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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G*

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 B1B95/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-551.532317
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-551.532317
Nuclear repulsion energy355.502030
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 B1B95/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/6-311G*
ABC
0.07387 0.07387 0.03694

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G*

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.009 0.000
C2 1.009 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.009 0.000
C4 -1.009 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.316 0.000
F6 2.316 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.316 0.000
F8 -2.316 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.42752.01881.42751.30622.52613.32502.5261
C21.42751.42752.01882.52611.30622.52613.3250
C32.01881.42751.42753.32502.52611.30622.5261
C41.42752.01881.42752.52613.32502.52611.3062
F51.30622.52613.32502.52613.27484.63123.2748
F62.52611.30622.52613.32503.27483.27484.6312
F73.32502.52611.30622.52614.63123.27483.2748
F82.52613.32502.52611.30623.27484.63123.2748

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
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.362      
2 C -0.052      
3 C 0.362      
4 C -0.052      
5 F -0.116      
6 F -0.195      
7 F -0.116      
8 F -0.195      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -48.349 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -37.850 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.424
Traceless
 xyz
x -9.211 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.536 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.675
Polar
3z2-r25.350
x2-y2-10.499
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.946 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.519 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.217


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 243.850
(<r2>)1/2 15.616

Conformer 2 (C2H)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-551.611856
Energy at 298.15K-551.611845
HF Energy-551.611856
Nuclear repulsion energy356.077087
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 B1B95/6-311G*
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 1897 1818 0.00      
2 Ag 1247 1195 0.00      
3 Ag 712 683 0.00      
4 Ag 298 286 0.00      
5 Ag 174 167 0.00      
6 Au 1338 1282 559.72      
7 Au 943 904 54.72      
8 Au 612 587 56.80      
9 Au 241 231 0.08      
10 Au 157 150 0.03      
11 Bg 1363 1307 0.00      
12 Bg 771 739 0.00      
13 Bg 493 473 0.00      
14 Bg 406 389 0.00      
15 Bu 1870 1792 201.43      
16 Bu 1002 960 212.41      
17 Bu 313 300 6.00      
18 Bu 188 180 2.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7011.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9586) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6721.0 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 B1B95/6-311G*
ABC
0.07768 0.07112 0.03730

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.108 0.767 0.661
C2 -0.108 -0.767 0.661
C3 -0.108 -0.767 -0.661
C4 0.108 0.767 -0.661
F5 -0.108 1.652 1.602
F6 0.108 -1.652 1.602
F7 0.108 -1.652 -1.602
F8 -0.108 1.652 -1.602

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.54882.03601.32161.30992.59533.31202.4392
C21.54881.32162.03602.59531.30992.43923.3120
C32.03601.32161.54883.31202.43921.30992.5953
C41.32162.03601.54882.43923.31202.59531.3099
F51.30992.59533.31202.43923.31094.60713.2036
F62.59531.30992.43923.31203.31093.20364.6071
F73.31202.43921.30992.59534.60713.20363.3109
F82.43923.31202.59531.30993.20364.60713.3109

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 130.238
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 135.924
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 130.238
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 135.924
C3 C2 F6 135.924 C3 C4 F8 130.238
C4 C1 F5 135.924 C4 C3 F7 130.238
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.164      
2 C 0.164      
3 C 0.164      
4 C 0.164      
5 F -0.164      
6 F -0.164      
7 F -0.164      
8 F -0.164      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -40.124 -0.035 0.000
y -0.035 -43.567 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -43.169
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.244 -0.035 0.000
y -0.035 -1.921 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.323
Polar
3z2-r2-2.646
x2-y23.443
xy-0.035
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.148 -0.005 0.000
y -0.005 5.831 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.446


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 242.312
(<r2>)1/2 15.566