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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.595611
Energy at 298.15K-307.601249
HF Energy-306.364576
Nuclear repulsion energy312.410698
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 QCISD/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 3291 3118 7.07      
2 A1 3245 3074 9.82      
3 A1 3229 3059 10.35      
4 A1 1741 1649 2.93      
5 A1 1579 1496 1.22      
6 A1 1526 1446 1.85      
7 A1 1451 1374 11.13      
8 A1 1203 1140 0.09      
9 A1 1106 1048 0.25      
10 A1 1086 1029 0.25      
11 A1 966 915 3.11      
12 A1 826 782 0.43      
13 A1 546 517 0.19      
14 A2 958 907 0.00      
15 A2 907 860 0.00      
16 A2 869 823 0.00      
17 A2 749 710 0.00      
18 A2 574 544 0.00      
19 A2 295 279 0.00      
20 B1 908 860 7.90      
21 B1 768 727 83.24      
22 B1 738 699 2.69      
23 B1 354 336 1.58      
24 B1 244 231 9.47      
25 B2 3260 3089 0.68      
26 B2 3238 3067 21.17      
27 B2 3215 3046 0.10      
28 B2 1702 1612 0.18      
29 B2 1471 1394 4.73      
30 B2 1320 1251 3.26      
31 B2 1270 1203 11.02      
32 B2 1101 1043 1.40      
33 B2 1053 998 0.82      
34 B2 888 841 0.54      
35 B2 656 622 0.80      
36 B2 424 401 3.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24376.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23094.3 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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.16069 0.07342 0.05040

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.444 -0.616
C2 0.000 0.684 -1.845
C3 0.000 -0.684 -1.845
C4 0.000 -1.444 -0.616
C5 0.000 -0.676 2.042
C6 0.000 0.676 2.042
C7 0.000 0.719 0.524
C8 0.000 -0.719 0.524
H9 0.000 2.527 -0.645
H10 0.000 1.220 -2.787
H11 0.000 -1.220 -2.787
H12 0.000 -2.527 -0.645
H13 0.000 -1.444 2.802
H14 0.000 1.444 2.802

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.44482.45692.88793.40042.76721.35152.44561.08362.18163.43603.97134.47533.4188
C21.44481.36742.45694.11813.88712.36962.75362.19961.08362.12383.42775.11124.7091
C32.45691.36741.44483.88714.11812.75362.36963.42772.12381.08362.19964.70915.1112
C42.88792.45691.44482.76723.40042.44561.35153.97133.43602.18161.08363.41884.4753
C53.40044.11813.88712.76721.35222.06181.51844.18135.18764.85923.26321.08052.2522
C62.76723.88714.11813.40041.35221.51842.06183.26324.85925.18764.18132.25221.0805
C71.35152.36962.75362.44562.06181.51841.43862.15323.34853.83713.45083.14152.3905
C82.44562.75362.36961.35151.51842.06181.43863.45083.83713.34852.15322.39053.1415
H91.08362.19963.42773.97134.18133.26322.15323.45082.50884.31595.05455.25893.6139
H102.18161.08362.12383.43605.18764.85923.34853.83712.50882.44014.31596.19135.5934
H113.43602.12381.08362.18164.85925.18763.83713.34854.31592.44012.50885.59346.1913
H123.97133.42772.19961.08363.26324.18133.45082.15325.05454.31592.50883.61395.2589
H134.47535.11124.70913.41881.08052.25223.14152.39055.25896.19135.59343.61392.8877
H143.41884.70915.11124.47532.25221.08052.39053.14153.61395.59346.19135.25892.8877

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.752 C1 C2 H10 118.581
C1 C7 C6 149.206 C1 C7 N8 122.425
C2 C1 C7 115.824 C2 C1 H9 120.229
C2 C3 C4 121.752 C2 C3 H11 119.667
C3 C2 H10 119.667 C3 C4 N8 115.824
C3 C4 H12 120.229 C4 C3 H11 118.581
C4 N8 C5 149.206 C4 N8 C7 122.425
C5 C6 C7 91.631 C5 C6 H14 135.278
C5 N8 C7 88.369 C6 C5 N8 91.631
C6 C5 H13 135.278 C6 C7 N8 88.369
C7 C1 H9 123.947 C7 C6 H14 133.091
N8 C4 H12 123.947 N8 C5 H13 133.091
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability