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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2D 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.094260
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-155.971327
Nuclear repulsion energy125.657825
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G
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 3157 3157 0.00      
2 A1 3118 3118 0.00      
3 A1 1582 1582 0.00      
4 A1 1193 1193 0.00      
5 A1 987 987 0.00      
6 A1 193 193 0.00      
7 A2 1307 1307 0.00      
8 A2 1017 1017 0.00      
9 B1 1301 1301 0.00      
10 B1 1195 1195 0.00      
11 B1 915 915 0.00      
12 B2 3189 3189 69.34      
13 B2 3110 3110 7.90      
14 B2 1559 1559 4.62      
15 B2 917 917 0.09      
16 B2 648 648 3.69      
17 E 3171 3171 13.00      
17 E 3171 3171 13.00      
18 E 3111 3111 54.78      
18 E 3111 3111 54.78      
19 E 1552 1552 1.99      
19 E 1552 1552 1.99      
20 E 1326 1326 2.46      
20 E 1326 1326 2.46      
21 E 1275 1275 1.87      
21 E 1275 1275 1.87      
22 E 890 890 3.42      
22 E 890 890 3.42      
23 E 765 765 0.27      
23 E 765 765 0.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24781.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24781.8 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G
ABC
0.34856 0.34856 0.20598

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G

Point Group is D2d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.100 0.127
C2 0.000 -1.100 0.127
C3 -1.100 0.000 -0.127
C4 1.100 0.000 -0.127
H5 0.000 1.416 1.173
H6 0.000 1.971 -0.527
H7 0.000 -1.416 1.173
H8 0.000 -1.971 -0.527
H9 -1.416 0.000 -1.173
H10 -1.971 0.000 0.527
H11 1.416 0.000 -1.173
H12 1.971 0.000 0.527

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C12.20031.57661.57661.09171.08972.72433.14042.21462.29262.21462.2926
C22.20031.57661.57662.72433.14041.09171.08972.21462.29262.21462.2926
C31.57661.57662.20032.21462.29262.21462.29261.09171.08972.72433.1404
C41.57661.57662.20032.21462.29262.21462.29262.72433.14041.09171.0897
H51.09172.72432.21462.21461.78842.83153.78963.08352.51123.08352.5112
H61.08973.14042.29262.29261.78843.78963.94242.51122.98062.51122.9806
H72.72431.09172.21462.21462.83153.78961.78843.08352.51123.08352.5112
H83.14041.08972.29262.29263.78963.94241.78842.51122.98062.51122.9806
H92.21462.21461.09172.72433.08352.51123.08352.51121.78842.83153.7896
H102.29262.29261.08973.14042.51122.98062.51122.98061.78843.78963.9424
H112.21462.21462.72431.09173.08352.51123.08352.51122.83153.78961.7884
H122.29262.29263.14041.08972.51122.98062.51122.98063.78963.94241.7884

picture of cyclobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C2 88.503 C1 C3 H9 110.881
C1 C3 H10 117.430 C1 C4 C2 88.503
C1 C4 H11 110.881 C1 C4 H12 117.430
C2 C3 H9 110.881 C2 C3 H10 117.430
C2 C4 H11 110.881 C2 C4 H12 117.430
C3 C1 C4 88.503 C3 C1 H5 110.881
C3 C1 H6 117.430 C3 C2 C4 88.503
C3 C2 H7 110.881 C3 C2 H8 117.430
C4 C1 H5 110.881 C4 C1 H6 117.430
C4 C2 H7 110.881 C4 C2 H8 117.430
H5 C1 H6 110.132 H7 C2 H8 110.132
H9 C3 H10 110.132 H11 C4 H12 110.132
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability