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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.097932
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-548.928045
Nuclear repulsion energy352.873671
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 CCD/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 A1g 1725 1632 0.00      
2 A1g 633 599 0.00      
3 A2g 906 858 0.00      
4 A2u 471 445 95.79      
5 B1g 1380 1306 0.00      
6 B1g 534 506 0.00      
7 B2g 259 245 0.00      
8 B2g 3271i 3096i 0.00      
9 B2u 537 508 0.00      
10 B2u 169 160 0.00      
11 Eg 706 668 0.00      
11 Eg 706 668 0.00      
12 Eu 1574 1490 242.43      
12 Eu 1574 1490 242.43      
13 Eu 1003 950 694.82      
13 Eu 1003 950 694.82      
14 Eu 313 296 26.95      
14 Eu 313 296 26.95      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5267.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9465) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4985.3 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 CCD/6-31G*
ABC
0.07280 0.07280 0.03640

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

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.012 0.000
C2 1.012 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.012 0.000
C4 -1.012 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.334 0.000
F6 2.334 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.334 0.000
F8 -2.334 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.43162.02471.43161.32152.54393.34622.5439
C21.43161.43162.02472.54391.32152.54393.3462
C32.02471.43161.43163.34622.54391.32152.5439
C41.43162.02471.43162.54393.34622.54391.3215
F51.32152.54393.34622.54393.30054.66773.3005
F62.54391.32152.54393.34623.30053.30054.6677
F73.34622.54391.32152.54394.66773.30053.3005
F82.54393.34622.54391.32153.30054.66773.3005

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 CCD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.195297
Energy at 298.15K-550.195301
HF Energy-549.001423
Nuclear repulsion energy352.682292
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 CCD/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 1892 1791 0.00      
2 Ag 1264 1197 0.00      
3 Ag 709 671 0.00      
4 Ag 293 278 0.00      
5 Ag 180 170 0.00      
6 Au 1381 1307 404.93      
7 Au 950 899 64.57      
8 Au 554 525 42.09      
9 Au 240 227 0.26      
10 Au 156 148 0.02      
11 Bg 1404 1329 0.00      
12 Bg 769 728 0.00      
13 Bg 515 487 0.00      
14 Bg 475 449 0.00      
15 Bu 1876 1776 136.39      
16 Bu 1008 954 176.27      
17 Bu 308 292 7.55      
18 Bu 187 177 2.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7080.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9465) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6701.3 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 CCD/6-31G*
ABC
0.07636 0.06967 0.03660

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.109 0.770 0.667
C2 -0.109 -0.770 0.667
C3 -0.109 -0.770 -0.667
C4 0.109 0.770 -0.667
F5 -0.109 1.670 1.616
F6 0.109 -1.670 1.616
F7 0.109 -1.670 -1.616
F8 -0.109 1.670 -1.616

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.55452.04811.33351.32652.61803.34112.4634
C21.55451.33352.04812.61801.32652.46343.3411
C32.04811.33351.55453.34112.46341.32652.6180
C41.33352.04811.55452.46343.34112.61801.3265
F51.32652.61803.34112.46343.34814.65303.2311
F62.61801.32652.46343.34113.34813.23114.6530
F73.34112.46341.32652.61804.65303.23113.3481
F82.46343.34112.61801.32653.23114.65303.3481

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 130.488
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 135.663
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 130.488
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 135.663
C3 C2 F6 135.663 C3 C4 F8 130.488
C4 C1 F5 135.663 C4 C3 F7 130.488
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability