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All results from a given calculation for CF4 (Carbon tetrafluoride)

using model chemistry: G3B3

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at G3B3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-437.314451
Energy at 298.15K-437.309475
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 B3LYP/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 A1 907 871 0.00      
2 E 424 407 0.00      
2 E 424 407 0.00      
3 T2 1305 1253 387.09      
3 T2 1305 1253 387.09      
3 T2 1305 1253 387.09      
4 T2 617 592 4.59      
4 T2 617 592 4.59      
4 T2 617 592 4.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3759.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3610.7 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.18829 0.18829 0.18829

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.768 0.768 0.768
F3 -0.768 -0.768 0.768
F4 -0.768 0.768 -0.768
F5 0.768 -0.768 -0.768

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3 F4 F5
C11.32931.32931.32931.3293
F21.32932.17082.17082.1708
F31.32932.17082.17082.1708
F41.32932.17082.17082.1708
F51.32932.17082.17082.1708

picture of Carbon tetrafluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 C1 F3 109.471 F2 C1 F4 109.471
F2 C1 F5 109.471 F3 C1 F4 109.471
F3 C1 F5 109.471 F4 C1 F5 109.471
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.950 0.594 2.496 0.572
2 F -0.237 -0.148 -0.624 -0.143
3 F -0.237 -0.148 -0.624 -0.143
4 F -0.237 -0.148 -0.624 -0.143
5 F -0.237 -0.148 -0.624 -0.143


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 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
AIM 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
ESP -0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.990
(<r2>)1/2 8.888