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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.593569
Energy at 298.15K-155.602772
HF Energy-155.229915
Nuclear repulsion energy125.441412
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 MP2/3-21G*
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 3172 3017 0.00      
2 A1 3125 2972 0.00      
3 A1 1601 1523 0.00      
4 A1 1211 1152 0.00      
5 A1 985 937 0.00      
6 A1 239 227 0.00      
7 A2 1313 1249 0.00      
8 A2 1019 969 0.00      
9 B1 1314 1250 0.00      
10 B1 1202 1144 0.00      
11 B1 907 862 0.00      
12 B2 3201 3045 62.60      
13 B2 3118 2967 9.64      
14 B2 1582 1505 5.35      
15 B2 947 900 0.02      
16 B2 643 612 2.99      
17 E 3184 3029 15.27      
17 E 3184 3029 15.27      
18 E 3119 2967 46.44      
18 E 3119 2967 46.44      
19 E 1572 1496 1.17      
19 E 1572 1496 1.17      
20 E 1339 1274 2.38      
20 E 1339 1274 2.38      
21 E 1281 1219 1.70      
21 E 1281 1219 1.70      
22 E 888 845 3.40      
22 E 888 845 3.40      
23 E 773 736 0.31      
23 E 773 736 0.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24945.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9513) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23730.3 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 MP2/3-21G*
ABC
0.34680 0.34680 0.20626

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G*

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.100 0.144
C2 0.000 -1.100 0.144
C3 -1.100 0.000 -0.144
C4 1.100 0.000 -0.144
H5 0.000 1.372 1.203
H6 0.000 1.997 -0.478
H7 0.000 -1.372 1.203
H8 0.000 -1.997 -0.478
H9 -1.372 0.000 -1.203
H10 -1.997 0.000 0.478
H11 1.372 0.000 -1.203
H12 1.997 0.000 0.478

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.19971.58171.58171.09381.09142.68933.15862.21482.30432.21482.3043
C22.19971.58171.58172.68933.15861.09381.09142.21482.30432.21482.3043
C31.58171.58172.19972.21482.30432.21482.30431.09381.09142.68933.1586
C41.58171.58172.19972.21482.30432.21482.30432.68933.15861.09381.0914
H51.09382.68932.21482.21481.79342.74403.76513.09092.52913.09092.5291
H61.09143.15862.30432.30431.79343.76513.99412.52912.98172.52912.9817
H72.68931.09382.21482.21482.74403.76511.79343.09092.52913.09092.5291
H83.15861.09142.30432.30433.76513.99411.79342.52912.98172.52912.9817
H92.21482.21481.09382.68933.09092.52913.09092.52911.79342.74403.7651
H102.30432.30431.09143.15862.52912.98172.52912.98171.79343.76513.9941
H112.21482.21482.68931.09383.09092.52913.09092.52912.74403.76511.7934
H122.30432.30433.15861.09142.52912.98172.52912.98173.76513.99411.7934

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 88.112 C1 C3 H9 110.414
C1 C3 H10 117.920 C1 C4 C2 88.112
C1 C4 H11 110.414 C1 C4 H12 117.920
C2 C3 H9 110.414 C2 C3 H10 117.920
C2 C4 H11 110.414 C2 C4 H12 117.920
C3 C1 C4 88.112 C3 C1 H5 110.414
C3 C1 H6 117.920 C3 C2 C4 88.112
C3 C2 H7 110.414 C3 C2 H8 117.920
C4 C1 H5 110.414 C4 C1 H6 117.920
C4 C2 H7 110.414 C4 C2 H8 117.920
H5 C1 H6 110.307 H7 C2 H8 110.307
H9 C3 H10 110.307 H11 C4 H12 110.307
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability