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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.383898
Energy at 298.15K-307.389222
HF Energy-306.333072
Nuclear repulsion energy311.741914
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 CCSD/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 3275 3093 12.01      
2 A1 3222 3043 15.83      
3 A1 3207 3028 12.87      
4 A1 1752 1654 1.90      
5 A1 1594 1506 1.84      
6 A1 1539 1453 2.06      
7 A1 1470 1388 11.00      
8 A1 1220 1152 0.01      
9 A1 1120 1058 0.05      
10 A1 1092 1031 0.38      
11 A1 982 927 2.69      
12 A1 834 788 0.32      
13 A1 552 521 0.12      
14 A2 899 849 0.00      
15 A2 866 818 0.00      
16 A2 798 754 0.00      
17 A2 543 513 0.00      
18 A2 509 480 0.00      
19 A2 287 271 0.00      
20 B1 859 811 8.54      
21 B1 744 703 82.01      
22 B1 691 653 26.92      
23 B1 336 317 0.37      
24 B1 226 213 10.30      
25 B2 3247 3066 2.29      
26 B2 3215 3036 31.66      
27 B2 3194 3016 0.18      
28 B2 1718 1622 0.08      
29 B2 1492 1409 4.82      
30 B2 1334 1260 2.93      
31 B2 1278 1207 12.04      
32 B2 1118 1056 1.16      
33 B2 1068 1008 0.80      
34 B2 890 840 0.50      
35 B2 664 627 0.82      
36 B2 427 403 3.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24130.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9443) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22786.3 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 CCSD/6-31G*
ABC
0.16009 0.07311 0.05019

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.450 -0.621
C2 0.000 0.688 -1.845
C3 0.000 -0.688 -1.845
C4 0.000 -1.450 -0.621
C5 0.000 -0.678 2.046
C6 0.000 0.678 2.046
C7 0.000 0.716 0.523
C8 0.000 -0.716 0.523
H9 0.000 2.538 -0.644
H10 0.000 1.222 -2.794
H11 0.000 -1.222 -2.794
H12 0.000 -2.538 -0.644
H13 0.000 -1.434 2.825
H14 0.000 1.434 2.825

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.44212.46392.89973.41152.77561.35862.44891.08872.18543.44463.98824.49343.4458
C21.44211.37642.46394.12383.89082.36792.75272.20581.08902.13333.44285.12994.7295
C32.46391.37641.44213.89084.12382.75272.36793.44282.13331.08902.20584.72955.1299
C42.89972.46391.44212.77563.41152.44891.35863.98823.44462.18541.08873.44584.4934
C53.41154.12383.89082.77561.35682.06481.52354.19315.19974.87033.27011.08572.2518
C62.77563.89084.12383.41151.35681.52352.06483.27014.87035.19974.19312.25181.0857
C71.35862.36792.75272.44892.06481.52351.43162.16403.35523.84153.45693.15022.4120
C82.44892.75272.36791.35861.52352.06481.43163.45693.84153.35522.16402.41203.1502
H91.08872.20583.44283.98824.19313.27012.16403.45692.52084.33205.07675.27413.6406
H102.18541.08902.13333.44465.19974.87033.35523.84152.52082.44484.33206.21565.6233
H113.44462.13331.08902.18544.87035.19973.84153.35524.33202.44482.52085.62336.2156
H123.98823.44282.20581.08873.27014.19313.45692.16405.07674.33202.52083.64065.2741
H134.49345.12994.72953.44581.08572.25183.15022.41205.27416.21565.62333.64062.8683
H143.44584.72955.12994.49342.25181.08572.41203.15023.64065.62336.21565.27412.8683

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.882 C1 C2 H10 118.741
C1 C7 C6 148.699 C1 C7 N8 122.706
C2 C1 C7 115.412 C2 C1 H9 120.650
C2 C3 C4 121.882 C2 C3 H11 119.376
C3 C2 H10 119.376 C3 C4 N8 115.412
C3 C4 H12 120.650 C4 C3 H11 118.741
C4 N8 C5 148.699 C4 N8 C7 122.706
C5 C6 C7 91.405 C5 C6 H14 134.115
C5 N8 C7 88.595 C6 C5 N8 91.405
C6 C5 H13 134.115 C6 C7 N8 88.595
C7 C1 H9 123.938 C7 C6 H14 134.481
N8 C4 H12 123.938 N8 C5 H13 134.481
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability