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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: HF/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-306.356181
Energy at 298.15K-306.362302
HF Energy-306.356181
Nuclear repulsion energy314.157075
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 HF/6-31+G**
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 3427 3099 8.18      
2 A1 3371 3048 14.83      
3 A1 3354 3033 15.44      
4 A1 1850 1672 1.36      
5 A1 1722 1557 5.34      
6 A1 1607 1453 11.97      
7 A1 1551 1403 10.84      
8 A1 1278 1156 0.10      
9 A1 1182 1069 0.51      
10 A1 1162 1051 0.22      
11 A1 1005 909 6.18      
12 A1 878 794 0.27      
13 A1 585 529 0.31      
14 A2 1100 995 0.00      
15 A2 1039 940 0.00      
16 A2 989 894 0.00      
17 A2 827 748 0.00      
18 A2 633 572 0.00      
19 A2 323 292 0.00      
20 B1 1030 931 13.93      
21 B1 841 761 164.59      
22 B1 807 730 0.34      
23 B1 391 354 3.54      
24 B1 258 233 17.15      
25 B2 3396 3071 0.69      
26 B2 3364 3042 34.14      
27 B2 3339 3019 0.49      
28 B2 1818 1644 3.54      
29 B2 1576 1425 5.72      
30 B2 1423 1287 5.87      
31 B2 1375 1243 7.80      
32 B2 1168 1056 3.65      
33 B2 1135 1026 0.00      
34 B2 956 865 1.13      
35 B2 705 637 0.37      
36 B2 457 413 5.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25962.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9042) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23474.9 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 HF/6-31+G**
ABC
0.16309 0.07400 0.05090

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.433 -0.611
C2 0.000 0.677 -1.839
C3 0.000 -0.677 -1.839
C4 0.000 -1.433 -0.611
C5 0.000 -0.665 2.033
C6 0.000 0.665 2.033
C7 0.000 0.711 0.519
C8 0.000 -0.711 0.519
H9 0.000 2.507 -0.635
H10 0.000 1.208 -2.773
H11 0.000 -1.208 -2.773
H12 0.000 -2.507 -0.635
H13 0.000 -1.421 2.792
H14 0.000 1.421 2.792

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.44202.44192.86603.37512.75331.34092.42411.07422.17403.41293.94004.44133.4026
C21.44201.35502.44194.09833.87232.35872.73712.19011.07392.10383.40455.08434.6902
C32.44191.35501.44203.87234.09832.73712.35873.40452.10381.07392.19014.69025.0843
C42.86602.44191.44202.75333.37512.42411.34093.94003.41292.17401.07423.40264.4413
C53.37514.09833.87232.75331.32962.04591.51454.14485.15814.83683.24231.07142.2199
C62.75333.87234.09833.37511.32961.51452.04593.24234.83685.15814.14482.21991.0714
C71.34092.35872.73712.42412.04591.51451.42292.13463.32963.81093.41923.11652.3807
C82.42412.73712.35871.34091.51452.04591.42293.41923.81093.32962.13462.38073.1165
H91.07422.19013.40453.94004.14483.24232.13463.41922.50194.28595.01395.21293.5946
H102.17401.07392.10383.41295.15814.83683.32963.81092.50192.41524.28596.15465.5689
H113.41292.10381.07392.17404.83685.15813.81093.32964.28592.41522.50195.56896.1546
H123.94003.40452.19011.07423.24234.14483.41922.13465.01394.28592.50193.59465.2129
H134.44135.08434.69023.40261.07142.21993.11652.38075.21296.15465.56893.59462.8428
H143.40264.69025.08434.44132.21991.07142.38073.11653.59465.56896.15465.21292.8428

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.596 C1 C2 H10 118.824
C1 C7 C6 149.210 C1 C7 N8 122.555
C2 C1 C7 115.849 C2 C1 H9 120.303
C2 C3 C4 121.596 C2 C3 H11 119.580
C3 C2 H10 119.580 C3 C4 N8 115.849
C3 C4 H12 120.303 C4 C3 H11 118.824
C4 N8 C5 149.210 C4 N8 C7 122.555
C5 C6 C7 91.765 C5 C6 H14 134.923
C5 N8 C7 88.235 C6 C5 N8 91.765
C6 C5 H13 134.923 C6 C7 N8 88.235
C7 C1 H9 123.847 C7 C6 H14 133.312
N8 C4 H12 123.847 N8 C5 H13 133.312
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.105      
2 C -0.175      
3 C -0.175      
4 C -0.105      
5 C -0.144      
6 C -0.144      
7 C -0.105      
8 C -0.105      
9 H 0.174      
10 H 0.163      
11 H 0.163      
12 H 0.174      
13 H 0.191      
14 H 0.191      


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 0.808 0.808
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -52.591 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -41.201 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -41.167
Traceless
 xyz
x -11.408 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.678 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.730
Polar
3z2-r211.459
x2-y2-11.390
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.406 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.972 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.819


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 219.240
(<r2>)1/2 14.807