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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-308.311830
Energy at 298.15K-308.317516
HF Energy-308.311830
Nuclear repulsion energy313.490260
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3127 9.57      
2 A1 3230 3083 12.16      
3 A1 3214 3068 9.58      
4 A1 1733 1654 3.88      
5 A1 1601 1528 0.57      
6 A1 1526 1457 2.02      
7 A1 1451 1386 11.64      
8 A1 1191 1137 0.06      
9 A1 1117 1067 0.19      
10 A1 1079 1030 0.48      
11 A1 993 948 4.30      
12 A1 828 790 0.56      
13 A1 549 524 0.18      
14 A2 966 922 0.00      
15 A2 913 872 0.00      
16 A2 884 844 0.00      
17 A2 794 758 0.00      
18 A2 588 561 0.00      
19 A2 297 284 0.00      
20 B1 912 871 7.16      
21 B1 765 730 87.51      
22 B1 738 705 0.16      
23 B1 364 347 1.99      
24 B1 243 232 9.06      
25 B2 3243 3096 1.31      
26 B2 3222 3076 26.22      
27 B2 3201 3056 0.00      
28 B2 1680 1604 0.27      
29 B2 1465 1399 4.29      
30 B2 1308 1249 4.83      
31 B2 1259 1202 11.99      
32 B2 1105 1055 1.91      
33 B2 1054 1006 0.95      
34 B2 879 840 0.55      
35 B2 654 624 0.82      
36 B2 425 405 3.86      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24371.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9547) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23267.9 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.16220 0.07382 0.05073

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.437 -0.616
C2 0.000 0.682 -1.838
C3 0.000 -0.682 -1.838
C4 0.000 -1.437 -0.616
C5 0.000 -0.672 2.035
C6 0.000 0.672 2.035
C7 0.000 0.714 0.524
C8 0.000 -0.714 0.524
H9 0.000 2.520 -0.645
H10 0.000 1.220 -2.779
H11 0.000 -1.220 -2.779
H12 0.000 -2.520 -0.645
H13 0.000 -1.440 2.795
H14 0.000 1.440 2.795

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.43572.44592.87363.38752.75911.35012.43451.08402.17333.42563.95734.46263.4115
C21.43571.36462.44594.10243.87252.36202.74372.19091.08382.12233.41745.09604.6945
C32.44591.36461.43573.87254.10242.74372.36203.41742.12231.08382.19094.69455.0960
C42.87362.44591.43572.75913.38752.43451.35013.95733.42562.17331.08403.41154.4626
C53.38754.10243.87252.75911.34402.05021.51134.16835.17204.84463.25571.08092.2448
C62.75913.87254.10243.38751.34401.51132.05023.25574.84465.17204.16832.24481.0809
C71.35012.36202.74372.43452.05021.51131.42822.15183.34133.82743.43943.13032.3844
C82.43452.74372.36201.35011.51132.05021.42823.43943.82743.34132.15182.38443.1303
H91.08402.19093.41743.95734.16833.25572.15183.43942.49844.30605.04075.24633.6062
H102.17331.08382.12233.42565.17204.84463.34133.82742.49842.43994.30606.17625.5783
H113.42562.12231.08382.17334.84465.17203.82743.34134.30602.43992.49845.57836.1762
H123.95733.41742.19091.08403.25574.16833.43942.15185.04074.30602.49843.60625.2463
H134.46265.09604.69453.41151.08092.24483.13032.38445.24636.17625.57833.60622.8802
H143.41154.69455.09604.46262.24481.08092.38443.13033.60625.57836.17625.24632.8802

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.704 C1 C2 H10 118.553
C1 C7 C6 149.232 C1 C7 N8 122.364
C2 C1 C7 115.931 C2 C1 H9 120.165
C2 C3 C4 121.704 C2 C3 H11 119.743
C3 C2 H10 119.743 C3 C4 N8 115.931
C3 C4 H12 120.165 C4 C3 H11 118.553
C4 N8 C5 149.232 C4 N8 C7 122.364
C5 C6 C7 91.596 C5 C6 H14 135.286
C5 N8 C7 88.404 C6 C5 N8 91.596
C6 C5 H13 135.286 C6 C7 N8 88.404
C7 C1 H9 123.904 C7 C6 H14 133.118
N8 C4 H12 123.904 N8 C5 H13 133.118
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.346      
2 C -0.126      
3 C -0.126      
4 C -0.346      
5 C -0.225      
6 C -0.225      
7 C 0.294      
8 C 0.294      
9 H 0.129      
10 H 0.127      
11 H 0.127      
12 H 0.129      
13 H 0.147      
14 H 0.147      


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 0.747 0.747
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.139 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -40.037 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.386
Traceless
 xyz
x -9.427 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.225 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.202
Polar
3z2-r210.404
x2-y2-9.101
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.937 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.056 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.966


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 218.653
(<r2>)1/2 14.787