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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-551.132054
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-551.132054
Nuclear repulsion energy351.026702
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 PBEPBE/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/6-311G*
ABC
0.07203 0.07203 0.03601

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

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.022 0.000
C2 1.022 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.022 0.000
C4 -1.022 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.345 0.000
F6 2.345 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.345 0.000
F8 -2.345 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.44582.04461.44581.32282.55833.36742.5583
C21.44581.44582.04462.55831.32282.55833.3674
C32.04461.44581.44583.36742.55831.32282.5583
C41.44582.04461.44582.55833.36742.55831.3228
F51.32282.55833.36742.55833.31654.69023.3165
F62.55831.32282.55833.36743.31653.31654.6902
F73.36742.55831.32282.55834.69023.31653.3165
F82.55833.36742.55831.32283.31654.69023.3165

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 PBEPBE/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.046      
2 C 0.296      
3 C -0.046      
4 C 0.296      
5 F -0.166      
6 F -0.084      
7 F -0.166      
8 F -0.084      


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 -37.472 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -47.883 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.862
Traceless
 xyz
x 6.900 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.716 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.815
Polar
3z2-r23.631
x2-y210.411
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 249.347
(<r2>)1/2 15.791

Conformer 2 (C2H)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-551.210680
Energy at 298.15K-551.210454
HF Energy-551.210680
Nuclear repulsion energy352.742749
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 PBEPBE/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 1768 1750 0.00      
2 Ag 1155 1143 0.00      
3 Ag 709 702 0.00      
4 Ag 332 328 0.00      
5 Ag 186 184 0.00      
6 Au 1243 1230 531.96      
7 Au 890 881 43.60      
8 Au 563 557 72.41      
9 Au 236 234 0.01      
10 Au 145 143 0.07      
11 Bg 1267 1254 0.00      
12 Bg 734 726 0.00      
13 Bg 472 467 0.00      
14 Bg 317 314 0.00      
15 Bu 1725 1707 241.00      
16 Bu 949 939 210.72      
17 Bu 302 298 3.61      
18 Bu 168 167 2.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6579.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9896) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6511.5 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 PBEPBE/6-311G*
ABC
0.07763 0.06900 0.03680

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.136 0.764 0.672
C2 -0.136 -0.764 0.672
C3 -0.136 -0.764 -0.672
C4 0.136 0.764 -0.672
F5 -0.136 1.678 1.597
F6 0.136 -1.678 1.597
F7 0.136 -1.678 -1.597
F8 -0.136 1.678 -1.597

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.55172.05241.34331.32922.61143.33322.4612
C21.55171.34332.05242.61141.32922.46123.3332
C32.05241.34331.55173.33322.46121.32922.6114
C41.34332.05241.55172.46123.33322.61141.3292
F51.32922.61143.33322.46123.36744.64133.1941
F62.61141.32922.46123.33323.36743.19414.6413
F73.33322.46121.32922.61144.64133.19413.3674
F82.46123.33322.61141.32923.19414.64133.3674

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 129.881
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 134.123
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 129.881
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 134.123
C3 C2 F6 134.123 C3 C4 F8 129.881
C4 C1 F5 134.123 C4 C3 F7 129.881
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.133      
2 C 0.133      
3 C 0.133      
4 C 0.133      
5 F -0.133      
6 F -0.133      
7 F -0.133      
8 F -0.133      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -40.598 -0.163 0.000
y -0.163 -43.280 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -42.928
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.506 -0.163 0.000
y -0.163 -1.517 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.989
Polar
3z2-r2-1.977
x2-y22.682
xy-0.163
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.276 -0.022 0.000
y -0.022 6.541 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.917


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 245.553
(<r2>)1/2 15.670