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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: LSDA/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 LSDA/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-304.884630
Energy at 298.15K-304.890149
HF Energy-304.884630
Nuclear repulsion energy311.725645
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 LSDA/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 3219 3161 2.98      
2 A1 3153 3097 2.82      
3 A1 3137 3081 5.28      
4 A1 1689 1658 2.48      
5 A1 1522 1495 0.09      
6 A1 1494 1468 0.03      
7 A1 1413 1388 17.45      
8 A1 1197 1176 0.02      
9 A1 1073 1054 1.12      
10 A1 1045 1026 2.04      
11 A1 983 966 2.51      
12 A1 801 786 0.05      
13 A1 549 539 0.03      
14 A2 960 943 0.00      
15 A2 902 886 0.00      
16 A2 864 849 0.00      
17 A2 769 755 0.00      
18 A2 581 570 0.00      
19 A2 293 288 0.00      
20 B1 905 888 11.64      
21 B1 732 719 142.12      
22 B1 701 688 1.15      
23 B1 362 355 3.53      
24 B1 222 218 15.67      
25 B2 3186 3128 0.17      
26 B2 3146 3090 7.18      
27 B2 3125 3068 0.03      
28 B2 1637 1608 0.03      
29 B2 1439 1413 8.30      
30 B2 1293 1270 1.29      
31 B2 1220 1198 18.18      
32 B2 1094 1074 1.93      
33 B2 1050 1031 1.56      
34 B2 856 841 0.02      
35 B2 662 650 0.59      
36 B2 402 395 4.63      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23837.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.982) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23408.6 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 LSDA/3-21G*
ABC
0.16098 0.07282 0.05014

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.441 -0.622
C2 0.000 0.685 -1.845
C3 0.000 -0.685 -1.845
C4 0.000 -1.441 -0.622
C5 0.000 -0.680 2.050
C6 0.000 0.680 2.050
C7 0.000 0.721 0.523
C8 0.000 -0.721 0.523
H9 0.000 2.534 -0.654
H10 0.000 1.229 -2.794
H11 0.000 -1.229 -2.794
H12 0.000 -2.534 -0.654
H13 0.000 -1.454 2.813
H14 0.000 1.454 2.813

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.43762.45262.88193.41092.77811.35292.44671.09352.18253.44193.97504.49253.4352
C21.43761.37022.45264.12673.89452.36862.75432.19931.09412.13653.43235.12584.7210
C32.45261.37021.43763.89454.12672.75432.36863.43232.13651.09412.19934.72105.1258
C42.88192.45261.43762.77813.41092.44671.35293.97503.44192.18251.09353.43524.4925
C53.41094.12673.89452.77811.35912.07141.52684.19955.20634.87493.27851.08772.2663
C62.77813.89454.12673.41091.35911.52682.07143.27854.87495.20634.19952.26631.0877
C71.35292.36862.75432.44672.07141.52681.44212.16173.35633.84833.46143.15822.4042
C82.44672.75432.36861.35291.52682.07141.44213.46143.84833.35632.16172.40423.1582
H91.09352.19933.43233.97504.19953.27852.16173.46142.50684.32905.06805.28453.6313
H102.18251.09412.13653.44195.20634.87493.35633.84832.50682.45784.32906.21625.6118
H113.44192.13651.09412.18254.87495.20633.84833.35634.32902.45782.50685.61186.2162
H123.97503.43232.19931.09353.27854.19953.46142.16175.06804.32902.50683.63135.2845
H134.49255.12584.72103.43521.08772.26633.15822.40425.28456.21625.61183.63132.9085
H143.43524.72105.12584.49252.26631.08772.40423.15823.63135.61186.21625.28452.9085

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.721 C1 C2 H10 118.473
C1 C7 C6 149.410 C1 C7 N8 122.148
C2 C1 C7 116.131 C2 C1 H9 120.049
C2 C3 C4 121.721 C2 C3 H11 119.806
C3 C2 H10 119.806 C3 C4 N8 116.131
C3 C4 H12 120.049 C4 C3 H11 118.473
C4 N8 C5 149.410 C4 N8 C7 122.148
C5 C6 C7 91.558 C5 C6 H14 135.419
C5 N8 C7 88.442 C6 C5 N8 91.558
C6 C5 H13 135.419 C6 C7 N8 88.442
C7 C1 H9 123.820 C7 C6 H14 133.024
N8 C4 H12 123.820 N8 C5 H13 133.024
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.297      
2 C -0.202      
3 C -0.202      
4 C -0.297      
5 C -0.162      
6 C -0.162      
7 C 0.044      
8 C 0.044      
9 H 0.205      
10 H 0.206      
11 H 0.206      
12 H 0.205      
13 H 0.206      
14 H 0.206      


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 0.491 0.491
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -51.508 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -39.878 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -38.625
Traceless
 xyz
x -12.256 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.189 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.067
Polar
3z2-r214.135
x2-y2-11.630
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.067 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.341 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.167


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 221.240
(<r2>)1/2 14.874