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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.641687
Energy at 298.15K-155.650807
HF Energy-155.229092
Nuclear repulsion energy124.873536
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/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 3111 2990 0.00      
2 A1 3069 2949 0.00      
3 A1 1576 1515 0.00      
4 A1 1190 1144 0.00      
5 A1 965 927 0.00      
6 A1 216 208 0.00      
7 A2 1296 1246 0.00      
8 A2 1007 968 0.00      
9 B1 1293 1243 0.00      
10 B1 1186 1140 0.00      
11 B1 890 856 0.00      
12 B2 3139 3017 67.92      
13 B2 3062 2943 10.64      
14 B2 1555 1494 4.61      
15 B2 927 891 0.02      
16 B2 639 614 2.74      
17 E 3122 3000 16.16      
17 E 3122 3000 16.16      
18 E 3062 2943 47.41      
18 E 3062 2943 47.41      
19 E 1548 1487 1.31      
19 E 1548 1487 1.31      
20 E 1319 1268 2.26      
20 E 1319 1268 2.26      
21 E 1263 1214 1.38      
21 E 1263 1214 1.38      
22 E 871 837 3.26      
22 E 871 837 3.26      
23 E 758 729 0.16      
23 E 758 729 0.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24503.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9611) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23549.9 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/3-21G*
ABC
0.34386 0.34386 0.20380

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

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.106 0.136
C2 0.000 -1.106 0.136
C3 -1.106 0.000 -0.136
C4 1.106 0.000 -0.136
H5 0.000 1.402 1.194
H6 0.000 1.994 -0.505
H7 0.000 -1.402 1.194
H8 0.000 -1.994 -0.505
H9 -1.402 0.000 -1.194
H10 -1.994 0.000 0.505
H11 1.402 0.000 -1.194
H12 1.994 0.000 0.505

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.21301.58841.58841.09771.09522.72193.16622.22672.31012.22672.3101
C22.21301.58841.58842.72193.16621.09771.09522.22672.31012.22672.3101
C31.58841.58842.21302.22672.31012.22672.31011.09771.09522.72193.1662
C41.58841.58842.21302.22672.31012.22672.31012.72193.16621.09771.0952
H51.09772.72192.22672.22671.79922.80343.79703.10302.53273.10302.5327
H61.09523.16622.31012.31011.79923.79703.98802.53272.99562.53272.9956
H72.72191.09772.22672.22672.80343.79701.79923.10302.53273.10302.5327
H83.16621.09522.31012.31013.79703.98801.79922.53272.99562.53272.9956
H92.22672.22671.09772.72193.10302.53273.10302.53271.79922.80343.7970
H102.31012.31011.09523.16622.53272.99562.53272.99561.79923.79703.9880
H112.22672.22672.72191.09773.10302.53273.10302.53272.80343.79701.7992
H122.31012.31013.16621.09522.53272.99562.53272.99563.79703.98801.7992

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 88.310 C1 C3 H9 110.655
C1 C3 H10 117.640 C1 C4 C2 88.310
C1 C4 H11 110.655 C1 C4 H12 117.640
C2 C3 H9 110.655 C2 C3 H10 117.640
C2 C4 H11 110.655 C2 C4 H12 117.640
C3 C1 C4 88.310 C3 C1 H5 110.655
C3 C1 H6 117.640 C3 C2 C4 88.310
C3 C2 H7 110.655 C3 C2 H8 117.640
C4 C1 H5 110.655 C4 C1 H6 117.640
C4 C2 H7 110.655 C4 C2 H8 117.640
H5 C1 H6 110.265 H7 C2 H8 110.265
H9 C3 H10 110.265 H11 C4 H12 110.265
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability