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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP4/6-311G**

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 MP4/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.470649
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-549.072206
Nuclear repulsion energy351.624994
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 MP4/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP4/6-311G**
ABC
0.07227 0.07227 0.03614

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/6-311G**

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.023 0.000
C2 1.023 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.023 0.000
C4 -1.023 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.341 0.000
F6 2.341 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.341 0.000
F8 -2.341 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.44612.04501.44611.31812.55423.36312.5542
C21.44611.44612.04502.55421.31812.55423.3631
C32.04501.44611.44613.36312.55421.31812.5542
C41.44612.04501.44612.55423.36312.55421.3181
F51.31812.55423.36312.55423.31014.68123.3101
F62.55421.31812.55423.36313.31013.31014.6812
F73.36312.55421.31812.55424.68123.31013.3101
F82.55423.36312.55421.31813.31014.68123.3101

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 MP4/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.563857
Energy at 298.15K-550.563801
HF Energy-549.142137
Nuclear repulsion energy352.686540
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 MP4/6-311G**
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 1779 1725        
2 Ag 1192 1156        
3 Ag 706 685        
4 Ag 324 314        
5 Ag 182 177        
6 Au 1311 1271        
7 Au 917 889        
8 Au 535 519        
9 Au 240 232        
10 Au 147 143        
11 Bg 1327 1287        
12 Bg 749 726        
13 Bg 488 473        
14 Bg 449 436        
15 Bu 1737 1684        
16 Bu 966 937        
17 Bu 302 293        
18 Bu 167 162        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6759.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9697) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6554.6 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 MP4/6-311G**
ABC
0.07705 0.06937 0.03675

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/6-311G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.131 0.766 0.676
C2 -0.131 -0.766 0.676
C3 -0.131 -0.766 -0.676
C4 0.131 0.766 -0.676
F5 -0.131 1.673 1.603
F6 0.131 -1.673 1.603
F7 0.131 -1.673 -1.603
F8 -0.131 1.673 -1.603

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.55392.05951.35161.32362.60943.33812.4669
C21.55391.35162.05952.60941.32362.46693.3381
C32.05951.35161.55393.33812.46691.32362.6094
C41.35162.05951.55392.46693.33812.60941.3236
F51.32362.60943.33812.46693.35654.64203.2065
F62.60941.32362.46693.33813.35653.20654.6420
F73.33812.46691.32362.60944.64203.20653.3565
F82.46693.33812.60941.32363.20654.64203.3565

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 129.969
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 134.484
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 129.969
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 134.484
C3 C2 F6 134.484 C3 C4 F8 129.969
C4 C1 F5 134.484 C4 C3 F7 129.969
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability