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Listing of experimental geometry data for C4H8 (cyclobutane)

Rotational Constants (cm-1)


See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C
  0.35582  
Rotational Constants from 1987Ega/Fuk:6018
Calculated rotational constants for C4H8 (cyclobutane).

Point Group D2d

Internal coordinates

(distances (r) in Å) (angles (a) in degrees) (dihedrals (d) in degrees)
Description Value Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4
rCC 1.555 1 3 1998Kuc
rCH 1.093 1 5 1998Kuc axial H
rCH 1.091 1 6 1998Kuc equatorial H
aHCC 119.93 1 3 10 1998Kuc axial
aHCC 130.74 1 3 9 1998Kuc equatorial
dCCCC 27.5 1 3 2 4 1987Ega/Fuk:6018
picture of cyclobutane

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 8
C-C 4
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
 

Calculated geometries for C4H8 (cyclobutane).
References
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squib reference DOI
1987Ega/Fuk:6018 T Egawa, T Fukuyama, S Yamamoto, F Tkabayashi, H Kambara, T Ueda, K Kuchitsu "Molecular structure and puckering potential function of cyclobutane studied by gas electron diffraction and infrared spectroscopy" J. Chem. Phys. 86(11), 6018, 1987 10.1063/1.452489
1998Kuc K Kuchitsu(ed) "Structure of Free Polyatomic Molecules - Basic Data" Springer, Berlin, 1998 10.1007/978-3-642-45748-7 

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