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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

using model chemistry: BLYP/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.251623
Energy at 298.15K-156.260553
HF Energy-156.251623
Nuclear repulsion energy124.538321
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 BLYP/3-21G*
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 3042 3022 0.00      
2 A1 3012 2992 0.00      
3 A1 1524 1514 0.00      
4 A1 1141 1133 0.00      
5 A1 952 946 0.00      
6 A1 152 151 0.00      
7 A2 1247 1239 0.00      
8 A2 980 974 0.00      
9 B1 1246 1238 0.00      
10 B1 1145 1137 0.00      
11 B1 883 877 0.00      
12 B2 3078 3058 87.11      
13 B2 3003 2983 6.00      
14 B2 1502 1492 3.09      
15 B2 862 856 0.24      
16 B2 636 632 4.08      
17 E 3058 3038 10.92      
17 E 3058 3038 10.92      
18 E 3003 2984 69.33      
18 E 3003 2984 69.34      
19 E 1495 1485 1.28      
19 E 1495 1485 1.28      
20 E 1268 1260 1.23      
20 E 1268 1260 1.23      
21 E 1222 1214 1.80      
21 E 1222 1214 1.80      
22 E 857 851 2.65      
22 E 857 851 2.65      
23 E 733 728 0.20      
23 E 733 728 0.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23836.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9935) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23681.3 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 BLYP/3-21G*
ABC
0.34279 0.34279 0.20143

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/3-21G*

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.112 0.113
C2 0.000 -1.112 0.113
C3 -1.112 0.000 -0.113
C4 1.112 0.000 -0.113
H5 0.000 1.471 1.154
H6 0.000 1.966 -0.579
H7 0.000 -1.471 1.154
H8 0.000 -1.966 -0.579
H9 -1.471 0.000 -1.154
H10 -1.966 0.000 0.579
H11 1.471 0.000 -1.154
H12 1.966 0.000 0.579

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.22461.58921.58921.10061.09912.78533.15492.23772.30622.23772.3062
C22.22461.58921.58922.78533.15491.10061.09912.23772.30622.23772.3062
C31.58921.58922.22462.23772.30622.23772.30621.10061.09912.78533.1549
C41.58921.58922.22462.23772.30622.23772.30622.78533.15491.10061.0991
H51.10062.78532.23772.23771.80202.94293.84933.10702.52173.10702.5217
H61.09913.15492.30622.30621.80203.84933.93142.52173.01172.52173.0117
H72.78531.10062.23772.23772.94293.84931.80203.10702.52173.10702.5217
H83.15491.09912.30622.30623.84933.93141.80202.52173.01172.52173.0117
H92.23772.23771.10062.78533.10702.52173.10702.52171.80202.94293.8493
H102.30622.30621.09913.15492.52173.01172.52173.01171.80203.84933.9314
H112.23772.23772.78531.10063.10702.52173.10702.52172.94293.84931.8020
H122.30622.30623.15491.09912.52173.01172.52173.01173.84933.93141.8020

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 88.837 C1 C3 H9 111.290
C1 C3 H10 116.982 C1 C4 C2 88.837
C1 C4 H11 111.290 C1 C4 H12 116.982
C2 C3 H9 111.290 C2 C3 H10 116.982
C2 C4 H11 111.290 C2 C4 H12 116.982
C3 C1 C4 88.837 C3 C1 H5 111.290
C3 C1 H6 116.982 C3 C2 C4 88.837
C3 C2 H7 111.290 C3 C2 H8 116.982
C4 C1 H5 111.290 C4 C1 H6 116.982
C4 C2 H7 111.290 C4 C2 H8 116.982
H5 C1 H6 110.009 H7 C2 H8 110.009
H9 C3 H10 110.009 H11 C4 H12 110.009
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.344      
2 C -0.344      
3 C -0.344      
4 C -0.344      
5 H 0.178      
6 H 0.167      
7 H 0.178      
8 H 0.167      
9 H 0.178      
10 H 0.167      
11 H 0.178      
12 H 0.167      


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 -27.074 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -27.074 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.868
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.603 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.603 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.206
Polar
3z2-r22.412
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 5.930 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.930 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.546


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 77.440
(<r2>)1/2 8.800