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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

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-157.103697
Energy at 298.15K-157.112687
HF Energy-157.103697
Nuclear repulsion energy125.703890
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 3011 2987 0.00      
2 A1 2987 2963 0.00      
3 A1 1510 1497 0.00      
4 A1 1156 1147 0.00      
5 A1 985 977 0.00      
6 A1 186 185 0.00      
7 A2 1228 1219 0.00      
8 A2 943 936 0.00      
9 B1 1239 1229 0.00      
10 B1 1142 1132 0.00      
11 B1 915 907 0.00      
12 B2 3044 3019 124.13      
13 B2 2980 2956 7.76      
14 B2 1483 1471 2.29      
15 B2 865 858 0.00      
16 B2 628 623 3.03      
17 E 3026 3001 18.55      
17 E 3026 3001 18.55      
18 E 2980 2956 92.24      
18 E 2980 2956 92.24      
19 E 1474 1462 0.01      
19 E 1474 1462 0.01      
20 E 1265 1255 0.03      
20 E 1265 1255 0.03      
21 E 1223 1213 0.27      
21 E 1223 1213 0.27      
22 E 890 883 1.63      
22 E 890 883 1.63      
23 E 739 733 0.42      
23 E 739 733 0.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23746.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23554.2 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
0.34993 0.34993 0.20676

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 0.000 1.109 0.004
C2 0.000 -1.109 0.004
C3 -1.109 0.000 -0.004
C4 1.109 0.000 -0.004
H5 0.000 1.753 0.899
H6 0.000 1.769 -0.878
H7 0.000 -1.753 0.899
H8 0.000 -1.769 -0.878
H9 -1.753 0.000 -0.899
H10 -1.769 0.000 0.878
H11 1.753 0.000 -0.899
H12 1.769 0.000 0.878

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.21801.56841.56841.10221.10192.99853.01022.26232.26342.26232.2634
C22.21801.56841.56842.99853.01021.10221.10192.26232.26342.26232.2634
C31.56841.56842.21802.26232.26342.26232.26341.10221.10192.99853.0102
C41.56841.56842.21802.26232.26342.26232.26342.99853.01021.10221.1019
H51.10222.99852.26232.26231.77703.50583.94483.06212.49053.06212.4905
H61.10193.01022.26342.26341.77703.94483.53802.49053.05672.49053.0567
H72.99851.10222.26232.26233.50583.94481.77703.06212.49053.06212.4905
H83.01021.10192.26342.26343.94483.53801.77702.49053.05672.49053.0567
H92.26232.26231.10222.99853.06212.49053.06212.49051.77703.50583.9448
H102.26342.26341.10193.01022.49053.05672.49053.05671.77703.94483.5380
H112.26232.26232.99851.10223.06212.49053.06212.49053.50583.94481.7770
H122.26342.26343.01021.10192.49053.05672.49053.05673.94483.53801.7770

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 89.998 C1 C3 H9 114.675
C1 C3 H10 114.781 C1 C4 C2 89.998
C1 C4 H11 114.675 C1 C4 H12 114.781
C2 C3 H9 114.675 C2 C3 H10 114.781
C2 C4 H11 114.675 C2 C4 H12 114.781
C3 C1 C4 89.998 C3 C1 H5 114.675
C3 C1 H6 114.781 C3 C2 C4 89.998
C3 C2 H7 114.675 C3 C2 H8 114.781
C4 C1 H5 114.675 C4 C1 H6 114.781
C4 C2 H7 114.675 C4 C2 H8 114.781
H5 C1 H6 107.462 H7 C2 H8 107.462
H9 C3 H10 107.462 H11 C4 H12 107.462
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.235      
2 C -0.235      
3 C -0.235      
4 C -0.235      
5 H 0.119      
6 H 0.116      
7 H 0.119      
8 H 0.116      
9 H 0.119      
10 H 0.116      
11 H 0.119      
12 H 0.116      


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 -27.029 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -27.029 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.749
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.640 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.640 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.280
Polar
3z2-r22.560
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 6.283 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.283 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.870


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 76.252
(<r2>)1/2 8.732