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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31+G**

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 MP2/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.140256
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-548.951270
Nuclear repulsion energy351.770352
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 MP2/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/6-31+G**
ABC
0.07235 0.07235 0.03618

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31+G**

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 2.341 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
C11.43472.02901.43471.32692.55173.35592.5517
C21.43471.43472.02902.55171.32692.55173.3559
C32.02901.43471.43473.35592.55171.32692.5517
C41.43472.02901.43472.55173.35592.55171.3269
F51.32692.55173.35592.55173.31124.68283.3112
F62.55171.32692.55173.35593.31123.31124.6828
F73.35592.55171.32692.55174.68283.31123.3112
F82.55173.35592.55171.32693.31124.68283.3112

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 MP2/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.241258
Energy at 298.15K-550.241367
HF Energy-549.020732
Nuclear repulsion energy354.068981
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 MP2/6-31+G**
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 1776 1670 0.00      
2 Ag 1230 1157 0.00      
3 Ag 761 716 0.00      
4 Ag 394 371 0.00      
5 Ag 209 197 0.00      
6 Au 1317 1239 505.60      
7 Au 929 874 82.24      
8 Au 577 543 87.02      
9 Au 257 242 0.38      
10 Au 141 133 0.00      
11 Bg 1302 1224 0.00      
12 Bg 748 704 0.00      
13 Bg 492 463 0.00      
14 Bg 454 427 0.00      
15 Bu 1724 1622 288.93      
16 Bu 983 924 209.85      
17 Bu 311 293 6.11      
18 Bu 157 147 4.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6880.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9406) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6471.9 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 MP2/6-31+G**
ABC
0.07947 0.06897 0.03729

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.159 0.745 0.676
C2 -0.159 -0.745 0.676
C3 -0.159 -0.745 -0.676
C4 0.159 0.745 -0.676
F5 -0.159 1.681 1.573
F6 0.159 -1.681 1.573
F7 0.159 -1.681 -1.573
F8 -0.159 1.681 -1.573

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.52432.03731.35161.33432.58643.30772.4560
C21.52431.35162.03732.58641.33432.45603.3077
C32.03731.35161.52433.30772.45601.33432.5864
C41.35162.03731.52432.45603.30772.58641.3343
F51.33432.58643.30772.45603.37614.61433.1454
F62.58641.33432.45603.30773.37613.14544.6143
F73.30772.45601.33432.58644.61433.14543.3761
F82.45603.30772.58641.33433.14544.61433.3761

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 129.471
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 132.238
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 129.471
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 132.238
C3 C2 F6 132.238 C3 C4 F8 129.471
C4 C1 F5 132.238 C4 C3 F7 129.471
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability