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All results from a given calculation for C2H4F2 (1,2-difluoroethane)

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C2H anti 1Ag
1 2 yes C2 gauche 1A

Conformer 1 (C2H anti)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.545791
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.920442
Nuclear repulsion energy125.376473
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 CCSD/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 3102 2929 0.00      
2 Ag 1578 1490 0.00      
3 Ag 1505 1421 0.00      
4 Ag 1130 1067 0.00      
5 Ag 1109 1047 0.00      
6 Ag 468 442 0.00      
7 Au 3171 2995 63.43      
8 Au 1259 1189 3.31      
9 Au 834 787 0.19      
10 Au 139 131 13.56      
11 Bg 3149 2973 0.00      
12 Bg 1326 1252 0.00      
13 Bg 1213 1145 0.00      
14 Bu 3105 2932 54.42      
15 Bu 1586 1497 2.05      
16 Bu 1390 1313 17.89      
17 Bu 1120 1057 177.49      
18 Bu 281 265 20.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13730.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9443) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12965.6 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 CCSD/6-31G*
ABC
1.05649 0.12908 0.12032

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.428 0.625 0.000
C2 -0.428 -0.625 0.000
F3 -0.428 1.725 0.000
F4 0.428 -1.725 0.000
H5 1.060 0.664 0.894
H6 1.060 0.664 -0.894
H7 -1.060 -0.664 0.894
H8 -1.060 -0.664 -0.894

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51511.39452.34961.09531.09532.16252.1625
C21.51512.34961.39452.16252.16251.09531.0953
F31.39452.34963.55472.03472.03472.62792.6279
F42.34961.39453.55472.62792.62792.03472.0347
H51.09532.16252.03472.62791.78812.50183.0751
H61.09532.16252.03472.62791.78813.07512.5018
H72.16251.09532.62792.03472.50183.07511.7881
H82.16251.09532.62792.03473.07512.50181.7881

picture of 1,2-difluoroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 F4 107.641 C1 C2 H7 110.843
C1 C2 H8 110.843 C2 C1 F3 107.641
C2 C1 H5 110.843 C2 C1 H6 110.843
F3 C1 H5 109.021 F3 C1 H6 109.021
F4 C2 H7 109.021 F4 C2 H8 109.021
H5 C1 H6 109.420 H7 C2 H8 109.420
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.545866
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.919728
Nuclear repulsion energy127.729292
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 CCSD/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 A 3140 2966 17.37      
2 A 3092 2920 36.06      
3 A 1559 1472 0.03      
4 A 1492 1409 20.32      
5 A 1327 1253 1.31      
6 A 1175 1110 1.10      
7 A 1160 1096 72.19      
8 A 912 861 25.79      
9 A 332 313 0.42      
10 A 148 139 3.55      
11 B 3153 2977 47.80      
12 B 3081 2909 14.64      
13 B 1557 1470 4.81      
14 B 1454 1373 13.71      
15 B 1285 1213 4.19      
16 B 1132 1069 34.71      
17 B 937 885 35.71      
18 B 509 480 17.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13722.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9443) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12957.7 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 CCSD/6-31G*
ABC
0.56276 0.17062 0.14788

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.266 0.704 0.523
C2 -0.266 -0.704 0.523
F3 -0.266 1.403 -0.557
F4 0.266 -1.403 -0.557
H5 -0.021 1.220 1.448
H6 1.358 0.699 0.428
H7 0.021 -1.220 1.448
H8 -1.358 -0.699 0.428

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50561.39182.36751.09781.09592.14952.1488
C21.50562.36751.39182.14952.14881.09781.0959
F31.39182.36752.85622.02812.02603.31422.5656
F42.36751.39182.85623.31422.56562.02812.0260
H51.09782.14952.02813.31421.79232.44102.5522
H61.09592.14882.02602.56561.79232.55223.0552
H72.14951.09783.31422.02812.44102.55221.7923
H82.14881.09592.56562.02602.55223.05521.7923

picture of 1,2-difluoroethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 F4 109.530 C1 C2 H7 110.325
C1 C2 H8 110.384 C2 C1 F3 109.530
C2 C1 H5 110.325 C2 C1 H6 110.384
F3 C1 H5 108.518 F3 C1 H6 108.468
F4 C2 H7 108.518 F4 C2 H8 108.468
H5 C1 H6 109.571 H7 C2 H8 109.571
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability