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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G*

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 B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-551.502089
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-551.502089
Nuclear repulsion energy352.306568
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*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.07256 0.07256 0.03628

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

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.018 0.000
C2 1.018 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.018 0.000
C4 -1.018 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.337 0.000
F6 2.337 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.337 0.000
F8 -2.337 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.43912.03521.43911.31922.54883.35442.5488
C21.43911.43912.03522.54881.31922.54883.3544
C32.03521.43911.43913.35442.54881.31922.5488
C41.43912.03521.43912.54883.35442.54881.3192
F51.31922.54883.35442.54883.30484.67363.3048
F62.54881.31922.54883.35443.30483.30484.6736
F73.35442.54881.31922.54884.67363.30483.3048
F82.54883.35442.54881.31923.30484.67363.3048

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 B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.060      
2 C 0.382      
3 C 0.060      
4 C 0.382      
5 F -0.257      
6 F -0.186      
7 F -0.257      
8 F -0.186      


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 -36.834 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -47.395 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.778
Traceless
 xyz
x 6.752 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.089 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.337
Polar
3z2-r24.674
x2-y210.561
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


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> 247.255
(<r2>)1/2 15.724

Conformer 2 (C2H)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-551.581494
Energy at 298.15K-551.581335
HF Energy-551.581494
Nuclear repulsion energy352.964533
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 Ag 1859 1785 0.00      
2 Ag 1212 1164 0.00      
3 Ag 702 674 0.00      
4 Ag 294 282 0.00      
5 Ag 180 173 0.00      
6 Au 1314 1262 490.92      
7 Au 916 880 37.89      
8 Au 578 555 55.95      
9 Au 231 221 0.01      
10 Au 155 149 0.07      
11 Bg 1361 1307 0.00      
12 Bg 754 724 0.00      
13 Bg 483 464 0.00      
14 Bg 369 354 0.00      
15 Bu 1835 1762 173.93      
16 Bu 991 952 183.79      
17 Bu 306 294 5.43      
18 Bu 183 176 2.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6860.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6587.8 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
0.07685 0.06946 0.03667

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.113 0.773 0.666
C2 -0.113 -0.773 0.666
C3 -0.113 -0.773 -0.666
C4 0.113 0.773 -0.666
F5 -0.113 1.672 1.610
F6 0.113 -1.672 1.610
F7 0.113 -1.672 -1.610
F8 -0.113 1.672 -1.610

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.56282.05291.33131.32302.62103.34002.4569
C21.56281.33132.05292.62101.32302.45693.3400
C32.05291.33131.56283.34002.45691.32302.6210
C41.33132.05291.56282.45693.34002.62101.3230
F51.32302.62103.34002.45693.35134.64733.2197
F62.62101.32302.45693.34003.35133.21974.6473
F73.34002.45691.32302.62104.64733.21973.3513
F82.45693.34002.62101.32303.21974.64733.3513

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 130.346
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 135.537
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 130.346
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 135.537
C3 C2 F6 135.537 C3 C4 F8 130.346
C4 C1 F5 135.537 C4 C3 F7 130.346
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 0.226      
2 C 0.226      
3 C 0.226      
4 C 0.226      
5 F -0.226      
6 F -0.226      
7 F -0.226      
8 F -0.226      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -39.529 -0.022 0.000
y -0.022 -42.497 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -42.225
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.832 -0.022 0.000
y -0.022 -1.620 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.212
Polar
3z2-r2-2.424
x2-y22.968
xy-0.022
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.984 -0.025 0.000
y -0.025 5.912 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.521


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 245.534
(<r2>)1/2 15.670