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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.040627
Energy at 298.15K-157.049798
HF Energy-156.857410
Nuclear repulsion energy127.005559
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 B2PLYP/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 A1 3111 3111 0.00      
2 A1 3080 3080 0.00      
3 A1 1555 1555 0.00      
4 A1 1196 1196 0.00      
5 A1 1032 1032 0.00      
6 A1 216 216 0.00      
7 A2 1267 1267 0.00      
8 A2 977 977 0.00      
9 B1 1277 1277 0.00      
10 B1 1182 1182 0.00      
11 B1 955 955 0.00      
12 B2 3144 3144 122.69      
13 B2 3071 3071 11.06      
14 B2 1521 1521 4.90      
15 B2 906 906 0.00      
16 B2 641 641 2.63      
17 E 3126 3126 22.80      
17 E 3126 3126 22.80      
18 E 3073 3073 88.03      
18 E 3073 3073 88.03      
19 E 1514 1514 1.23      
19 E 1514 1514 1.23      
20 E 1307 1307 2.29      
20 E 1307 1307 2.29      
21 E 1267 1267 0.63      
21 E 1267 1267 0.63      
22 E 927 927 3.32      
22 E 927 927 3.32      
23 E 766 766 0.34      
23 E 766 766 0.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24546.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24546.0 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 B2PLYP/6-311G*
ABC
0.35686 0.35686 0.21180

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-311G*

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.081 0.132
C2 0.000 -1.081 0.132
C3 -1.081 0.000 -0.132
C4 1.081 0.000 -0.132
H5 0.000 1.397 1.178
H6 0.000 1.971 -0.499
H7 0.000 -1.397 1.178
H8 0.000 -1.971 -0.499
H9 -1.397 0.000 -1.178
H10 -1.971 0.000 0.499
H11 1.397 0.000 -1.178
H12 1.971 0.000 0.499

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.16161.55121.55121.09241.09152.68923.11642.19932.27752.19932.2775
C22.16161.55121.55122.68923.11641.09241.09152.19932.27752.19932.2775
C31.55121.55122.16162.19932.27752.19932.27751.09241.09152.68923.1164
C41.55121.55122.16162.19932.27752.19932.27752.68923.11641.09241.0915
H51.09242.68922.19932.19931.77292.79343.76233.07482.50933.07482.5093
H61.09153.11642.27752.27751.77293.76233.94182.50932.96072.50932.9607
H72.68921.09242.19932.19932.79343.76231.77293.07482.50933.07482.5093
H83.11641.09152.27752.27753.76233.94181.77292.50932.96072.50932.9607
H92.19932.19931.09242.68923.07482.50933.07482.50931.77292.79343.7623
H102.27752.27751.09153.11642.50932.96072.50932.96071.77293.76233.9418
H112.19932.19932.68921.09243.07482.50933.07482.50932.79343.76231.7729
H122.27752.27753.11641.09152.50932.96072.50932.96073.76233.94181.7729

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 88.328 C1 C3 H9 111.408
C1 C3 H10 117.992 C1 C4 C2 88.328
C1 C4 H11 111.408 C1 C4 H12 117.992
C2 C3 H9 111.408 C2 C3 H10 117.992
C2 C4 H11 111.408 C2 C4 H12 117.992
C3 C1 C4 88.328 C3 C1 H5 111.408
C3 C1 H6 117.992 C3 C2 C4 88.328
C3 C2 H7 111.408 C3 C2 H8 117.992
C4 C1 H5 111.408 C4 C1 H6 117.992
C4 C2 H7 111.408 C4 C2 H8 117.992
H5 C1 H6 108.549 H7 C2 H8 108.549
H9 C3 H10 108.549 H11 C4 H12 108.549
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.416      
2 C -0.416      
3 C -0.416      
4 C -0.416      
5 H 0.209      
6 H 0.207      
7 H 0.209      
8 H 0.207      
9 H 0.209      
10 H 0.207      
11 H 0.209      
12 H 0.207      


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 -27.682 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -27.682 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.097
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.793 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.793 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.585
Polar
3z2-r23.170
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 6.628 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.628 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.033


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 75.306
(<r2>)1/2 8.678