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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/3-21G

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 MP4=FULL/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-546.811450
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-545.931464
Nuclear repulsion energy344.344258
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 MP4=FULL/3-21G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP4=FULL/3-21G
ABC
0.06933 0.06933 0.03467

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/3-21G

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.037 0.000
C2 1.037 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.037 0.000
C4 -1.037 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.392 0.000
F6 2.392 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.392 0.000
F8 -2.392 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.46652.07391.46651.35462.60673.42852.6067
C21.46651.46652.07392.60671.35462.60673.4285
C32.07391.46651.46653.42852.60671.35462.6067
C41.46652.07391.46652.60673.42852.60671.3546
F51.35462.60673.42852.60673.38224.78323.3822
F62.60671.35462.60673.42853.38223.38224.7832
F73.42852.60671.35462.60674.78323.38223.3822
F82.60673.42852.60671.35463.38224.78323.3822

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 MP4=FULL/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-546.919470
Energy at 298.15K-546.919257
HF Energy-546.013169
Nuclear repulsion energy342.150416
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 MP4=FULL/3-21G
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 1814 1775        
2 Ag 1132 1108        
3 Ag 577 565        
4 Ag 235 230        
5 Ag 216 211        
6 Au 1293 1266        
7 Au 843 825        
8 Au 534 523        
9 Au 187 183        
10 Au 160 156        
11 Bg 1399 1369        
12 Bg 747 732        
13 Bg 493 482        
14 Bg 463 453        
15 Bu 1773 1736        
16 Bu 942 922        
17 Bu 286 280        
18 Bu 221 216        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6656.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9788) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6515.3 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 MP4=FULL/3-21G
ABC
0.07065 0.06592 0.03410

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/3-21G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.818 0.673
C2 -0.000 -0.818 0.673
C3 -0.000 -0.818 -0.673
C4 0.000 0.818 -0.673
F5 -0.000 1.715 1.689
F6 0.000 -1.715 1.689
F7 0.000 -1.715 -1.689
F8 -0.000 1.715 -1.689

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.63642.11881.34591.35572.72983.46402.5270
C21.63641.34592.11882.72981.35572.52703.4640
C32.11881.34591.63643.46402.52701.35572.7298
C41.34592.11881.63642.52703.46402.72981.3557
F51.35572.72983.46402.52703.43074.81513.3788
F62.72981.35572.52703.46403.43073.37884.8151
F73.46402.52701.35572.72984.81513.37883.4307
F82.52703.46402.72981.35573.37884.81513.4307

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 131.433
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 138.567
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 131.433
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 138.567
C3 C2 F6 138.567 C3 C4 F8 131.433
C4 C1 F5 138.567 C4 C3 F7 131.433
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability