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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2H 1AG

Conformer 1 (D4H)

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Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-551.113021
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-551.113021
Nuclear repulsion energy347.080442
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 HSEh1PBE/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HSEh1PBE/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2H)

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Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-551.244940
Energy at 298.15K-551.244943
HF Energy-551.244940
Nuclear repulsion energy355.581952
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 HSEh1PBE/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 1883 1809 0.00      
2 Ag 1238 1189 0.00      
3 Ag 713 685 0.00      
4 Ag 302 290 0.00      
5 Ag 175 168 0.00      
6 Au 1329 1277 559.31      
7 Au 941 903 53.41      
8 Au 614 590 61.10      
9 Au 241 231 0.05      
10 Au 156 150 0.05      
11 Bg 1358 1304 0.00      
12 Bg 772 741 0.00      
13 Bg 494 474 0.00      
14 Bg 396 381 0.00      
15 Bu 1856 1783 205.82      
16 Bu 998 959 209.77      
17 Bu 313 301 5.53      
18 Bu 186 179 2.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6982.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9604) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6705.8 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 HSEh1PBE/6-311G**
ABC
0.07756 0.07087 0.03721

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-311G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.111 0.768 0.662
C2 -0.111 -0.768 0.662
C3 -0.111 -0.768 -0.662
C4 0.111 0.768 -0.662
F5 -0.111 1.655 1.603
F6 0.111 -1.655 1.603
F7 0.111 -1.655 -1.603
F8 -0.111 1.655 -1.603

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.55122.03991.32481.31152.59833.31622.4426
C21.55121.32482.03992.59831.31152.44263.3162
C32.03991.32481.55123.31622.44261.31152.5983
C41.32482.03991.55122.44263.31622.59831.3115
F51.31152.59833.31622.44263.31674.61243.2052
F62.59831.31152.44263.31623.31673.20524.6124
F73.31622.44261.31152.59834.61243.20523.3167
F82.44263.31622.59831.31153.20524.61243.3167

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 130.174
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 135.795
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 130.174
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 135.795
C3 C2 F6 135.795 C3 C4 F8 130.174
C4 C1 F5 135.795 C4 C3 F7 130.174
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.160      
2 C 0.160      
3 C 0.160      
4 C 0.160      
5 F -0.160      
6 F -0.160      
7 F -0.160      
8 F -0.160      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -40.326 -0.083 0.000
y -0.083 -43.573 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -43.172
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.046 -0.083 0.000
y -0.083 -1.824 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.222
Polar
3z2-r2-2.444
x2-y23.246
xy-0.083
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.176 -0.001 0.000
y -0.001 5.882 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.512


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 242.889
(<r2>)1/2 15.585