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All results from a given calculation for C4F4 (tetrafluorcyclobutadiene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/STO-3G

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/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-543.835451
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-543.835451
Nuclear repulsion energy342.394642
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/STO-3G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/STO-3G
ABC
0.06852 0.06852 0.03426

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G

Point Group is D4h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.050 0.000
C2 1.050 0.000 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.050 0.000
C4 -1.050 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 2.404 0.000
F6 2.404 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 -2.404 0.000
F8 -2.404 0.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.48442.09931.48441.35432.62313.45362.6231
C21.48441.48442.09932.62311.35432.62313.4536
C32.09931.48441.48443.45362.62311.35432.6231
C41.48442.09931.48442.62313.45362.62311.3543
F51.35432.62313.45362.62313.39974.80793.3997
F62.62311.35432.62313.45363.39973.39974.8079
F73.45362.62311.35432.62314.80793.39973.3997
F82.62313.45362.62311.35433.39974.80793.3997

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/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.141      
2 C -0.065      
3 C 0.141      
4 C -0.065      
5 F 0.009      
6 F -0.085      
7 F 0.009      
8 F -0.085      


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 -41.326 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.294 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.666
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.846 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.201 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.644
Polar
3z2-r21.289
x2-y2-10.031
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> 257.025
(<r2>)1/2 16.032

Conformer 2 (C2H)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-543.927655
Energy at 298.15K-543.927114
HF Energy-543.927655
Nuclear repulsion energy341.789086
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/STO-3G
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 1939 1730 0.00      
2 Ag 1261 1125 0.00      
3 Ag 637 568 0.00      
4 Ag 257 229 0.00      
5 Ag 229 204 0.00      
6 Au 1422 1269 191.54      
7 Au 923 824 4.95      
8 Au 540 481 0.00      
9 Au 229 204 0.21      
10 Au 149 133 0.00      
11 Bg 1523 1359 0.00      
12 Bg 721 643 0.00      
13 Bg 495 442 0.00      
14 Bg 417 372 0.00      
15 Bu 1911 1705 53.91      
16 Bu 1016 906 50.74      
17 Bu 292 261 5.03      
18 Bu 202 180 0.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7080.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6318.3 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/STO-3G
ABC
0.07091 0.06542 0.03403

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.815 0.681
C2 0.000 -0.815 0.681
C3 0.000 -0.815 -0.681
C4 0.000 0.815 -0.681
F5 0.000 1.724 1.684
F6 -0.000 -1.724 1.684
F7 -0.000 -1.724 -1.684
F8 0.000 1.724 -1.684

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 F5 F6 F7 F8
C11.63052.12421.36151.35342.73003.46962.5332
C21.63051.36152.12422.73001.35342.53323.4696
C32.12421.36151.63053.46962.53321.35342.7300
C41.36152.12421.63052.53323.46962.73001.3534
F51.35342.73003.46962.53323.44734.81953.3680
F62.73001.35342.53323.46963.44733.36804.8195
F73.46962.53321.35342.73004.81953.36803.4473
F82.53323.46962.73001.35343.36804.81953.4473

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 132.159
C1 C4 C3 90.000 C1 C4 F8 137.841
C2 C1 C4 90.000 C2 C1 F5 132.159
C2 C3 C4 90.000 C2 C3 F7 137.841
C3 C2 F6 137.841 C3 C4 F8 132.159
C4 C1 F5 137.841 C4 C3 F7 132.159
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.042      
2 C 0.042      
3 C 0.042      
4 C 0.042      
5 F -0.042      
6 F -0.042      
7 F -0.042      
8 F -0.042      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -35.699 -0.000 0.000
y -0.000 -36.252 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.458
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.657 -0.000 0.000
y -0.000 -0.174 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.483
Polar
3z2-r2-0.966
x2-y20.554
xy-0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.934 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.300 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.868


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 258.688
(<r2>)1/2 16.084