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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G

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 MP2/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-117.710338
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-116.923196
Nuclear repulsion energy177.058688
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 MP2/CEP-121G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/CEP-121G
ABC
0.06768 0.06768 0.03384

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.042 0.000
C2 1.042 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.042 0.000
C4 -1.042 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.423 0.000
F6 2.423 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.423 0.000
F8 -2.423 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.47312.08331.47311.38112.63723.46452.6372
C21.47311.47312.08332.63721.38112.63723.4645
C32.08331.47311.47313.46452.63721.38112.6372
C41.47312.08331.47312.63723.46452.63721.3811
F51.38112.63723.46452.63723.42634.84563.4263
F62.63721.38112.63723.46453.42633.42634.8456
F73.46452.63721.38112.63724.84563.42633.4263
F82.63723.46452.63721.38113.42634.84563.4263

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 MP2/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-117.816673
Energy at 298.15K-117.816340
HF Energy-116.990585
Nuclear repulsion energy177.465631
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 MP2/CEP-121G
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 1680 1640 0.00      
2 Ag 1158 1130 0.00      
3 Ag 633 618 0.00      
4 Ag 300 293 0.00      
5 Ag 177 173 0.00      
6 Au 1200 1172 326.45      
7 Au 842 822 77.79      
8 Au 505 493 59.01      
9 Au 224 219 1.34      
10 Au 138 135 0.00      
11 Bg 1211 1182 0.00      
12 Bg 696 679 0.00      
13 Bg 487 475 0.00      
14 Bg 423 413 0.00      
15 Bu 1627 1588 145.66      
16 Bu 867 847 175.11      
17 Bu 278 272 10.30      
18 Bu 153 149 6.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6300.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.976) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6148.8 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 MP2/CEP-121G
ABC
0.07255 0.06444 0.03438

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.142 0.779 0.689
C2 -0.142 -0.779 0.689
C3 -0.142 -0.779 -0.689
C4 0.142 0.779 -0.689
F5 -0.142 1.739 1.653
F6 0.142 -1.739 1.653
F7 0.142 -1.739 -1.653
F8 -0.142 1.739 -1.653

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.58482.10031.37831.39012.69713.43982.5476
C21.58481.37832.10032.69711.39012.54763.4398
C32.10031.37831.58483.43982.54761.39012.6971
C41.37832.10031.58482.54763.43982.69711.3901
F51.39012.69713.43982.54763.49044.80813.3069
F62.69711.39012.54763.43983.49043.30694.8081
F73.43982.54761.39012.69714.80813.30693.4904
F82.54763.43982.69711.39013.30694.80813.4904

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 129.981
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 133.925
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 129.981
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 133.925
C3 C2 F6 133.925 C3 C4 F8 129.981
C4 C1 F5 133.925 C4 C3 F7 129.981
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability