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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: CCD/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.437604
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-306.354517
Nuclear repulsion energy311.886593
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 CCD/6-31+G**
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 3324 3132 10.64      
2 A1 3275 3086 14.68      
3 A1 3259 3071 12.11      
4 A1 1751 1650 0.48      
5 A1 1601 1509 4.61      
6 A1 1539 1450 4.16      
7 A1 1474 1389 7.21      
8 A1 1216 1146 0.00      
9 A1 1125 1060 0.04      
10 A1 1097 1033 0.28      
11 A1 983 926 3.49      
12 A1 834 786 0.23      
13 A1 552 520 0.17      
14 A2 903 850 0.00      
15 A2 866 816 0.00      
16 A2 815 768 0.00      
17 A2 488 460 0.00      
18 A2 287 270 0.00      
19 A2 281i 265i 0.00      
20 B1 862 812 8.42      
21 B1 739 696 110.10      
22 B1 688 648 31.18      
23 B1 316 297 0.02      
24 B1 170 160 13.35      
25 B2 3295 3105 2.49      
26 B2 3268 3079 31.25      
27 B2 3246 3059 0.04      
28 B2 1721 1622 0.06      
29 B2 1497 1410 2.87      
30 B2 1340 1263 3.79      
31 B2 1291 1216 11.33      
32 B2 1118 1053 2.11      
33 B2 1072 1010 0.78      
34 B2 890 839 0.55      
35 B2 665 627 1.33      
36 B2 427 402 3.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23855.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9423) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22478.6 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 CCD/6-31+G**
ABC
0.16024 0.07311 0.05020

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.447 -0.619
C2 0.000 0.687 -1.850
C3 0.000 -0.687 -1.850
C4 0.000 -1.447 -0.619
C5 0.000 -0.677 2.047
C6 0.000 0.677 2.047
C7 0.000 0.719 0.527
C8 0.000 -0.719 0.527
H9 0.000 2.529 -0.647
H10 0.000 1.221 -2.790
H11 0.000 -1.221 -2.790
H12 0.000 -2.529 -0.647
H13 0.000 -1.443 2.808
H14 0.000 1.443 2.808

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.44662.46302.89403.40862.77441.35732.45061.08252.18313.44003.97634.48273.4269
C21.44661.37312.46304.12793.89612.37652.76092.20051.08212.12703.43335.12114.7185
C32.46301.37311.44663.89614.12792.76092.37653.43332.12701.08212.20054.71855.1211
C42.89402.46301.44662.77443.40862.45061.35733.97633.44002.18311.08253.42694.4827
C53.40864.12793.89612.77441.35492.06411.52044.18765.19624.86743.26851.07952.2528
C62.77443.89614.12793.40861.35491.52042.06413.26854.86745.19624.18762.25281.0795
C71.35732.37652.76092.45062.06411.52041.43852.15713.35493.84293.45393.14302.3932
C82.45062.76092.37651.35731.52042.06411.43853.45393.84293.35492.15712.39323.1430
H91.08252.20053.43333.97634.18763.26852.15713.45392.51124.31975.05845.26413.6215
H102.18311.08212.12703.44005.19624.86743.35493.84292.51122.44224.31976.19985.6027
H113.44002.12701.08212.18314.86745.19623.84293.35494.31972.44222.51125.60276.1998
H123.97633.43332.20051.08253.26854.18763.45392.15715.05844.31972.51123.62155.2641
H134.48275.12114.71853.42691.07952.25283.14302.39325.26416.19985.60273.62152.8855
H143.42694.71855.12114.48272.25281.07952.39323.14303.62155.60276.19985.26412.8855

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.716 C1 C2 H10 118.681
C1 C7 C6 149.150 C1 C7 N8 122.425
C2 C1 C7 115.859 C2 C1 H9 120.245
C2 C3 C4 121.716 C2 C3 H11 119.603
C3 C2 H10 119.603 C3 C4 N8 115.859
C3 C4 H12 120.245 C4 C3 H11 118.681
C4 N8 C5 149.150 C4 N8 C7 122.425
C5 C6 C7 91.575 C5 C6 H14 135.148
C5 N8 C7 88.425 C6 C5 N8 91.575
C6 C5 H13 135.148 C6 C7 N8 88.425
C7 C1 H9 123.895 C7 C6 H14 133.277
N8 C4 H12 123.895 N8 C5 H13 133.277
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability