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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.120910
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-548.926806
Nuclear repulsion energy351.871578
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 QCISD/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.07239 0.07239 0.03619

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

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.015 0.000
C2 1.015 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.015 0.000
C4 -1.015 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.340 0.000
F6 2.340 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.340 0.000
F8 -2.340 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.43602.03091.43601.32502.55123.35592.5512
C21.43601.43602.03092.55121.32502.55123.3559
C32.03091.43601.43603.35592.55121.32502.5512
C41.43602.03091.43602.55123.35592.55121.3250
F51.32502.55123.35592.55123.30994.68093.3099
F62.55121.32502.55123.35593.30993.30994.6809
F73.35592.55121.32502.55124.68093.30993.3099
F82.55123.35592.55121.32503.30994.68093.3099

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 QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.214145
Energy at 298.15K-550.214044
HF Energy-549.000119
Nuclear repulsion energy352.249184
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 QCISD/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 1869 1780 0.00      
2 Ag 1250 1190 0.00      
3 Ag 707 674 0.00      
4 Ag 300 286 0.00      
5 Ag 182 173 0.00      
6 Au 1365 1299 411.63      
7 Au 942 897 63.63      
8 Au 540 514 51.54      
9 Au 239 227 0.16      
10 Au 155 147 0.02      
11 Bg 1385 1319 0.00      
12 Bg 760 724 0.00      
13 Bg 490 466 0.00      
14 Bg 403 384 0.00      
15 Bu 1852 1763 137.60      
16 Bu 996 949 173.56      
17 Bu 306 291 6.85      
18 Bu 184 175 2.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6961.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6629.5 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.07625 0.06950 0.03654

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.114 0.769 0.668
C2 -0.114 -0.769 0.668
C3 -0.114 -0.769 -0.668
C4 0.114 0.769 -0.668
F5 -0.114 1.673 1.616
F6 0.114 -1.673 1.616
F7 0.114 -1.673 -1.616
F8 -0.114 1.673 -1.616

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.55392.04961.33661.32942.61883.34342.4673
C21.55391.33662.04962.61881.32942.46733.3434
C32.04961.33661.55393.34342.46731.32942.6188
C41.33662.04961.55392.46733.34342.61881.3294
F51.32942.61883.34342.46733.35304.65733.2323
F62.61881.32942.46733.34343.35303.23234.6573
F73.34342.46731.32942.61884.65733.23233.3530
F82.46733.34342.61881.32943.23234.65733.3530

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 130.370
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 135.475
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 130.370
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 135.475
C3 C2 F6 135.475 C3 C4 F8 130.370
C4 C1 F5 135.475 C4 C3 F7 130.370
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability