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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-551.626192
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-551.626192
Nuclear repulsion energy352.059614
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 TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
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 1896 1829 0.00      
2 Ag 1223 1181 0.00      
3 Ag 630 608 0.00      
4 Ag 220 213 0.00      
5 Au 559 540 0.00      
6 Au 165 159 0.00      
7 B1g 485 468 0.00      
8 B1u 1888 1822 118.69      
9 B1u 978 943 157.12      
10 B1u 304 293 5.94      
11 B2g 142i 137i 0.00      
12 B2u 1326 1279 476.62      
13 B2u 909 877 25.25      
14 B2u 214 207 0.17      
15 B3g 1381 1333 0.00      
16 B3g 745 719 0.00      
17 B3g 471 454 0.00      
18 B3u 211 204 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6731.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6496.0 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 TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.07355 0.07100 0.03613

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

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.678 0.748 0.000
C2 0.678 -0.748 0.000
C3 -0.678 -0.748 0.000
C4 -0.678 0.748 0.000
F5 1.642 1.687 0.000
F6 1.642 -1.687 0.000
F7 -1.642 -1.687 0.000
F8 -1.642 1.687 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.49572.01891.35601.34552.61833.36282.5026
C21.49571.35602.01892.61831.34552.50263.3628
C32.01891.35601.49573.36282.50261.34552.6183
C41.35602.01891.49572.50263.36282.61831.3455
F51.34552.61833.36282.50263.37334.70763.2837
F62.61831.34552.50263.36283.37333.28374.7076
F73.36282.50261.34552.61834.70763.28373.3733
F82.50263.36282.61831.34553.28374.70763.3733

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 134.246
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 135.754
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 134.246
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 135.754
C3 C2 F6 135.754 C3 C4 F8 134.246
C4 C1 F5 135.754 C4 C3 F7 134.246
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2H)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-551.626753
Energy at 298.15K-551.626608
HF Energy-551.626753
Nuclear repulsion energy353.444780
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 TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
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 1865 1800 0.00      
2 Ag 1208 1166 0.00      
3 Ag 678 654 0.00      
4 Ag 268 258 0.00      
5 Ag 160 155 0.00      
6 Au 1318 1272 490.80      
7 Au 917 885 28.52      
8 Au 579 558 43.19      
9 Au 228 220 0.01      
10 Au 159 153 0.06      
11 Bg 1363 1315 0.00      
12 Bg 752 726 0.00      
13 Bg 490 473 0.00      
14 Bg 391 378 0.00      
15 Bu 1841 1777 169.31      
16 Bu 984 950 167.69      
17 Bu 309 298 4.64      
18 Bu 196 190 1.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6852.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6613.0 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 TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.07586 0.07044 0.03665

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.126 0.763 0.668
C2 -0.126 -0.763 0.668
C3 -0.126 -0.763 -0.668
C4 0.126 0.763 -0.668
F5 -0.126 1.671 1.591
F6 0.126 -1.671 1.591
F7 0.126 -1.671 -1.591
F8 -0.126 1.671 -1.591

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.54672.04381.33601.31902.60293.32052.4476
C21.54671.33602.04382.60291.31902.44763.3205
C32.04381.33601.54673.32052.44761.31902.6029
C41.33602.04381.54672.44763.32052.60291.3190
F51.31902.60293.32052.44763.35134.62113.1817
F62.60291.31902.44763.32053.35133.18174.6211
F73.32052.44761.31902.60294.62113.18173.3513
F82.44763.32052.60291.31903.18174.62113.3513

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 130.371
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 134.398
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 130.371
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 134.398
C3 C2 F6 134.398 C3 C4 F8 130.371
C4 C1 F5 134.398 C4 C3 F7 130.371
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability