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All results from a given calculation for C8H8 (cyclooctatetraene)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-309.489973
Energy at 298.15K-309.497757
Nuclear repulsion energy325.453196
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 B1B95/6-311G*
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 3159 3028 0.00      
2 A1 1750 1677 0.00      
3 A1 1234 1183 0.00      
4 A1 902 864 0.00      
5 A1 777 745 0.00      
6 A1 182 175 0.00      
7 A2 3124 2995 0.00      
8 A2 1382 1324 0.00      
9 A2 1008 966 0.00      
10 A2 937 898 0.00      
11 A2 231 222 0.00      
12 B1 3133 3004 0.00      
13 B1 1480 1419 0.00      
14 B1 1054 1010 0.00      
15 B1 977 937 0.00      
16 B1 675 647 0.00      
17 B1 263 252 0.00      
18 B2 3145 3014 45.79      
19 B2 1720 1648 1.14      
20 B2 1237 1186 1.38      
21 B2 683 655 97.59      
22 B2 288 276 2.15      
23 E 3152 3022 80.35      
23 E 3152 3022 80.35      
24 E 3127 2998 2.38      
24 E 3127 2998 2.38      
25 E 1723 1652 1.74      
25 E 1723 1652 1.74      
26 E 1433 1373 0.36      
26 E 1433 1373 0.36      
27 E 1250 1198 0.97      
27 E 1250 1198 0.97      
28 E 996 955 0.42      
28 E 996 955 0.42      
29 E 972 932 1.63      
29 E 972 932 1.63      
30 E 815 781 25.65      
30 E 815 781 25.65      
31 E 640 614 21.48      
31 E 640 614 21.48      
32 E 363 348 2.18      
32 E 363 348 2.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29140.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9586) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27934.4 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 B1B95/6-311G*
ABC
0.09096 0.09096 0.05160

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G*

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.667 1.546 0.389
C2 -0.667 1.546 0.389
C3 0.667 -1.546 0.389
C4 -0.667 -1.546 0.389
C5 1.546 0.667 -0.389
C6 -1.546 0.667 -0.389
C7 1.546 -0.667 -0.389
C8 -1.546 -0.667 -0.389
H9 1.173 2.320 0.963
H10 -1.173 2.320 0.963
H11 1.173 -2.320 0.963
H12 -1.173 -2.320 0.963
H13 2.320 1.173 -0.963
H14 -2.320 1.173 -0.963
H15 2.320 -1.173 -0.963
H16 -2.320 -1.173 -0.963

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16
C11.33483.09193.36771.46562.50502.50503.22521.08872.07763.94114.32022.16773.30043.45724.2598
C21.33483.36773.09192.50501.46563.22522.50502.07761.08874.32023.94113.30042.16774.25983.4572
C33.09193.36771.33482.50503.22521.46562.50503.94114.32021.08872.07763.45724.25982.16773.3004
C43.36773.09191.33483.22522.50502.50501.46564.32023.94112.07761.08874.25983.45723.30042.1677
C51.46562.50502.50503.22523.09191.33483.36772.16773.45723.30044.25981.08873.94112.07764.3202
C62.50501.46563.22522.50503.09193.36771.33483.45722.16774.25983.30043.94111.08874.32022.0776
C72.50503.22521.46562.50501.33483.36773.09193.30044.25982.16773.45722.07764.32021.08873.9411
C83.22522.50502.50501.46563.36771.33483.09194.25983.30043.45722.16774.32022.07763.94111.0887
H91.08872.07763.94114.32022.16773.45723.30044.25982.34604.64035.19962.51874.15094.15095.3025
H102.07761.08874.32023.94113.45722.16774.25983.30042.34605.19964.64034.15092.51875.30254.1509
H113.94114.32021.08872.07763.30044.25982.16773.45724.64035.19962.34604.15095.30252.51874.1509
H124.32023.94112.07761.08874.25983.30043.45722.16775.19964.64032.34605.30254.15094.15092.5187
H132.16773.30043.45724.25981.08873.94112.07764.32022.51874.15094.15095.30254.64032.34605.1996
H143.30042.16774.25983.45723.94111.08874.32022.07764.15092.51875.30254.15094.64035.19962.3460
H153.45724.25982.16773.30042.07764.32021.08873.94114.15095.30252.51874.15092.34605.19964.6403
H164.25983.45723.30042.16774.32022.07763.94111.08875.30254.15094.15092.51875.19962.34604.6403

picture of cyclooctatetraene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C6 126.829 C1 C2 H10 117.674
C1 C5 C7 126.829 C1 C5 H13 115.331
C2 C1 C5 126.829 C2 C1 H9 117.674
C2 C6 C8 126.829 C2 C6 H14 115.331
C3 C4 C8 126.829 C3 C4 H12 117.674
C3 C7 C5 126.829 C3 C7 H15 115.331
C4 C3 C7 126.829 C4 C3 H11 117.674
C4 C8 C6 126.829 C4 C8 H16 115.331
C5 C1 H9 115.331 C5 C7 H15 117.674
C6 C2 H10 115.331 C6 C8 H16 117.674
C7 C3 H11 115.331 C7 C5 H13 117.674
C8 C4 H12 115.331 C8 C6 H14 117.674
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.203      
2 C -0.203      
3 C -0.203      
4 C -0.203      
5 C -0.203      
6 C -0.203      
7 C -0.203      
8 C -0.203      
9 H 0.203      
10 H 0.203      
11 H 0.203      
12 H 0.203      
13 H 0.203      
14 H 0.203      
15 H 0.203      
16 H 0.203      


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 -43.460 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -43.460 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.121
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.831 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.831 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.661
Polar
3z2-r2-11.323
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 14.326 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 14.326 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.731


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 232.946
(<r2>)1/2 15.263