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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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=FULLultrafine/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.061943
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-156.857422
Nuclear repulsion energy127.046663
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=FULLultrafine/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 3112 3112 0.00      
2 A1 3081 3081 0.00      
3 A1 1555 1555 0.00      
4 A1 1196 1196 0.00      
5 A1 1033 1033 0.00      
6 A1 213 213 0.00      
7 A2 1268 1268 0.00      
8 A2 978 978 0.00      
9 B1 1277 1277 0.00      
10 B1 1184 1184 0.00      
11 B1 955 955 0.00      
12 B2 3145 3145 122.07      
13 B2 3072 3072 11.26      
14 B2 1521 1521 4.95      
15 B2 906 906 0.00      
16 B2 641 641 2.64      
17 E 3126 3126 23.16      
17 E 3126 3126 23.16      
18 E 3074 3074 87.41      
18 E 3074 3074 87.41      
19 E 1514 1514 1.27      
19 E 1514 1514 1.27      
20 E 1307 1307 2.37      
20 E 1307 1307 2.37      
21 E 1268 1268 0.60      
21 E 1268 1268 0.60      
22 E 927 927 3.33      
22 E 927 927 3.33      
23 E 766 766 0.34      
23 E 766 766 0.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24552.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24552.5 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=FULLultrafine/6-311G*
ABC
0.35710 0.35710 0.21197

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

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.080 0.133
C2 0.000 -1.080 0.133
C3 -1.080 0.000 -0.133
C4 1.080 0.000 -0.133
H5 0.000 1.396 1.178
H6 0.000 1.971 -0.499
H7 0.000 -1.396 1.178
H8 0.000 -1.971 -0.499
H9 -1.396 0.000 -1.178
H10 -1.971 0.000 0.499
H11 1.396 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
C12.16061.55061.55061.09231.09132.68793.11552.19862.27692.19862.2769
C22.16061.55061.55062.68793.11551.09231.09132.19862.27692.19862.2769
C31.55061.55062.16062.19862.27692.19862.27691.09231.09132.68793.1155
C41.55061.55062.16062.19862.27692.19862.27692.68793.11551.09231.0913
H51.09232.68792.19862.19861.77272.79153.76093.07412.50873.07412.5087
H61.09133.11552.27692.27691.77273.76093.94132.50872.95992.50872.9599
H72.68791.09232.19862.19862.79153.76091.77273.07412.50873.07412.5087
H83.11551.09132.27692.27693.76093.94131.77272.50872.95992.50872.9599
H92.19862.19861.09232.68793.07412.50873.07412.50871.77272.79153.7609
H102.27692.27691.09133.11552.50872.95992.50872.95991.77273.76093.9413
H112.19862.19862.68791.09233.07412.50873.07412.50872.79153.76091.7727
H122.27692.27693.11551.09132.50872.95992.50872.95993.76093.94131.7727

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 88.324 C1 C3 H9 111.402
C1 C3 H10 118.000 C1 C4 C2 88.324
C1 C4 H11 111.402 C1 C4 H12 118.000
C2 C3 H9 111.402 C2 C3 H10 118.000
C2 C4 H11 111.402 C2 C4 H12 118.000
C3 C1 C4 88.324 C3 C1 H5 111.402
C3 C1 H6 118.000 C3 C2 C4 88.324
C3 C2 H7 111.402 C3 C2 H8 118.000
C4 C1 H5 111.402 C4 C1 H6 118.000
C4 C2 H7 111.402 C4 C2 H8 118.000
H5 C1 H6 108.548 H7 C2 H8 108.548
H9 C3 H10 108.548 H11 C4 H12 108.548
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability