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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-306.536318
Energy at 298.15K-306.542006
HF Energy-306.536318
Nuclear repulsion energy311.045811
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 B3PW91/3-21G*
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 3300 3166 8.63      
2 A1 3230 3099 6.73      
3 A1 3213 3082 10.82      
4 A1 1700 1631 2.45      
5 A1 1552 1489 0.67      
6 A1 1489 1428 0.06      
7 A1 1448 1389 17.33      
8 A1 1234 1184 0.00      
9 A1 1091 1047 0.55      
10 A1 1077 1033 0.18      
11 A1 975 935 2.73      
12 A1 805 772 0.22      
13 A1 555 532 0.04      
14 A2 1006 965 0.00      
15 A2 946 907 0.00      
16 A2 905 868 0.00      
17 A2 792 759 0.00      
18 A2 595 571 0.00      
19 A2 303 290 0.00      
20 B1 947 908 11.19      
21 B1 767 736 147.57      
22 B1 736 706 1.17      
23 B1 375 360 4.38      
24 B1 232 222 15.86      
25 B2 3266 3133 0.12      
26 B2 3224 3093 17.16      
27 B2 3198 3068 0.33      
28 B2 1655 1588 0.10      
29 B2 1481 1421 8.03      
30 B2 1336 1282 0.60      
31 B2 1263 1211 15.01      
32 B2 1108 1063 2.14      
33 B2 1070 1026 1.51      
34 B2 873 838 0.03      
35 B2 675 647 0.47      
36 B2 406 389 4.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24412.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23421.5 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 B3PW91/3-21G*
ABC
0.16053 0.07227 0.04984

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.445 -0.624
C2 0.000 0.686 -1.853
C3 0.000 -0.686 -1.853
C4 0.000 -1.445 -0.624
C5 0.000 -0.679 2.059
C6 0.000 0.679 2.059
C7 0.000 0.723 0.523
C8 0.000 -0.723 0.523
H9 0.000 2.529 -0.654
H10 0.000 1.225 -2.795
H11 0.000 -1.225 -2.795
H12 0.000 -2.529 -0.654
H13 0.000 -1.446 2.818
H14 0.000 1.446 2.818

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.44462.46002.88943.42202.79031.35492.45201.08442.18233.44113.97354.49443.4414
C21.44461.37222.46004.14403.91272.37622.76222.19871.08512.13063.43145.13454.7323
C32.46001.37221.44463.91274.14402.76222.37623.43142.13061.08512.19874.73235.1345
C42.88942.46001.44462.79033.42202.45201.35493.97353.44112.18231.08443.44144.4944
C53.42204.14403.91272.79031.35822.08011.53744.20125.21454.88503.28351.07852.2564
C62.79033.91274.14403.42201.35821.53742.08013.28354.88505.21454.20122.25641.0785
C71.35492.37622.76222.45202.08011.53741.44552.15523.35553.84723.45763.15762.4062
C82.45202.76222.37621.35491.53742.08011.44553.45763.84723.35552.15522.40623.1576
H91.08442.19873.43143.97354.20123.28352.15523.45762.50714.32165.05745.27713.6360
H102.18231.08512.13063.44115.21454.88503.35553.84722.50712.45004.32166.21585.6170
H113.44112.13061.08512.18234.88505.21453.84723.35554.32162.45002.50715.61706.2158
H123.97353.43142.19871.08443.28354.20123.45762.15525.05744.32162.50713.63605.2771
H134.49445.13454.73233.44141.07852.25643.15762.40625.27716.21585.61703.63602.8922
H143.44144.73235.13454.49442.25641.07852.40623.15763.63605.61706.21585.27712.8922

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.676 C1 C2 H10 118.547
C1 C7 C6 149.429 C1 C7 N8 122.199
C2 C1 C7 116.126 C2 C1 H9 120.105
C2 C3 C4 121.676 C2 C3 H11 119.778
C3 C2 H10 119.778 C3 C4 N8 116.126
C3 C4 H12 120.105 C4 C3 H11 118.547
C4 N8 C5 149.429 C4 N8 C7 122.199
C5 C6 C7 91.628 C5 C6 H14 135.332
C5 N8 C7 88.372 C6 C5 N8 91.628
C6 C5 H13 135.332 C6 C7 N8 88.372
C7 C1 H9 123.770 C7 C6 H14 133.040
N8 C4 H12 123.770 N8 C5 H13 133.040
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.300      
2 C -0.210      
3 C -0.210      
4 C -0.300      
5 C -0.164      
6 C -0.164      
7 C 0.028      
8 C 0.028      
9 H 0.215      
10 H 0.215      
11 H 0.215      
12 H 0.215      
13 H 0.216      
14 H 0.216      


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 0.522 0.522
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -51.775 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -39.926 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -38.662
Traceless
 xyz
x -12.480 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.292 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.188
Polar
3z2-r214.376
x2-y2-11.849
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.018 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.329 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.837


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 222.303
(<r2>)1/2 14.910