C3 C4 90.000 C1 C3 H7 135.137
C2 C1 C3 90.000 C2 C1 H5 134.863
C2 C4 C3 90.000 C3 C1 H5 135.137
C4 C2 H6 135.137 C4 C3 H7 134.863
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.219      
2 C -0.219      
3 C -0.219      
4 C -0.219      
5 H 0.219      
6 H 0.219      
7 H 0.219      
8 H 0.219      


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 -26.986 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.715 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.886
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.686 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.721 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.965
Polar
3z2-r23.929
x2-y2-6.271
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.947 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.244 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.792


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.642
(<r2>)1/2 7.592