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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-121G

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 HF/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.933847
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-116.933847
Nuclear repulsion energy182.175095
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 HF/CEP-121G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/CEP-121G
ABC
0.07162 0.07162 0.03581

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-121G

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 2.354 0.000
F6 2.354 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.354 0.000
F8 -2.354 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.43842.03421.43841.33692.56443.37122.5644
C21.43841.43842.03422.56441.33692.56443.3712
C32.03421.43841.43843.37122.56441.33692.5644
C41.43842.03421.43842.56443.37122.56441.3369
F51.33692.56443.37122.56443.32914.70813.3291
F62.56441.33692.56443.37123.32913.32914.7081
F73.37122.56441.33692.56444.70813.32913.3291
F82.56443.37122.56441.33693.32914.70813.3291

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 HF/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.592      
2 C -0.171      
3 C 0.592      
4 C -0.171      
5 F -0.184      
6 F -0.236      
7 F -0.184      
8 F -0.236      


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 -54.833 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -43.134 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -41.398
Traceless
 xyz
x -12.567 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.981 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.585
Polar
3z2-r215.171
x2-y2-11.699
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.408 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.095 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.414


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.730
(<r2>)1/2 14.168

Conformer 2 (C2H)

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Energy calculated at HF/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-117.011236
Energy at 298.15K-117.011366
HF Energy-117.011236
Nuclear repulsion energy181.763493
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 HF/CEP-121G
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 2034 1856 0.00      
2 Ag 1367 1247 0.00      
3 Ag 647 591 0.00      
4 Ag 233 212 0.00      
5 Ag 154 141 0.00      
6 Au 1410 1287 363.83      
7 Au 979 893 96.85      
8 Au 693 632 0.00      
9 Au 234 213 1.45      
10 Au 168 153 0.00      
11 Bg 1453 1326 0.00      
12 Bg 782 714 0.00      
13 Bg 545 497 0.00      
14 Bg 524 478 0.00      
15 Bu 2023 1846 49.80      
16 Bu 992 905 204.30      
17 Bu 307 280 16.96      
18 Bu 218 199 3.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7381.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9125) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6735.9 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 HF/CEP-121G
ABC
0.07291 0.06939 0.03555

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-121G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 0.791 0.658
C2 0.000 -0.791 0.658
C3 0.000 -0.791 -0.658
C4 -0.000 0.791 -0.658
F5 0.000 1.674 1.664
F6 -0.000 -1.674 1.664
F7 -0.000 -1.674 -1.664
F8 0.000 1.674 -1.664

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.58212.05811.31641.33832.66223.38652.4843
C21.58211.31642.05812.66221.33832.48433.3865
C32.05811.31641.58213.38652.48431.33832.6622
C41.31642.05811.58212.48433.38652.66221.3383
F51.33832.66223.38652.48433.34774.72043.3280
F62.66221.33832.48433.38653.34773.32804.7204
F73.38652.48431.33832.66224.72043.32803.3477
F82.48433.38652.66221.33833.32804.72043.3477

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 131.275
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 138.725
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 131.275
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 138.725
C3 C2 F6 138.725 C3 C4 F8 131.275
C4 C1 F5 138.725 C4 C3 F7 131.275
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.223      
2 C 0.223      
3 C 0.223      
4 C 0.223      
5 F -0.223      
6 F -0.223      
7 F -0.223      
8 F -0.223      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -40.659 -0.001 0.000
y -0.001 -48.855 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.269
Traceless
 xyz
x 8.403 -0.001 0.000
y -0.001 -3.891 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.512
Polar
3z2-r2-9.023
x2-y28.196
xy-0.001
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.164 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.969 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.392


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.813
(<r2>)1/2 14.206