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Experimental data for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene)

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INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C4H4/c1-2-4-3-1/h1-4H HWEQKSVYKBUIIK-UHFFFAOYSA-N C1=CC=C1
State Conformation
1Ag D2H
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 61.00 2.50 J K-1 mol-1 webbook
Information can also be found for this species in the NIST Chemistry Webbook
Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
1 Ag 3140   webbook       CH str
2 Ag 1678   webbook       C=C str
3 Ag 1059   webbook       CH def
4 Ag 989   webbook       CH def
8 B1u 3124   webbook       CH str
9 B1u 1527   webbook       C=C str
10 B1u 1028   webbook       CH def
11 B2g 531   webbook       CH OPLA
12 B2u 3105   webbook       CH str
13 B2u 1244   webbook       CH def
14 B2u 719   webbook       ring def
15 B3g 3093   webbook       CH str
18 B3u 576   webbook       CH OPLA

Calculated vibrational frequencies for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment

Calculated rotational constants for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of cyclobutadiene

Point Group D2h


Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
Description Value unc. Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 4
C-C 2
C=C 2

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 C3
C1 H5
C2 C4
C2 H6
C3 C4
C3 H7
C4 H8
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 0   1Ag

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
8.160 0.030     webbook
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment dipole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole
1 1 1Ag D2h True           D2h 0 2
1 2 1A1g D4h False           D4h 0 1
Experimental dipole measurement abbreviations: MW microwave; DT Dielectric with Temperature variation; DR Indirect (usually an upper limit); MB Molecular beam
Calculated electric dipole moments for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene).
Electric quadrupole moment quadrupole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Quadrupole (D Å) Reference comment Point Group Components
xx yy zz dipole quadrupole
1 1 1Ag D2h True       D2h 0 2
1 2 1A1g D4h False       D4h 0 1

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C4H4 (cyclobutadiene).

References
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webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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