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All results from a given calculation for CF4 (Carbon tetrafluoride)

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.812527
Energy at 298.15K-100.814548
Nuclear repulsion energy114.614872
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 HF/CEP-121G
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 887 810 0.00      
2 E 423 386 0.00      
2 E 422 386 0.00      
3 T2 1339 1222 441.51      
3 T2 1339 1222 441.51      
3 T2 1339 1222 441.51      
4 T2 610 557 18.96      
4 T2 610 557 18.96      
4 T2 610 557 18.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3789.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9125) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3458.3 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 HF/CEP-121G
ABC
0.18303 0.18303 0.18303

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-121G

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.778 0.778 0.778
F3 -0.778 -0.778 0.778
F4 -0.778 0.778 -0.778
F5 0.778 -0.778 -0.778

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3 F4 F5
C11.34831.34831.34831.3483
F21.34832.20182.20182.2018
F31.34832.20182.20182.2018
F41.34832.20182.20182.2018
F51.34832.20182.20182.2018

picture of Carbon tetrafluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 C1 F3 109.471 F2 C1 F4 109.471
F2 C1 F5 109.471 F3 C1 F4 109.471
F3 C1 F5 109.471 F4 C1 F5 109.471
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.658      
2 F -0.164      
3 F -0.164      
4 F -0.164      
5 F -0.164      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.129 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -27.129 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.129
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000
Polar
3z2-r20.000
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.788 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.788 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.788


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 67.849
(<r2>)1/2 8.237