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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.480856
Energy at 298.15K-307.486132
HF Energy-306.385053
Nuclear repulsion energy311.080110
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 QCISD/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 3245 3107 12.67      
2 A1 3202 3065 16.86      
3 A1 3186 3050 13.36      
4 A1 1728 1655 2.50      
5 A1 1566 1500 1.98      
6 A1 1518 1454 2.60      
7 A1 1445 1384 12.04      
8 A1 1199 1148 0.00      
9 A1 1102 1055 0.03      
10 A1 1075 1029 0.57      
11 A1 963 922 3.47      
12 A1 823 788 0.34      
13 A1 547 523 0.15      
14 A2 875 837 0.00      
15 A2 851 815 0.00      
16 A2 794 760 0.00      
17 A2 553 529 0.00      
18 A2 475 454 0.00      
19 A2 283 271 0.00      
20 B1 843 807 11.95      
21 B1 732 701 105.44      
22 B1 687 658 17.86      
23 B1 334 320 1.15      
24 B1 227 217 15.02      
25 B2 3216 3079 2.68      
26 B2 3195 3059 34.96      
27 B2 3172 3037 0.14      
28 B2 1693 1621 0.27      
29 B2 1470 1407 5.36      
30 B2 1315 1259 3.83      
31 B2 1260 1206 12.18      
32 B2 1099 1052 1.62      
33 B2 1054 1009 0.45      
34 B2 882 845 0.66      
35 B2 656 628 0.81      
36 B2 422 404 3.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23842.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9574) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22826.7 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 QCISD/6-311G*
ABC
0.15952 0.07274 0.04996

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.450 -0.620
C2 0.000 0.687 -1.854
C3 0.000 -0.687 -1.854
C4 0.000 -1.450 -0.620
C5 0.000 -0.679 2.052
C6 0.000 0.679 2.052
C7 0.000 0.722 0.528
C8 0.000 -0.722 0.528
H9 0.000 2.538 -0.649
H10 0.000 1.225 -2.801
H11 0.000 -1.225 -2.801
H12 0.000 -2.538 -0.649
H13 0.000 -1.449 2.817
H14 0.000 1.449 2.817

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.45092.46772.89933.41632.78061.35912.45651.08912.19263.45133.98814.49663.4374
C21.45091.37422.46774.13833.90622.38272.76802.20911.08892.13383.44335.13714.7336
C32.46771.37421.45093.90624.13832.76802.38273.44332.13381.08892.20914.73365.1371
C42.89932.46771.45092.78063.41632.45651.35913.98813.45132.19261.08913.43744.4966
C53.41634.13833.90622.78061.35862.07021.52444.20095.21324.88353.27881.08592.2621
C62.78063.90624.13833.41631.35861.52442.07023.27884.88355.21324.20092.26211.0859
C71.35912.38272.76802.45652.07021.52441.44422.16433.36693.85683.46643.15542.4021
C82.45652.76802.38271.35911.52442.07021.44423.46643.85683.36692.16432.40213.1554
H91.08912.20913.44333.98814.20093.27882.16433.46642.52104.33545.07675.28373.6334
H102.19261.08892.13383.45135.21324.88353.36693.85682.52102.45044.33546.22255.6229
H113.45132.13381.08892.19264.88355.21323.85683.36694.33542.45042.52105.62296.2225
H123.98813.44332.20911.08913.27884.20093.46642.16435.07674.33542.52103.63345.2837
H134.49665.13714.73363.43741.08592.26213.15542.40215.28376.22255.62293.63342.8987
H143.43744.73365.13714.49662.26211.08592.40213.15543.63345.62296.22255.28372.8987

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.705 C1 C2 H10 118.681
C1 C7 C6 149.247 C1 C7 N8 122.363
C2 C1 C7 115.932 C2 C1 H9 120.178
C2 C3 C4 121.705 C2 C3 H11 119.614
C3 C2 H10 119.614 C3 C4 N8 115.932
C3 C4 H12 120.178 C4 C3 H11 118.681
C4 N8 C5 149.247 C4 N8 C7 122.363
C5 C6 C7 91.610 C5 C6 H14 135.169
C5 N8 C7 88.390 C6 C5 N8 91.610
C6 C5 H13 135.169 C6 C7 N8 88.390
C7 C1 H9 123.890 C7 C6 H14 133.221
N8 C4 H12 123.890 N8 C5 H13 133.221
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability