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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: CISD/6-31G

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 CISD/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-549.421592
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-548.737310
Nuclear repulsion energy347.976351
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 CISD/6-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1g 1726 1619 0.00      
2 A1g 617 578 0.00      
3 A2g 857 804 0.00      
4 A2u 448 420 176.60      
5 B1g 1391 1305 0.00      
6 B1g 547 513 0.00      
7 B2g 256 240 0.00      
8 B2g 1762i 1652i 0.00      
9 B2u 567 532 0.00      
10 B2u 167 156 0.00      
11 Eg 661 620 0.00      
11 Eg 661 620 0.00      
12 Eu 1536 1440 169.18      
12 Eu 1536 1440 169.18      
13 Eu 972 911 624.08      
13 Eu 972 911 624.08      
14 Eu 301 283 36.20      
14 Eu 301 283 36.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5875.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9378) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5510.4 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 CISD/6-31G
ABC
0.07082 0.07082 0.03541

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

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.017 0.000
C2 1.017 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.017 0.000
C4 -1.017 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.369 0.000
F6 2.369 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.369 0.000
F8 -2.369 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.43822.03391.43821.35192.57793.38582.5779
C21.43821.43822.03392.57791.35192.57793.3858
C32.03391.43821.43823.38582.57791.35192.5779
C41.43822.03391.43822.57793.38582.57791.3519
F51.35192.57793.38582.57793.35014.73773.3501
F62.57791.35192.57793.38583.35013.35014.7377
F73.38582.57791.35192.57794.73773.35013.3501
F82.57793.38582.57791.35193.35014.73773.3501

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 CISD/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-549.514852
Energy at 298.15K-549.514505
HF Energy-548.814276
Nuclear repulsion energy346.291775
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 CISD/6-31G
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 1968 1846 0.00      
2 Ag 1286 1206 0.00      
3 Ag 626 587 0.00      
4 Ag 222 208 0.00      
5 Ag 87 82 0.00      
6 Au 1349 1265 268.45      
7 Au 917 860 51.44      
8 Au 518 485 0.00      
9 Au 214 201 1.13      
10 Au 160 150 0.00      
11 Bg 1427 1338 0.00      
12 Bg 754 707 0.00      
13 Bg 506 475 0.00      
14 Bg 470 441 0.00      
15 Bu 1959 1837 39.31      
16 Bu 975 914 154.18      
17 Bu 292 274 12.95      
18 Bu 200 188 4.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6964.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9378) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6531.3 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 CISD/6-31G
ABC
0.07230 0.06769 0.03496

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.795 0.661
C2 0.000 -0.795 0.661
C3 0.000 -0.795 -0.661
C4 0.000 0.795 -0.661
F5 0.000 1.696 1.671
F6 -0.000 -1.696 1.671
F7 -0.000 -1.696 -1.671
F8 0.000 1.696 -1.671

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.58962.06781.32251.35372.68813.41262.5004
C21.58961.32252.06782.68811.35372.50043.4126
C32.06781.32251.58963.41262.50041.35372.6881
C41.32252.06781.58962.50043.41262.68811.3537
F51.35372.68813.41262.50043.39294.76233.3419
F62.68811.35372.50043.41263.39293.34194.7623
F73.41262.50041.35372.68814.76233.34193.3929
F82.50043.41262.68811.35373.34194.76233.3929

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 131.766
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 138.234
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 131.766
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 138.234
C3 C2 F6 138.234 C3 C4 F8 131.766
C4 C1 F5 138.234 C4 C3 F7 131.766
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability