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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/STO-3G

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 M06-2X/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-543.891335
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-543.891335
Nuclear repulsion energy345.757610
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 M06-2X/STO-3G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at M06-2X/STO-3G
ABC
0.06988 0.06988 0.03494

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/STO-3G

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.037 0.000
C2 1.037 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.037 0.000
C4 -1.037 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.381 0.000
F6 2.381 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.381 0.000
F8 -2.381 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.46612.07341.46611.34442.59703.41782.5970
C21.46611.46612.07342.59701.34442.59703.4178
C32.07341.46611.46613.41782.59701.34442.5970
C41.46612.07341.46612.59703.41782.59701.3444
F51.34442.59703.41782.59703.36744.76223.3674
F62.59701.34442.59703.41783.36743.36744.7622
F73.41782.59701.34442.59704.76223.36743.3674
F82.59703.41782.59701.34443.36744.76223.3674

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 M06-2X/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.174      
2 C -0.069      
3 C 0.174      
4 C -0.069      
5 F -0.006      
6 F -0.099      
7 F -0.006      
8 F -0.099      


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 -42.237 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.945 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.527
Traceless
 xyz
x -8.501 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.937 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.564
Polar
3z2-r23.128
x2-y2-10.293
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.226 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.311 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.985


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 252.744
(<r2>)1/2 15.898

Conformer 2 (C2H)

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Energy calculated at M06-2X/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-543.991085
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-543.991085
Nuclear repulsion energy344.996394
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 M06-2X/STO-3G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at M06-2X/STO-3G
ABC
0.06988 0.06988 0.03494

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/STO-3G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.003 0.805 0.673
C2 -0.003 -0.805 0.673
C3 -0.003 -0.805 -0.673
C4 0.003 0.805 -0.673
F5 -0.003 1.699 1.677
F6 0.003 -1.699 1.677
F7 0.003 -1.699 -1.677
F8 -0.003 1.699 -1.677

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.61082.09881.34551.34442.69843.43422.5139
C21.61081.34552.09882.69841.34442.51393.4342
C32.09881.34551.61083.43422.51391.34442.6984
C41.34552.09881.61082.51393.43422.69841.3444
F51.34442.69843.43422.51393.39854.77473.3538
F62.69841.34442.51393.43423.39853.35384.7747
F73.43422.51391.34442.69844.77473.35383.3985
F82.51393.43422.69841.34443.35384.77473.3985

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 131.674
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 138.324
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 131.674
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 138.324
C3 C2 F6 138.324 C3 C4 F8 131.674
C4 C1 F5 138.324 C4 C3 F7 131.674
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.058      
2 C 0.058      
3 C 0.058      
4 C 0.058      
5 F -0.058      
6 F -0.058      
7 F -0.058      
8 F -0.058      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -35.548 0.006 0.000
y 0.006 -37.137 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.292
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.666 0.006 0.000
y 0.006 -0.716 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.950
Polar
3z2-r2-1.900
x2-y21.588
xy0.006
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.226 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.311 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.985


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 254.507
(<r2>)1/2 15.953