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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: CID/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 CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-549.875751
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-548.930560
Nuclear repulsion energy356.076245
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 CID/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1g 1941 1793 0.00      
2 A1g 736 680 0.00      
3 A2g 651 602 0.00      
4 A2u 403i 372i 93.08      
5 B1g 1617 1494 0.00      
6 B1g 646 597 0.00      
7 B2g 530 490 0.00      
8 B2g 167 154 0.00      
9 B2u 339 313 0.00      
10 B2u 298i 275i 0.00      
11 Eg 797i 736i 0.00      
11 Eg 797i 736i 0.00      
12 Eu 1765 1630 138.65      
12 Eu 1765 1630 138.65      
13 Eu 1007 930 3.86      
13 Eu 1007 930 3.86      
14 Eu 204 189 20.61      
14 Eu 204 189 20.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5142.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4749.8 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
0.07413 0.07413 0.03706

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

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.004 0.000
C2 1.004 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.004 0.000
C4 -1.004 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.313 0.000
F6 2.313 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.313 0.000
F8 -2.313 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.42042.00871.42041.30832.52133.31692.5213
C21.42041.42042.00872.52131.30832.52133.3169
C32.00871.42041.42043.31692.52131.30832.5213
C41.42042.00871.42042.52133.31692.52131.3083
F51.30832.52133.31692.52133.27054.62523.2705
F62.52131.30832.52133.31693.27053.27054.6252
F73.31692.52131.30832.52134.62523.27053.2705
F82.52133.31692.52131.30833.27054.62523.2705

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)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-549.961253
Energy at 298.15K-549.961206
HF Energy-549.007801
Nuclear repulsion energy354.722672
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 CID/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 2035 1880 0.00      
2 Ag 1348 1245 0.00      
3 Ag 688 635 0.00      
4 Ag 241 223 0.00      
5 Ag 91 84 0.00      
6 Au 1444 1333 466.35      
7 Au 996 920 68.28      
8 Au 596 551 10.72      
9 Au 238 219 0.27      
10 Au 172 159 0.01      
11 Bg 1480 1367 0.00      
12 Bg 802 741 0.00      
13 Bg 524 484 0.00      
14 Bg 499 461 0.00      
15 Bu 2035 1880 99.24      
16 Bu 1044 964 190.38      
17 Bu 319 294 9.56      
18 Bu 218 202 1.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7384.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6820.6 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
0.07510 0.07183 0.03674

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.043 0.781 0.655
C2 -0.043 -0.781 0.655
C3 -0.043 -0.781 -0.655
C4 0.043 0.781 -0.655
F5 -0.043 1.643 1.637
F6 0.043 -1.643 1.637
F7 0.043 -1.643 -1.637
F8 -0.043 1.643 -1.637

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.56442.04011.30941.31002.61573.33612.4503
C21.56441.30942.04012.61571.31002.45033.3361
C32.04011.30941.56443.33612.45031.31002.6157
C41.30942.04011.56442.45033.33612.61571.3100
F51.31002.61573.33612.45033.28744.64003.2746
F62.61571.31002.45033.33613.28743.27464.6400
F73.33612.45031.31002.61574.64003.27463.2874
F82.45033.33612.61571.31003.27464.64003.2874

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 130.804
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 138.595
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 130.804
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 138.595
C3 C2 F6 138.595 C3 C4 F8 130.804
C4 C1 F5 138.595 C4 C3 F7 130.804
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability