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All results from a given calculation for C8H6 (benzocyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: CCD/6-311G*

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/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.468512
Energy at 298.15K-307.473801
HF Energy-306.385558
Nuclear repulsion energy311.428245
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/6-311G*
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 3255 3109 11.49      
2 A1 3211 3067 15.59      
3 A1 3195 3052 12.51      
4 A1 1738 1660 2.24      
5 A1 1584 1512 1.83      
6 A1 1523 1455 2.77      
7 A1 1454 1389 11.59      
8 A1 1203 1149 0.00      
9 A1 1109 1059 0.00      
10 A1 1079 1030 0.55      
11 A1 971 928 3.43      
12 A1 827 790 0.43      
13 A1 549 525 0.13      
14 A2 876 836 0.00      
15 A2 855 817 0.00      
16 A2 800 764 0.00      
17 A2 552 527 0.00      
18 A2 463 442 0.00      
19 A2 285 272 0.00      
20 B1 846 808 11.68      
21 B1 735 702 105.14      
22 B1 687 656 20.25      
23 B1 336 321 1.22      
24 B1 226 215 15.09      
25 B2 3225 3081 2.87      
26 B2 3204 3060 32.37      
27 B2 3182 3039 0.04      
28 B2 1706 1630 0.09      
29 B2 1478 1412 5.00      
30 B2 1319 1260 3.85      
31 B2 1266 1209 14.11      
32 B2 1107 1057 1.61      
33 B2 1061 1013 0.56      
34 B2 885 845 0.69      
35 B2 661 631 1.40      
36 B2 423 404 3.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23935.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9551) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22861.1 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/6-311G*
ABC
0.16001 0.07285 0.05006

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/6-311G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.448 -0.620
C2 0.000 0.686 -1.852
C3 0.000 -0.686 -1.852
C4 0.000 -1.448 -0.620
C5 0.000 -0.678 2.051
C6 0.000 0.678 2.051
C7 0.000 0.721 0.527
C8 0.000 -0.721 0.527
H9 0.000 2.536 -0.648
H10 0.000 1.224 -2.798
H11 0.000 -1.224 -2.798
H12 0.000 -2.536 -0.648
H13 0.000 -1.447 2.816
H14 0.000 1.447 2.816

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.44872.46432.89533.41282.77911.35752.45261.08852.19023.44733.98354.49263.4357
C21.44871.37272.46434.13423.90282.37912.76372.20671.08822.13173.43965.13264.7298
C32.46431.37271.44873.90284.13422.76372.37913.43962.13171.08822.20674.72985.1326
C42.89532.46431.44872.77913.41282.45261.35753.98353.44732.19021.08853.43574.4926
C53.41284.13423.90282.77911.35522.06811.52454.19645.20854.87973.27671.08542.2583
C62.77913.90284.13423.41281.35521.52452.06813.27674.87975.20854.19642.25831.0854
C71.35752.37912.76372.45262.06811.52451.44112.16243.36293.85193.46183.15272.4019
C82.45262.76372.37911.35751.52452.06811.44113.46183.85193.36292.16242.40193.1527
H91.08852.20673.43963.98354.19643.27672.16243.46182.51874.33105.07155.27873.6314
H102.19021.08822.13173.44735.20854.87973.36293.85192.51872.44784.33106.21745.6189
H113.44732.13171.08822.19024.87975.20853.85193.36294.33102.44782.51875.61896.2174
H123.98353.43962.20671.08853.27674.19643.46182.16245.07154.33102.51873.63145.2787
H134.49265.13264.72983.43571.08542.25833.15272.40195.27876.21745.61893.63142.8941
H143.43574.72985.13264.49262.25831.08542.40193.15273.63145.61896.21745.27872.8941

picture of benzocyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.704 C1 C2 H10 118.694
C1 C7 C6 149.227 C1 C7 N8 122.387
C2 C1 C7 115.908 C2 C1 H9 120.195
C2 C3 C4 121.704 C2 C3 H11 119.601
C3 C2 H10 119.601 C3 C4 N8 115.908
C3 C4 H12 120.195 C4 C3 H11 118.694
C4 N8 C5 149.227 C4 N8 C7 122.387
C5 C6 C7 91.614 C5 C6 H14 135.149
C5 N8 C7 88.386 C6 C5 N8 91.614
C6 C5 H13 135.149 C6 C7 N8 88.386
C7 C1 H9 123.896 C7 C6 H14 133.237
N8 C4 H12 123.896 N8 C5 H13 133.237
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability