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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p)

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 M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-551.352137
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-551.352137
Nuclear repulsion energy355.897103
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 M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.07403 0.07403 0.03701

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.011 0.000
C2 1.011 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.011 0.000
C4 -1.011 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.312 0.000
F6 2.312 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.312 0.000
F8 -2.312 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.43022.02261.43021.30112.52393.32372.5239
C21.43021.43022.02262.52391.30112.52393.3237
C32.02261.43021.43023.32372.52391.30112.5239
C41.43022.02261.43022.52393.32372.52391.3011
F51.30112.52393.32372.52393.27034.62493.2703
F62.52391.30112.52393.32373.27033.27034.6249
F73.32372.52391.30112.52394.62493.27033.2703
F82.52393.32372.52391.30113.27034.62493.2703

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 M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.199      
2 C 0.287      
3 C -0.199      
4 C 0.287      
5 F -0.069      
6 F -0.019      
7 F -0.069      
8 F -0.019      


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 -36.867 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -47.377 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.693
Traceless
 xyz
x 6.668 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.097 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.429
Polar
3z2-r24.858
x2-y210.510
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.755 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.232 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.612


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 242.851
(<r2>)1/2 15.584

Conformer 2 (C2H)

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Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-551.433670
Energy at 298.15K-551.433455
HF Energy-551.433670
Nuclear repulsion energy354.378686
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 M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p)
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 1952 1859 0.00      
2 Ag 1272 1211 0.00      
3 Ag 657 626 0.00      
4 Ag 226 215 0.00      
5 Ag 43 41 0.00      
6 Au 1385 1319 483.43      
7 Au 940 895 32.06      
8 Au 628 598 3.82      
9 Au 224 213 0.25      
10 Au 168 160 0.01      
11 Bg 1435 1367 0.00      
12 Bg 762 725 0.00      
13 Bg 526 501 0.00      
14 Bg 473 451 0.00      
15 Bu 1944 1852 117.73      
16 Bu 1015 967 161.65      
17 Bu 309 295 6.78      
18 Bu 221 210 0.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7089.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9524) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6751.9 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 M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.07454 0.07197 0.03663

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.026 0.790 0.658
C2 -0.026 -0.790 0.658
C3 -0.026 -0.790 -0.658
C4 0.026 0.790 -0.658
F5 -0.026 1.639 1.644
F6 0.026 -1.639 1.644
F7 0.026 -1.639 -1.644
F8 -0.026 1.639 -1.644

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.58042.05651.31581.30242.62143.34632.4540
C21.58041.31582.05652.62141.30242.45403.3463
C32.05651.31581.58043.34632.45401.30242.6214
C41.31582.05651.58042.45403.34632.62141.3024
F51.30242.62143.34632.45403.27894.64313.2875
F62.62141.30242.45403.34633.27893.28754.6431
F73.34632.45401.30242.62144.64313.28753.2789
F82.45403.34632.62141.30243.28754.64313.2789

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 130.581
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 139.195
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 130.581
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 139.195
C3 C2 F6 139.195 C3 C4 F8 130.581
C4 C1 F5 139.195 C4 C3 F7 130.581
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.059      
2 C 0.059      
3 C 0.059      
4 C 0.059      
5 F -0.059      
6 F -0.059      
7 F -0.059      
8 F -0.059      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -39.369 -0.013 0.000
y -0.013 -42.315 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -42.119
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.849 -0.013 0.000
y -0.013 -1.572 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.277
Polar
3z2-r2-2.555
x2-y22.947
xy-0.013
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.521 0.011 0.000
y 0.011 5.985 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.579


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 245.178
(<r2>)1/2 15.658