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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.428874
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-548.971893
Nuclear repulsion energy354.894361
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.07361 0.07361 0.03680

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.014 0.000
C2 1.014 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.014 0.000
C4 -1.014 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.319 0.000
F6 2.319 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.319 0.000
F8 -2.319 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.43432.02841.43431.30482.53103.33312.5310
C21.43431.43432.02842.53101.30482.53103.3331
C32.02841.43431.43433.33312.53101.30482.5310
C41.43432.02841.43432.53103.33312.53101.3048
F51.30482.53103.33312.53103.27954.63793.2795
F62.53101.30482.53103.33313.27953.27954.6379
F73.33312.53101.30482.53104.63793.27953.2795
F82.53103.33312.53101.30483.27954.63793.2795

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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.521183
Energy at 298.15K-550.521234
HF Energy-549.042146
Nuclear repulsion energy355.050492
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 1840 1738 0.00      
2 Ag 1227 1159 0.00      
3 Ag 714 674 0.00      
4 Ag 317 300 0.00      
5 Ag 186 176 0.00      
6 Au 1352 1277 468.09      
7 Au 936 884 36.41      
8 Au 581 549 58.28      
9 Au 243 230 0.03      
10 Au 157 148 0.05      
11 Bg 1386 1309 0.00      
12 Bg 767 725 0.00      
13 Bg 496 468 0.00      
14 Bg 442 417 0.00      
15 Bu 1796 1696 192.61      
16 Bu 999 944 154.96      
17 Bu 314 297 4.56      
18 Bu 186 176 2.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6968.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6582.0 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.07721 0.07086 0.03715

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.118 0.767 0.670
C2 -0.118 -0.767 0.670
C3 -0.118 -0.767 -0.670
C4 0.118 0.767 -0.670
F5 -0.118 1.654 1.604
F6 0.118 -1.654 1.604
F7 0.118 -1.654 -1.604
F8 -0.118 1.654 -1.604

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.55202.05031.33981.30972.59533.32172.4523
C21.55201.33982.05032.59531.30972.45233.3217
C32.05031.33981.55203.32172.45231.30972.5953
C41.33982.05031.55202.45233.32172.59531.3097
F51.30972.59533.32172.45233.31684.61463.2083
F62.59531.30972.45233.32173.31683.20834.6146
F73.32172.45231.30972.59534.61463.20833.3168
F82.45233.32172.59531.30973.20834.61463.3168

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 129.966
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 135.506
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 129.966
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 135.506
C3 C2 F6 135.506 C3 C4 F8 129.966
C4 C1 F5 135.506 C4 C3 F7 129.966
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability