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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-48.314719
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-47.299424
Nuclear repulsion energy151.887995
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 MP2/CEP-121G*
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 3252 3099 13.71      
2 A1 3220 3068 19.41      
3 A1 3206 3054 9.93      
4 A1 1680 1601 1.29      
5 A1 1515 1444 2.32      
6 A1 1500 1429 4.85      
7 A1 1434 1366 8.97      
8 A1 1185 1129 0.04      
9 A1 1122 1069 0.14      
10 A1 1067 1016 1.06      
11 A1 986 939 3.88      
12 A1 806 768 0.32      
13 A1 539 513 0.05      
14 A2 812 774 0.00      
15 A2 752 716 0.00      
16 A2 672 641 0.00      
17 A2 270 258 0.00      
18 A2 138 131 0.00      
19 A2 956i 911i 0.00      
20 B1 711 677 105.49      
21 B1 693 660 35.39      
22 B1 657 626 30.63      
23 B1 286 272 0.05      
24 B1 215 205 12.30      
25 B2 3225 3072 3.08      
26 B2 3213 3061 34.31      
27 B2 3194 3044 0.08      
28 B2 1629 1552 0.53      
29 B2 1455 1386 3.77      
30 B2 1294 1233 5.59      
31 B2 1242 1183 14.58      
32 B2 1103 1051 1.47      
33 B2 1036 987 1.14      
34 B2 859 818 0.64      
35 B2 643 612 1.55      
36 B2 409 390 3.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22530.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21466.7 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 MP2/CEP-121G*
ABC
0.15785 0.07217 0.04952

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.458 -0.626
C2 0.000 0.695 -1.860
C3 0.000 -0.695 -1.860
C4 0.000 -1.458 -0.626
C5 0.000 -0.685 2.060
C6 0.000 0.685 2.060
C7 0.000 0.722 0.532
C8 0.000 -0.722 0.532
H9 0.000 2.547 -0.656
H10 0.000 1.234 -2.806
H11 0.000 -1.234 -2.806
H12 0.000 -2.547 -0.656
H13 0.000 -1.456 2.826
H14 0.000 1.456 2.826

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.45022.48132.91613.43642.79541.37272.46911.08932.19093.46334.00514.51823.4527
C21.45021.39022.48134.15553.91972.39232.78052.20881.08862.14823.45845.15624.7474
C32.48131.39021.45023.91974.15552.78052.39233.45842.14821.08862.20884.74745.1562
C42.91612.48131.45022.79543.43642.46911.37274.00513.46332.19091.08933.45274.5182
C53.43644.15553.91972.79541.37002.07701.52804.22155.23034.89663.29281.08732.2743
C62.79543.91974.15553.43641.37001.52802.07703.29284.89665.23034.22152.27431.0873
C71.37272.39232.78052.46912.07701.52801.44452.17753.37713.86903.47853.16352.4085
C82.46912.78052.39231.37271.52802.07701.44453.47853.86903.37712.17752.40853.1635
H91.08932.20883.45844.00514.22153.29282.17753.47852.51954.34915.09405.30583.6489
H102.19091.08862.14823.46335.23034.89663.37713.86902.51952.46714.34916.24145.6365
H113.46332.14821.08862.19094.89665.23033.86903.37714.34912.46712.51955.63656.2414
H124.00513.45842.20881.08933.29284.22153.47852.17755.09404.34912.51953.64895.3058
H134.51825.15624.74743.45271.08732.27433.16352.40855.30586.24145.63653.64892.9126
H143.45274.74745.15624.51822.27431.08732.40853.16353.64895.63656.24145.30582.9126

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.742 C1 C2 H10 118.612
C1 C7 C6 148.985 C1 C7 N8 122.413
C2 C1 C7 115.844 C2 C1 H9 120.196
C2 C3 C4 121.742 C2 C3 H11 119.645
C3 C2 H10 119.645 C3 C4 N8 115.844
C3 C4 H12 120.196 C4 C3 H11 118.612
C4 N8 C5 148.985 C4 N8 C7 122.413
C5 C6 C7 91.398 C5 C6 H14 135.188
C5 N8 C7 88.602 C6 C5 N8 91.398
C6 C5 H13 135.188 C6 C7 N8 88.602
C7 C1 H9 123.960 C7 C6 H14 133.414
N8 C4 H12 123.960 N8 C5 H13 133.414
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability