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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G*

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 B1B95/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-551.375287
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-551.375287
Nuclear repulsion energy354.590395
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 B1B95/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/6-31G*
ABC
0.07350 0.07350 0.03675

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G*

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.011 0.000
C2 1.011 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.011 0.000
C4 -1.011 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.322 0.000
F6 2.322 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.322 0.000
F8 -2.322 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.42992.02221.42991.31062.53243.33292.5324
C21.42991.42992.02222.53241.31062.53243.3329
C32.02221.42991.42993.33292.53241.31062.5324
C41.42992.02221.42992.53243.33292.53241.3106
F51.31062.53243.33292.53243.28344.64353.2834
F62.53241.31062.53243.33293.28343.28344.6435
F73.33292.53241.31062.53244.64353.28343.2834
F82.53243.33292.53241.31063.28344.64353.2834

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
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.400      
2 C 0.050      
3 C 0.400      
4 C 0.050      
5 F -0.190      
6 F -0.260      
7 F -0.190      
8 F -0.260      


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 -47.224 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -36.661 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.719
Traceless
 xyz
x -9.034 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.811 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.223
Polar
3z2-r24.447
x2-y2-10.563
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.907 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.528 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.012


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 244.329
(<r2>)1/2 15.631

Conformer 2 (C2H)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-551.455522
Energy at 298.15K-551.455438
HF Energy-551.455522
Nuclear repulsion energy355.104502
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 B1B95/6-31G*
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 1910 1813 0.00      
2 Ag 1255 1191 0.00      
3 Ag 715 679 0.00      
4 Ag 293 278 0.00      
5 Ag 177 168 0.00      
6 Au 1363 1294 506.88      
7 Au 942 894 42.59      
8 Au 582 552 50.65      
9 Au 237 225 0.04      
10 Au 157 149 0.04      
11 Bg 1392 1321 0.00      
12 Bg 762 724 0.00      
13 Bg 486 461 0.00      
14 Bg 386 366 0.00      
15 Bu 1889 1793 173.64      
16 Bu 1016 965 184.22      
17 Bu 311 295 5.72      
18 Bu 190 180 1.95      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7030.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9493) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6674.3 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 B1B95/6-31G*
ABC
0.07720 0.07077 0.03709

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.107 0.768 0.662
C2 -0.107 -0.768 0.662
C3 -0.107 -0.768 -0.662
C4 0.107 0.768 -0.662
F5 -0.107 1.656 1.607
F6 0.107 -1.656 1.607
F7 0.107 -1.656 -1.607
F8 -0.107 1.656 -1.607

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.55162.04021.32481.31402.60203.32092.4464
C21.55161.32482.04022.60201.31402.44643.3209
C32.04021.32481.55163.32092.44641.31402.6020
C41.32482.04021.55162.44643.32092.60201.3140
F51.31402.60203.32092.44643.31924.62043.2141
F62.60201.31402.44643.32093.31923.21414.6204
F73.32092.44641.31402.60204.62043.21413.3192
F82.44643.32092.60201.31403.21414.62043.3192

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 130.288
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 135.964
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 130.288
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 135.964
C3 C2 F6 135.964 C3 C4 F8 130.288
C4 C1 F5 135.964 C4 C3 F7 130.288
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.231      
2 C 0.231      
3 C 0.231      
4 C 0.231      
5 F -0.231      
6 F -0.231      
7 F -0.231      
8 F -0.231      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -39.447 -0.013 0.000
y -0.013 -42.338 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -42.027
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.736 -0.013 0.000
y -0.013 -1.601 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.134
Polar
3z2-r2-2.268
x2-y22.891
xy-0.013
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.978 -0.019 0.000
y -0.019 5.750 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.404


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 242.881
(<r2>)1/2 15.585