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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31G*

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 MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.094266
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-548.928307
Nuclear repulsion energy353.055859
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 MP3/6-31G*
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 1872 1757 0.00      
2 A1g 709 665 0.00      
3 A2g 570 535 0.00      
4 A2u 392i 368i 75.84      
5 B1g 1561 1465 0.00      
6 B1g 624 586 0.00      
7 B2g 174 163 0.00      
8 B2g 3342i 3137i 0.00      
9 B2u 272 255 0.00      
10 B2u 374i 351i 0.00      
11 Eg 798i 749i 0.00      
11 Eg 798i 749i 0.00      
12 Eu 1709 1604 131.70      
12 Eu 1709 1604 131.70      
13 Eu 978 918 5.73      
13 Eu 978 918 5.73      
14 Eu 199 186 18.91      
14 Eu 199 186 18.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2923.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2744.2 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
0.07287 0.07287 0.03644

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.013 0.000
C2 1.013 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.013 0.000
C4 -1.013 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.332 0.000
F6 2.332 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.332 0.000
F8 -2.332 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.43202.02521.43201.31992.54283.34512.5428
C21.43201.43202.02522.54281.31992.54283.3451
C32.02521.43201.43203.34512.54281.31992.5428
C41.43202.02521.43202.54283.34512.54281.3199
F51.31992.54283.34512.54283.29864.66493.2986
F62.54281.31992.54283.34513.29863.29864.6649
F73.34512.54281.31992.54284.66493.29863.2986
F82.54283.34512.54281.31993.29864.66493.2986

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 MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.190359
Energy at 298.15K-550.190348
HF Energy-549.001740
Nuclear repulsion energy353.042572
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 MP3/6-31G*
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 1900 1784 0.00      
2 Ag 1274 1196 0.00      
3 Ag 715 671 0.00      
4 Ag 300 281 0.00      
5 Ag 183 172 0.00      
6 Au 1379 1294 426.36      
7 Au 949 891 61.63      
8 Au 547 513 48.40      
9 Au 240 225 0.17      
10 Au 157 147 0.01      
11 Bg 1407 1320 0.00      
12 Bg 769 722 0.00      
13 Bg 499 468 0.00      
14 Bg 459 431 0.00      
15 Bu 1880 1765 145.47      
16 Bu 1015 952 180.04      
17 Bu 310 291 7.64      
18 Bu 185 174 3.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7082.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6647.8 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
0.07676 0.06963 0.03669

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.112 0.770 0.666
C2 -0.112 -0.770 0.666
C3 -0.112 -0.770 -0.666
C4 0.112 0.770 -0.666
F5 -0.112 1.671 1.611
F6 0.112 -1.671 1.611
F7 0.112 -1.671 -1.611
F8 -0.112 1.671 -1.611

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.55552.04821.33251.32472.61673.33762.4591
C21.55551.33252.04822.61671.32472.45913.3376
C32.04821.33251.55553.33762.45911.32472.6167
C41.33252.04821.55552.45913.33762.61671.3247
F51.32472.61673.33762.45913.34904.64693.2215
F62.61671.32472.45913.33763.34903.22154.6469
F73.33762.45911.32472.61674.64693.22153.3490
F82.45913.33762.61671.32473.22154.64693.3490

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 130.436
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 135.481
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 130.436
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 135.481
C3 C2 F6 135.481 C3 C4 F8 130.436
C4 C1 F5 135.481 C4 C3 F7 130.436
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability