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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.416774
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-549.074577
Nuclear repulsion energy353.233883
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 QCISD/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD/6-311G*
ABC
0.07293 0.07293 0.03646

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

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 2.330 0.000
F6 2.330 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.330 0.000
F8 -2.330 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.43882.03481.43881.31282.54263.34762.5426
C21.43881.43882.03482.54261.31282.54263.3476
C32.03481.43881.43883.34762.54261.31282.5426
C41.43882.03481.43882.54263.34762.54261.3128
F51.31282.54263.34762.54263.29544.66033.2954
F62.54261.31282.54263.34763.29543.29544.6603
F73.34762.54261.31282.54264.66033.29543.2954
F82.54263.34762.54261.31283.29544.66033.2954

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)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.507284
Energy at 298.15K-550.507222
HF Energy-549.148136
Nuclear repulsion energy353.284346
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 QCISD/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 1871 1791 0.00      
2 Ag 1243 1190 0.00      
3 Ag 693 664 0.00      
4 Ag 283 271 0.00      
5 Ag 165 158 0.00      
6 Au 1357 1300 462.41      
7 Au 944 904 67.21      
8 Au 569 545 46.69      
9 Au 237 227 0.18      
10 Au 157 150 0.02      
11 Bg 1380 1321 0.00      
12 Bg 766 733 0.00      
13 Bg 492 471 0.00      
14 Bg 437 418 0.00      
15 Bu 1848 1769 151.55      
16 Bu 989 947 188.97      
17 Bu 307 294 6.95      
18 Bu 189 181 2.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6963.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9574) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6666.5 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 QCISD/6-311G*
ABC
0.07608 0.07025 0.03667

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.101 0.775 0.668
C2 -0.101 -0.775 0.668
C3 -0.101 -0.775 -0.668
C4 0.101 0.775 -0.668
F5 -0.101 1.662 1.619
F6 0.101 -1.662 1.619
F7 0.101 -1.662 -1.619
F8 -0.101 1.662 -1.619

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.56242.05531.33541.31662.61583.34172.4613
C21.56241.33542.05532.61581.31662.46133.3417
C32.05531.33541.56243.34172.46131.31662.6158
C41.33542.05531.56242.46133.34172.61581.3166
F51.31662.61583.34172.46133.33004.64503.2384
F62.61581.31662.46133.34173.33003.23844.6450
F73.34172.46131.31662.61584.64503.23843.3300
F82.46133.34172.61581.31663.23844.64503.3300

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 130.425
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 136.276
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 130.425
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 136.276
C3 C2 F6 136.276 C3 C4 F8 130.425
C4 C1 F5 136.276 C4 C3 F7 130.425
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability