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All results from a given calculation for C8H8 (cyclooctatetraene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.764980
Energy at 298.15K-307.772772
Nuclear repulsion energy325.124103
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 B3PW91/3-21G*
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 3165 3036 0.00      
2 A1 1729 1658 0.00      
3 A1 1276 1224 0.00      
4 A1 896 859 0.00      
5 A1 778 746 0.00      
6 A1 184 177 0.00      
7 A2 3127 3000 0.00      
8 A2 1429 1371 0.00      
9 A2 1031 989 0.00      
10 A2 953 915 0.00      
11 A2 232 222 0.00      
12 B1 3136 3008 0.00      
13 B1 1488 1428 0.00      
14 B1 1054 1012 0.00      
15 B1 987 947 0.00      
16 B1 684 656 0.00      
17 B1 250 239 0.00      
18 B2 3148 3020 33.08      
19 B2 1713 1644 2.29      
20 B2 1270 1218 1.73      
21 B2 697 669 111.91      
22 B2 295 283 3.52      
23 E 3156 3028 53.63      
23 E 3156 3028 53.63      
24 E 3130 3003 0.64      
24 E 3130 3003 0.64      
25 E 1708 1639 1.13      
25 E 1708 1639 1.13      
26 E 1464 1405 1.92      
26 E 1464 1405 1.92      
27 E 1289 1237 0.45      
27 E 1289 1237 0.45      
28 E 1015 974 0.61      
28 E 1015 974 0.61      
29 E 972 933 2.55      
29 E 972 933 2.55      
30 E 818 785 25.51      
30 E 818 785 25.51      
31 E 648 622 25.06      
31 E 648 622 25.06      
32 E 351 337 2.35      
32 E 351 337 2.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29312.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28122.2 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 B3PW91/3-21G*
ABC
0.09074 0.09074 0.05216

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.669 1.537 0.408
C2 -0.669 1.537 0.408
C3 0.669 -1.537 0.408
C4 -0.669 -1.537 0.408
C5 1.537 0.669 -0.408
C6 -1.537 0.669 -0.408
C7 1.537 -0.669 -0.408
C8 -1.537 -0.669 -0.408
H9 1.188 2.286 1.008
H10 -1.188 2.286 1.008
H11 1.188 -2.286 1.008
H12 -1.188 -2.286 1.008
H13 2.286 1.188 -1.008
H14 -2.286 1.188 -1.008
H15 2.286 -1.188 -1.008
H16 -2.286 -1.188 -1.008

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16
C11.33873.07303.35201.47332.50692.50693.22471.09092.09093.90364.29192.17693.29533.47024.2617
C21.33873.35203.07302.50691.47333.22472.50692.09091.09094.29193.90363.29532.17694.26173.4702
C33.07303.35201.33872.50693.22471.47332.50693.90364.29191.09092.09093.47024.26172.17693.2953
C43.35203.07301.33873.22472.50692.50691.47334.29193.90362.09091.09094.26173.47023.29532.1769
C51.47332.50692.50693.22473.07301.33873.35202.17693.47023.29534.26171.09093.90362.09094.2919
C62.50691.47333.22472.50693.07303.35201.33873.47022.17694.26173.29533.90361.09094.29192.0909
C72.50693.22471.47332.50691.33873.35203.07303.29534.26172.17693.47022.09094.29191.09093.9036
C83.22472.50692.50691.47333.35201.33873.07304.26173.29533.47022.17694.29192.09093.90361.0909
H91.09092.09093.90364.29192.17693.47023.29534.26172.37664.57155.15232.54394.16364.16365.3104
H102.09091.09094.29193.90363.47022.17694.26173.29532.37665.15234.57154.16362.54395.31044.1636
H113.90364.29191.09092.09093.29534.26172.17693.47024.57155.15232.37664.16365.31042.54394.1636
H124.29193.90362.09091.09094.26173.29533.47022.17695.15234.57152.37665.31044.16364.16362.5439
H132.17693.29533.47024.26171.09093.90362.09094.29192.54394.16364.16365.31044.57152.37665.1523
H143.29532.17694.26173.47023.90361.09094.29192.09094.16362.54395.31044.16364.57155.15232.3766
H153.47024.26172.17693.29532.09094.29191.09093.90364.16365.31042.54394.16362.37665.15234.5715
H164.26173.47023.29532.17694.29192.09093.90361.09095.31044.16364.16362.54395.15232.37664.5715

picture of cyclooctatetraene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C6 126.057 C1 C2 H10 118.403
C1 C5 C7 126.057 C1 C5 H13 115.393
C2 C1 C5 126.057 C2 C1 H9 118.403
C2 C6 C8 126.057 C2 C6 H14 115.393
C3 C4 C8 126.057 C3 C4 H12 118.403
C3 C7 C5 126.057 C3 C7 H15 115.393
C4 C3 C7 126.057 C4 C3 H11 118.403
C4 C8 C6 126.057 C4 C8 H16 115.393
C5 C1 H9 115.393 C5 C7 H15 118.403
C6 C2 H10 115.393 C6 C8 H16 118.403
C7 C3 H11 115.393 C7 C5 H13 118.403
C8 C4 H12 115.393 C8 C6 H14 118.403
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.218      
2 C -0.218      
3 C -0.218      
4 C -0.218      
5 C -0.218      
6 C -0.218      
7 C -0.218      
8 C -0.218      
9 H 0.218      
10 H 0.218      
11 H 0.218      
12 H 0.218      
13 H 0.218      
14 H 0.218      
15 H 0.218      
16 H 0.218      


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 -43.177 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -43.177 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -48.662
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.742 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.742 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.485
Polar
3z2-r2-10.970
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 12.790 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.790 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.230


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