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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-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 HF/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-117.124053
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-117.124053
Nuclear repulsion energy184.649122
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 HF/CEP-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.07346 0.07346 0.03673

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

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.017 0.000
C2 1.017 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.017 0.000
C4 -1.017 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.321 0.000
F6 2.321 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.321 0.000
F8 -2.321 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.43852.03441.43851.30352.53383.33792.5338
C21.43851.43852.03442.53381.30352.53383.3379
C32.03441.43851.43853.33792.53381.30352.5338
C41.43852.03441.43852.53383.33792.53381.3035
F51.30352.53383.33792.53383.28194.64143.2819
F62.53381.30352.53383.33793.28193.28194.6414
F73.33792.53381.30352.53384.64143.28193.2819
F82.53383.33792.53381.30353.28194.64143.2819

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 HF/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.259      
2 C 0.052      
3 C 0.259      
4 C 0.052      
5 F -0.132      
6 F -0.179      
7 F -0.132      
8 F -0.179      


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 -50.643 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -39.056 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.913
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.658 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.722 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.936
Polar
3z2-r27.873
x2-y2-11.586
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.486 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.928 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.330


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 194.543
(<r2>)1/2 13.948

Conformer 2 (C2H)

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Energy calculated at HF/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-117.198516
Energy at 298.15K-117.198683
HF Energy-117.198516
Nuclear repulsion energy184.509376
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 HF/CEP-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 2079 1867 0.00      
2 Ag 1387 1246 0.00      
3 Ag 729 655 0.00      
4 Ag 275 247 0.00      
5 Ag 158 142 0.00      
6 Au 1485 1334 602.72      
7 Au 1028 923 106.32      
8 Au 644 578 49.84      
9 Au 255 229 0.30      
10 Au 172 154 0.07      
11 Bg 1500 1347 0.00      
12 Bg 813 730 0.00      
13 Bg 530 476 0.00      
14 Bg 455 409 0.00      
15 Bu 2073 1862 155.99      
16 Bu 1075 965 249.06      
17 Bu 332 298 11.03      
18 Bu 210 189 2.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7599.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.898) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6824.3 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 HF/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.07561 0.07117 0.03674

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.076 0.782 0.664
C2 -0.076 -0.782 0.664
C3 -0.076 -0.782 -0.664
C4 0.076 0.782 -0.664
F5 -0.076 1.650 1.628
F6 0.076 -1.650 1.628
F7 0.076 -1.650 -1.628
F8 -0.076 1.650 -1.628

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.57072.05621.32701.30632.61553.34072.4548
C21.57071.32702.05622.61551.30632.45483.3407
C32.05621.32701.57073.34072.45481.30632.6155
C41.32702.05621.57072.45483.34072.61551.3063
F51.30632.61553.34072.45483.30304.63743.2551
F62.61551.30632.45483.34073.30303.25514.6374
F73.34072.45481.30632.61554.63743.25513.3030
F82.45483.34072.61551.30633.25514.63743.3030

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 130.548
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 137.562
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 130.548
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 137.562
C3 C2 F6 137.562 C3 C4 F8 130.548
C4 C1 F5 137.562 C4 C3 F7 130.548
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.168      
2 C 0.168      
3 C 0.168      
4 C 0.168      
5 F -0.168      
6 F -0.168      
7 F -0.168      
8 F -0.168      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -40.345 -0.070 0.000
y -0.070 -45.262 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -44.712
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.642 -0.070 0.000
y -0.070 -2.733 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.908
Polar
3z2-r2-3.817
x2-y24.917
xy-0.070
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.189 0.120 0.000
y 0.120 5.318 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.408


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 194.583
(<r2>)1/2 13.949