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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G*

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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.414105
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-549.091029
Nuclear repulsion energy354.130434
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 MP2/6-311G*
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 1680 0.00      
2 Ag 1432 1361 0.00      
3 Ag 660 628 0.00      
4 Ag 579 551 0.00      
5 B1g 698 664 0.00      
6 B1u 1727 1641 1.83      
7 B1u 979 931 332.03      
8 B1u 296 281 1.67      
9 B2g 737i 701i 0.00      
10 B2u 1529 1453 953.30      
11 B2u 998 949 54.16      
12 B2u 246 234 3.55      
13 B3g 763 725 0.00      
14 B3g 214 203 0.00      
15 B3g 11979i 11384i 0.00      
16 B3u 584 555 79.57      
17 B3u 134 128 0.00      
18 B3u 286i 272i 34.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) -196.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9503) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) -187.0 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 MP2/6-311G*
ABC
0.07965 0.06765 0.03658

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G*

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.958 0.000
C2 0.000 0.000 1.058
C3 0.000 -0.958 0.000
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.058
F5 0.000 2.277 0.000
F6 0.000 0.000 2.421
F7 0.000 -2.277 0.000
F8 0.000 0.000 -2.421

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.42751.91661.42751.31882.60353.23532.6035
C21.42751.42752.11602.51081.36272.51083.4787
C31.91661.42751.42753.23532.60351.31882.6035
C41.42752.11601.42752.51083.47872.51081.3627
F51.31882.51083.23532.51083.32344.55413.3234
F62.60351.36272.60353.47873.32343.32344.8414
F73.23532.51081.31882.51084.55413.32343.3234
F82.60353.47872.60351.36273.32344.84143.3234

picture of tetrafluorcyclobutadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 84.339 C1 C2 F6 137.831
C1 C4 C3 84.339 C1 C4 F8 137.831
C2 C1 C4 95.661 C2 C1 F5 132.169
C2 C3 C4 95.661 C2 C3 F7 132.169
C3 C2 F6 137.831 C3 C4 F8 137.831
C4 C1 F5 132.169 C4 C3 F7 132.169
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2H)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.490390
Energy at 298.15K-550.490396
HF Energy-549.145022
Nuclear repulsion energy354.175939
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 MP2/6-311G*
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 1813 1723 0.00      
2 Ag 1223 1162 0.00      
3 Ag 720 684 0.00      
4 Ag 328 311 0.00      
5 Ag 183 173 0.00      
6 Au 1330 1264 498.59      
7 Au 933 886 60.20      
8 Au 560 532 67.06      
9 Au 245 233 0.12      
10 Au 151 144 0.00      
11 Bg 1344 1277 0.00      
12 Bg 762 725 0.00      
13 Bg 488 464 0.00      
14 Bg 459 437 0.00      
15 Bu 1768 1680 213.06      
16 Bu 984 935 189.23      
17 Bu 309 294 5.52      
18 Bu 172 163 2.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6885.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9503) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6543.4 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 MP2/6-311G*
ABC
0.07746 0.07014 0.03705

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.134 0.759 0.673
C2 -0.134 -0.759 0.673
C3 -0.134 -0.759 -0.673
C4 0.134 0.759 -0.673
F5 -0.134 1.670 1.591
F6 0.134 -1.670 1.591
F7 0.134 -1.670 -1.591
F8 -0.134 1.670 -1.591

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.54132.04661.34641.32092.59653.32052.4553
C21.54131.34642.04662.59651.32092.45533.3205
C32.04661.34641.54133.32052.45531.32092.5965
C41.34642.04661.54132.45533.32052.59651.3209
F51.32092.59653.32052.45533.35114.62083.1816
F62.59651.32092.45533.32053.35113.18164.6208
F73.32052.45531.32092.59654.62083.18163.3511
F82.45533.32052.59651.32093.18164.62083.3511

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 130.078
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 133.999
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 130.078
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 133.999
C3 C2 F6 133.999 C3 C4 F8 130.078
C4 C1 F5 133.999 C4 C3 F7 130.078
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability