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All results from a given calculation for C8H8 (cyclooctatetraene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-309.369100
Energy at 298.15K-309.376725
Nuclear repulsion energy319.515032
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 BLYP/6-31G
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 3072 3049 0.00      
2 A1 1670 1657 0.00      
3 A1 1252 1243 0.00      
4 A1 866 859 0.00      
5 A1 766 760 0.00      
6 A1 166 165 0.00      
7 A2 3030 3007 0.00      
8 A2 1397 1386 0.00      
9 A2 984 976 0.00      
10 A2 936 929 0.00      
11 A2 224 222 0.00      
12 B1 3041 3018 0.00      
13 B1 1454 1443 0.00      
14 B1 1037 1029 0.00      
15 B1 958 951 0.00      
16 B1 650 645 0.00      
17 B1 261 259 0.00      
18 B2 3053 3030 57.22      
19 B2 1657 1644 0.58      
20 B2 1242 1232 0.30      
21 B2 674 669 87.09      
22 B2 291 289 1.76      
23 E 3062 3039 119.57      
23 E 3062 3039 119.57      
24 E 3034 3011 1.45      
24 E 3034 3011 1.45      
25 E 1642 1629 1.72      
25 E 1642 1629 1.72      
26 E 1431 1420 0.05      
26 E 1431 1420 0.05      
27 E 1266 1256 0.46      
27 E 1266 1256 0.46      
28 E 976 968 0.67      
28 E 976 968 0.67      
29 E 937 930 1.55      
29 E 937 930 1.55      
30 E 800 793 13.42      
30 E 800 793 13.42      
31 E 651 646 17.43      
31 E 651 646 17.43      
32 E 339 337 0.74      
32 E 339 337 0.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28477.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28260.7 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 BLYP/6-31G
ABC
0.08765 0.08765 0.04869

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.679 1.594 0.363
C2 -0.679 1.594 0.363
C3 0.679 -1.594 0.363
C4 -0.679 -1.594 0.363
C5 1.594 0.679 -0.363
C6 -1.594 0.679 -0.363
C7 1.594 -0.679 -0.363
C8 -1.594 -0.679 -0.363
H9 1.182 2.409 0.903
H10 -1.182 2.409 0.903
H11 1.182 -2.409 0.903
H12 -1.182 -2.409 0.903
H13 2.409 1.182 -0.903
H14 -2.409 1.182 -0.903
H15 2.409 -1.182 -0.903
H16 -2.409 -1.182 -0.903

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16
C11.35863.18763.46501.48332.55552.55553.29561.09932.10254.07034.44742.18263.36303.50714.3412
C21.35863.46503.18762.55551.48333.29562.55552.10251.09934.44744.07033.36302.18264.34123.5071
C33.18763.46501.35862.55553.29561.48332.55554.07034.44741.09932.10253.50714.34122.18263.3630
C43.46503.18761.35863.29562.55552.55551.48334.44744.07032.10251.09934.34123.50713.36302.1826
C51.48332.55552.55553.29563.18761.35863.46502.18263.50713.36304.34121.09934.07032.10254.4474
C62.55551.48333.29562.55553.18763.46501.35863.50712.18264.34123.36304.07031.09934.44742.1025
C72.55553.29561.48332.55551.35863.46503.18763.36304.34122.18263.50712.10254.44741.09934.0703
C83.29562.55552.55551.48333.46501.35863.18764.34123.36303.50712.18264.44742.10254.07031.0993
H91.09932.10254.07034.44742.18263.50713.36304.34122.36424.81845.36712.50394.20254.20255.3900
H102.10251.09934.44744.07033.50712.18264.34123.36302.36425.36714.81844.20252.50395.39004.2025
H114.07034.44741.09932.10253.36304.34122.18263.50714.81845.36712.36424.20255.39002.50394.2025
H124.44744.07032.10251.09934.34123.36303.50712.18265.36714.81842.36425.39004.20254.20252.5039
H132.18263.36303.50714.34121.09934.07032.10254.44742.50394.20254.20255.39004.81842.36425.3671
H143.36302.18264.34123.50714.07031.09934.44742.10254.20252.50395.39004.20254.81845.36712.3642
H153.50714.34122.18263.36302.10254.44741.09934.07034.20255.39002.50394.20252.36425.36714.8184
H164.34123.50713.36302.18264.44742.10254.07031.09935.39004.20254.20252.50395.36712.36424.8184

picture of cyclooctatetraene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C6 128.063 C1 C2 H10 117.216
C1 C5 C7 128.063 C1 C5 H13 114.554
C2 C1 C5 128.063 C2 C1 H9 117.216
C2 C6 C8 128.063 C2 C6 H14 114.554
C3 C4 C8 128.063 C3 C4 H12 117.216
C3 C7 C5 128.063 C3 C7 H15 114.554
C4 C3 C7 128.063 C4 C3 H11 117.216
C4 C8 C6 128.063 C4 C8 H16 114.554
C5 C1 H9 114.554 C5 C7 H15 117.216
C6 C2 H10 114.554 C6 C8 H16 117.216
C7 C3 H11 114.554 C7 C5 H13 117.216
C8 C4 H12 114.554 C8 C6 H14 117.216
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.099      
2 C -0.099      
3 C -0.099      
4 C -0.099      
5 C -0.099      
6 C -0.099      
7 C -0.099      
8 C -0.099      
9 H 0.099      
10 H 0.099      
11 H 0.099      
12 H 0.099      
13 H 0.099      
14 H 0.099      
15 H 0.099      
16 H 0.099      


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 -43.540 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -43.540 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.054
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.757 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.757 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.515
Polar
3z2-r2-11.029
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 14.424 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 14.424 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.369


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000