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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-308.212793
Energy at 298.15K-308.218582
HF Energy-308.212793
Nuclear repulsion energy311.838858
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
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 3327 3150 13.91      
2 A1 3260 3086 12.41      
3 A1 3241 3068 17.01      
4 A1 1747 1653 1.79      
5 A1 1594 1509 1.01      
6 A1 1541 1459 1.43      
7 A1 1476 1397 14.78      
8 A1 1233 1168 0.00      
9 A1 1127 1067 0.02      
10 A1 1097 1038 1.04      
11 A1 1008 955 3.43      
12 A1 832 788 0.15      
13 A1 562 532 0.05      
14 A2 1014 960 0.00      
15 A2 952 902 0.00      
16 A2 914 866 0.00      
17 A2 788 746 0.00      
18 A2 595 564 0.00      
19 A2 305 289 0.00      
20 B1 958 907 10.90      
21 B1 782 740 139.08      
22 B1 747 708 3.23      
23 B1 380 360 3.51      
24 B1 240 227 12.65      
25 B2 3292 3116 0.79      
26 B2 3252 3079 31.93      
27 B2 3225 3053 0.48      
28 B2 1698 1607 0.36      
29 B2 1498 1418 5.62      
30 B2 1344 1272 2.10      
31 B2 1285 1216 13.29      
32 B2 1130 1070 1.83      
33 B2 1083 1025 1.14      
34 B2 889 842 0.34      
35 B2 675 639 0.58      
36 B2 426 403 4.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24758.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9466) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23436.8 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
ABC
0.16074 0.07289 0.05015

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.444 -0.622
C2 0.000 0.687 -1.849
C3 0.000 -0.687 -1.849
C4 0.000 -1.444 -0.622
C5 0.000 -0.678 2.050
C6 0.000 0.678 2.050
C7 0.000 0.719 0.526
C8 0.000 -0.719 0.526
H9 0.000 2.527 -0.652
H10 0.000 1.225 -2.790
H11 0.000 -1.225 -2.790
H12 0.000 -2.527 -0.652
H13 0.000 -1.443 2.810
H14 0.000 1.443 2.810

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.44212.45892.88743.41112.77911.35732.44841.08332.17913.43843.97034.48433.4313
C21.44211.37372.45894.13083.89902.37542.76012.19481.08372.13073.42915.12284.7199
C32.45891.37371.44213.89904.13082.76012.37543.42912.13071.08372.19484.71995.1228
C42.88742.45891.44212.77913.41112.44841.35733.97033.43842.17911.08333.43134.4843
C53.41114.13083.89902.77911.35512.06701.52434.19125.20014.87043.27401.07892.2530
C62.77913.89904.13083.41111.35511.52432.06703.27404.87045.20014.19122.25301.0789
C71.35732.37542.76012.44842.06701.52431.43822.15753.35423.84373.45293.14512.3957
C82.44842.76012.37541.35731.52432.06701.43823.45293.84373.35422.15752.39573.1451
H91.08332.19483.42913.97034.19123.27402.15753.45292.50274.31785.05305.26733.6273
H102.17911.08372.13073.43845.20014.87043.35423.84372.50272.45004.31786.20275.6037
H113.43842.13071.08372.17914.87045.20013.84373.35424.31782.45002.50275.60376.2027
H123.97033.42912.19481.08333.27404.19123.45292.15755.05304.31782.50273.62735.2673
H134.48435.12284.71993.43131.07892.25303.14512.39575.26736.20275.60373.62732.8869
H143.43134.71995.12284.48432.25301.07892.39573.14513.62735.60376.20275.26732.8869

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.655 C1 C2 H10 118.568
C1 C7 C6 149.297 C1 C7 N8 122.266
C2 C1 C7 116.079 C2 C1 H9 120.040
C2 C3 C4 121.655 C2 C3 H11 119.777
C3 C2 H10 119.777 C3 C4 N8 116.079
C3 C4 H12 120.040 C4 C3 H11 118.568
C4 N8 C5 149.297 C4 N8 C7 122.266
C5 C6 C7 91.563 C5 C6 H14 135.227
C5 N8 C7 88.437 C6 C5 N8 91.563
C6 C5 H13 135.227 C6 C7 N8 88.437
C7 C1 H9 123.882 C7 C6 H14 133.210
N8 C4 H12 123.882 N8 C5 H13 133.210
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.190      
2 C -0.178      
3 C -0.178      
4 C -0.190      
5 C -0.101      
6 C -0.101      
7 C -0.063      
8 C -0.063      
9 H 0.175      
10 H 0.162      
11 H 0.162      
12 H 0.175      
13 H 0.196      
14 H 0.196      


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 0.570 0.570
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.258 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -40.210 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.366
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.470 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.602 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.868
Polar
3z2-r211.736
x2-y2-10.048
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.688 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.767 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.220


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 221.026
(<r2>)1/2 14.867