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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-437.321348
Energy at 298.15K-437.323362
Nuclear repulsion energy205.011180
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
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 916 877 0.00      
2 E 426 408 0.00      
2 E 426 408 0.00      
3 T2 1320 1263 394.52      
3 T2 1320 1263 394.52      
3 T2 1320 1263 394.52      
4 T2 621 595 4.84      
4 T2 621 595 4.84      
4 T2 621 595 4.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3796.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3632.4 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
0.18932 0.18932 0.18932

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.765 0.765 0.765
F3 -0.765 -0.765 0.765
F4 -0.765 0.765 -0.765
F5 0.765 -0.765 -0.765

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3 F4 F5
C11.32571.32571.32571.3257
F21.32572.16492.16492.1649
F31.32572.16492.16492.1649
F41.32572.16492.16492.1649
F51.32572.16492.16492.1649

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.972     0.567
2 F -0.243     -0.142
3 F -0.243     -0.142
4 F -0.243     -0.142
5 F -0.243     -0.142


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 -0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -24.555 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -24.555 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.555
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.610
(<r2>)1/2 8.866