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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no D4H 1A1G
1 2 yes C2H 1AG

Conformer 1 (D4H)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.123906
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-548.927662
Nuclear repulsion energy352.567413
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 MP2=FULL/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2=FULL/6-31G**
ABC
0.07268 0.07268 0.03634

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.013 0.000
C2 1.013 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.013 0.000
C4 -1.013 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.336 0.000
F6 2.336 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.336 0.000
F8 -2.336 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.43252.02591.43251.32302.54613.34892.5461
C21.43251.43252.02592.54611.32302.54613.3489
C32.02591.43251.43253.34892.54611.32302.5461
C41.43252.02591.43252.54613.34892.54611.3230
F51.32302.54613.34892.54613.30354.67183.3035
F62.54611.32302.54613.34893.30353.30354.6718
F73.34892.54611.32302.54614.67183.30353.3035
F82.54613.34892.54611.32303.30354.67183.3035

picture of tetrafluorcyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 90.000 C1 C2 F6 135.000
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 135.000
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 135.000
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 135.000
C3 C2 F6 135.000 C3 C4 F8 135.000
C4 C1 F5 135.000 C4 C3 F7 135.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2H)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.220775
Energy at 298.15K-550.220773
HF Energy-548.997938
Nuclear repulsion energy353.360034
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 MP2=FULL/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 Ag 1823 1704 0.00      
2 Ag 1237 1156 0.00      
3 Ag 729 681 0.00      
4 Ag 332 310 0.00      
5 Ag 188 175 0.00      
6 Au 1344 1256 446.37      
7 Au 935 874 56.36      
8 Au 548 512 65.76      
9 Au 245 229 0.10      
10 Au 151 141 0.00      
11 Bg 1357 1268 0.00      
12 Bg 760 710 0.00      
13 Bg 489 457 0.00      
14 Bg 444 415 0.00      
15 Bu 1786 1669 186.76      
16 Bu 993 928 171.84      
17 Bu 309 289 5.64      
18 Bu 172 160 2.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6921.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6467.0 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G**
ABC
0.07738 0.06969 0.03692

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.134 0.758 0.672
C2 -0.134 -0.758 0.672
C3 -0.134 -0.758 -0.672
C4 0.134 0.758 -0.672
F5 -0.134 1.671 1.600
F6 0.134 -1.671 1.600
F7 0.134 -1.671 -1.600
F8 -0.134 1.671 -1.600

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.53962.04311.34301.32922.60023.32562.4627
C21.53961.34302.04312.60021.32922.46273.3256
C32.04311.34301.53963.32562.46271.32922.6002
C41.34302.04311.53962.46273.32562.60021.3292
F51.32922.60023.32562.46273.35184.63453.2006
F62.60021.32922.46273.32563.35183.20064.6345
F73.32562.46271.32922.60024.63453.20063.3518
F82.46273.32562.60021.32923.20064.63453.3518

picture of tetrafluorcyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 90.000 C1 C2 F6 129.876
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 134.328
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 129.876
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 134.328
C3 C2 F6 134.328 C3 C4 F8 129.876
C4 C1 F5 134.328 C4 C3 F7 129.876
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability