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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/3-21G*

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=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-546.760137
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-545.934664
Nuclear repulsion energy346.170430
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=FULL/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
0.07007 0.07007 0.03503

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.030 0.000
C2 1.030 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.030 0.000
C4 -1.030 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.379 0.000
F6 2.379 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.379 0.000
F8 -2.379 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.45672.06001.45671.34942.59283.40952.5928
C21.45671.45672.06002.59281.34942.59283.4095
C32.06001.45671.45673.40952.59281.34942.5928
C41.45672.06001.45672.59283.40952.59281.3494
F51.34942.59283.40952.59283.36504.75893.3650
F62.59281.34942.59283.40953.36503.36504.7589
F73.40952.59281.34942.59284.75893.36503.3650
F82.59283.40952.59281.34943.36504.75893.3650

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=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-546.868903
Energy at 298.15K-546.868790
HF Energy-546.015781
Nuclear repulsion energy343.525389
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=FULL/3-21G*
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 1843 1747 0.00      
2 Ag 1163 1103 0.00      
3 Ag 592 561 0.00      
4 Ag 243 230 0.00      
5 Ag 221 209 0.00      
6 Au 1312 1243 264.07      
7 Au 858 813 16.06      
8 Au 562 533 0.00      
9 Au 192 182 0.54      
10 Au 163 155 0.00      
11 Bg 1417 1344 0.00      
12 Bg 762 722 0.00      
13 Bg 495 469 0.00      
14 Bg 488 462 0.00      
15 Bu 1799 1706 53.05      
16 Bu 957 907 115.53      
17 Bu 292 277 7.33      
18 Bu 225 213 0.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6791.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6438.0 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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
0.07098 0.06668 0.03438

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 0.814 0.670
C2 0.000 -0.814 0.670
C3 0.000 -0.814 -0.670
C4 -0.000 0.814 -0.670
F5 0.000 1.705 1.686
F6 -0.000 -1.705 1.686
F7 -0.000 -1.705 -1.686
F8 0.000 1.705 -1.686

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.62782.10891.34071.35112.71613.44932.5190
C21.62781.34072.10892.71611.35112.51903.4493
C32.10891.34071.62783.44932.51901.35112.7161
C41.34072.10891.62782.51903.44932.71611.3511
F51.35112.71613.44932.51903.41074.79573.3713
F62.71611.35112.51903.44933.41073.37134.7957
F73.44932.51901.35112.71614.79573.37133.4107
F82.51903.44932.71611.35113.37134.79573.4107

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 131.283
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 138.717
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 131.283
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 138.717
C3 C2 F6 138.717 C3 C4 F8 131.283
C4 C1 F5 138.717 C4 C3 F7 131.283
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability