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All results from a given calculation for C8H8 (cyclooctatetraene)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.779207
Energy at 298.15K-307.787158
HF Energy-307.779207
Nuclear repulsion energy325.580790
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 wB97X-D/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 3209 3041 0.00      
2 A1 1764 1672 0.00      
3 A1 1292 1224 0.00      
4 A1 903 856 0.00      
5 A1 783 742 0.00      
6 A1 195 184 0.00      
7 A2 3171 3006 0.00      
8 A2 1440 1365 0.00      
9 A2 1055 1000 0.00      
10 A2 965 914 0.00      
11 A2 240 227 0.00      
12 B1 3180 3014 0.00      
13 B1 1501 1423 0.00      
14 B1 1067 1011 0.00      
15 B1 1008 955 0.00      
16 B1 699 662 0.00      
17 B1 257 244 0.00      
18 B2 3193 3026 28.69      
19 B2 1743 1652 2.76      
20 B2 1284 1217 2.38      
21 B2 706 669 113.64      
22 B2 310 294 3.87      
23 E 3201 3034 43.40      
23 E 3201 3034 43.40      
24 E 3175 3009 0.49      
24 E 3175 3009 0.49      
25 E 1743 1652 0.95      
25 E 1743 1652 0.95      
26 E 1476 1399 2.17      
26 E 1476 1399 2.17      
27 E 1304 1236 0.32      
27 E 1304 1236 0.32      
28 E 1039 984 0.32      
28 E 1039 984 0.32      
29 E 982 931 2.90      
29 E 982 931 2.90      
30 E 828 785 25.72      
30 E 828 785 25.72      
31 E 657 623 26.09      
31 E 657 623 26.09      
32 E 371 351 2.41      
32 E 371 351 2.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29755.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9478) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28202.1 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 wB97X-D/3-21G*
ABC
0.09094 0.09094 0.05247

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.666 1.540 0.407
C2 -0.666 1.540 0.407
C3 0.666 -1.540 0.407
C4 -0.666 -1.540 0.407
C5 1.540 0.666 -0.407
C6 1.540 -0.666 -0.407
C7 -1.540 0.666 -0.407
C8 -1.540 -0.666 -0.407
H9 1.196 2.275 1.012
H10 -1.196 2.275 1.012
H11 1.196 -2.275 1.012
H12 -1.196 -2.275 1.012
H13 2.275 1.196 -1.012
H14 2.275 -1.196 -1.012
H15 -2.275 1.196 -1.012
H16 -2.275 -1.196 -1.012

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16
C11.33283.08063.35651.47992.50912.50913.22511.08922.09133.89914.28842.17283.47673.28414.2605
C21.33283.35653.08062.50913.22511.47992.50912.09131.08924.28843.89913.28414.26052.17283.4767
C33.08063.35651.33282.50911.47993.22512.50913.89914.28841.08922.09133.47672.17284.26053.2841
C43.35653.08061.33283.22512.50912.50911.47994.28843.89912.09131.08924.26053.28413.47672.1728
C51.47992.50912.50913.22511.33283.08063.35652.17283.47673.28414.26051.08922.09133.89914.2884
C62.50913.22511.47992.50911.33283.35653.08063.28414.26052.17283.47672.09131.08924.28843.8991
C72.50911.47993.22512.50913.08063.35651.33283.47672.17284.26053.28413.89914.28841.08922.0913
C83.22512.50912.50911.47993.35653.08061.33284.26053.28413.47672.17284.28843.89912.09131.0892
H91.08922.09133.89914.28842.17283.28413.47674.26052.39124.55015.14012.53584.16064.16065.3095
H102.09131.08924.28843.89913.47674.26052.17283.28412.39125.14014.55014.16065.30952.53584.1606
H113.89914.28841.08922.09133.28412.17284.26053.47674.55015.14012.39124.16062.53585.30954.1606
H124.28843.89912.09131.08924.26053.47673.28412.17285.14014.55012.39125.30954.16064.16062.5358
H132.17283.28413.47674.26051.08922.09133.89914.28842.53584.16064.16065.30952.39124.55015.1401
H143.47674.26052.17283.28412.09131.08924.28843.89914.16065.30952.53584.16062.39125.14014.5501
H153.28412.17284.26053.47673.89914.28841.08922.09134.16062.53585.30954.16064.55015.14012.3912
H164.26053.47673.28412.17284.28843.89912.09131.08925.30954.16064.16062.53585.14014.55012.3912

picture of cyclooctatetraene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C6 46.826 C1 C2 H10 119.069
C1 C5 C7 53.805 C1 C5 H13 114.653
C2 C1 C5 126.195 C2 C1 H9 119.069
C2 C6 C8 46.826 C2 C6 H14 159.106
C3 C4 C8 126.195 C3 C4 H12 119.069
C3 C7 C5 46.826 C3 C7 H15 159.106
C4 C3 C7 46.826 C4 C3 H11 119.069
C4 C8 C6 53.805 C4 C8 H16 114.653
C5 C1 H9 114.653 C5 C7 H15 132.417
C6 C2 H10 159.106 C6 C8 H16 132.417
C7 C3 H11 159.106 C7 C5 H13 132.417
C8 C4 H12 114.653 C8 C6 H14 132.417
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.220      
2 C -0.220      
3 C -0.220      
4 C -0.220      
5 C -0.220      
6 C -0.220      
7 C -0.220      
8 C -0.220      
9 H 0.220      
10 H 0.220      
11 H 0.220      
12 H 0.220      
13 H 0.220      
14 H 0.220      
15 H 0.220      
16 H 0.220      


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 -43.204 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -43.204 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -48.454
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.625 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.625 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.250
Polar
3z2-r2-10.500
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 12.457 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.457 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.152


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 231.278
(<r2>)1/2 15.208