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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

using model chemistry: B1B95/CEP-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-27.331453
Energy at 298.15K-27.340496
Nuclear repulsion energy71.294484
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 B1B95/CEP-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 3135 3001 0.00      
2 A1 3101 2968 0.00      
3 A1 1518 1453 0.00      
4 A1 1120 1072 0.00      
5 A1 1046 1001 0.00      
6 A1 201 193 0.00      
7 A2 1232 1179 0.00      
8 A2 952 911 0.00      
9 B1 1248 1194 0.00      
10 B1 1163 1113 0.00      
11 B1 971 929 0.00      
12 B2 3172 3037 150.72      
13 B2 3089 2956 12.00      
14 B2 1470 1407 7.61      
15 B2 877 840 0.70      
16 B2 598 573 5.57      
17 E 3153 3018 14.69      
17 E 3153 3018 14.69      
18 E 3091 2959 91.59      
18 E 3091 2959 91.59      
19 E 1470 1407 0.60      
19 E 1470 1407 0.60      
20 E 1285 1230 3.15      
20 E 1285 1230 3.15      
21 E 1238 1185 0.27      
21 E 1238 1185 0.27      
22 E 936 896 6.90      
22 E 936 896 6.90      
23 E 733 702 2.32      
23 E 733 702 2.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24351.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9572) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23309.0 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 B1B95/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.35306 0.35306 0.21074

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/CEP-31G*

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.084 0.143
C2 0.000 -1.084 0.143
C3 -1.084 0.000 -0.143
C4 1.084 0.000 -0.143
H5 0.000 1.369 1.207
H6 0.000 1.996 -0.472
H7 0.000 -1.369 1.207
H8 0.000 -1.996 -0.472
H9 -1.369 0.000 -1.207
H10 -1.996 0.000 0.472
H11 1.369 0.000 -1.207
H12 1.996 0.000 0.472

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.16741.55901.55901.10161.10032.67393.14052.20722.29492.20722.2949
C22.16741.55901.55902.67393.14051.10161.10032.20722.29492.20722.2949
C31.55901.55902.16742.20722.29492.20722.29491.10161.10032.67393.1405
C41.55901.55902.16742.20722.29492.20722.29492.67393.14051.10161.1003
H51.10162.67392.20722.20721.79232.73873.76103.09462.52953.09462.5295
H61.10033.14052.29492.29491.79233.76103.99182.52952.97652.52952.9765
H72.67391.10162.20722.20722.73873.76101.79233.09462.52953.09462.5295
H83.14051.10032.29492.29493.76103.99181.79232.52952.97652.52952.9765
H92.20722.20721.10162.67393.09462.52953.09462.52951.79232.73873.7610
H102.29492.29491.10033.14052.52952.97652.52952.97651.79233.76103.9918
H112.20722.20722.67391.10163.09462.52953.09462.52952.73873.76101.7923
H122.29492.29493.14051.10032.52952.97652.52952.97653.76103.99181.7923

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 88.073 C1 C3 H9 110.937
C1 C3 H10 118.276 C1 C4 C2 88.073
C1 C4 H11 110.937 C1 C4 H12 118.276
C2 C3 H9 110.937 C2 C3 H10 118.276
C2 C4 H11 110.937 C2 C4 H12 118.276
C3 C1 C4 88.073 C3 C1 H5 110.937
C3 C1 H6 118.276 C3 C2 C4 88.073
C3 C2 H7 110.937 C3 C2 H8 118.276
C4 C1 H5 110.937 C4 C1 H6 118.276
C4 C2 H7 110.937 C4 C2 H8 118.276
H5 C1 H6 108.974 H7 C2 H8 108.974
H9 C3 H10 108.974 H11 C4 H12 108.974
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.300      
2 C -0.300      
3 C -0.300      
4 C -0.300      
5 H 0.114      
6 H 0.186      
7 H 0.114      
8 H 0.186      
9 H 0.114      
10 H 0.186      
11 H 0.114      
12 H 0.186      


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 -26.662 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -26.662 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.761
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.951 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.951 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.901
Polar
3z2-r23.802
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 6.341 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.341 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.282


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