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

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.895813
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.030151
Nuclear repulsion energy126.110911
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/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3089 2913 0.00      
2 Ag 1547 1459 0.00      
3 Ag 1479 1395 0.00      
4 Ag 1120 1056 0.00      
5 Ag 1101 1038 0.00      
6 Ag 468 442 0.00      
7 Au 3162 2982 39.38      
8 Au 1263 1192 5.14      
9 Au 825 778 0.00      
10 Au 126 119 13.89      
11 Bg 3137 2958 0.00      
12 Bg 1320 1245 0.00      
13 Bg 1204 1135 0.00      
14 Bu 3094 2917 50.81      
15 Bu 1553 1465 4.25      
16 Bu 1384 1305 9.08      
17 Bu 1112 1049 213.07      
18 Bu 286 270 20.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13634.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9431) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12859.0 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/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.07137 0.13022 0.12147

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.424 0.628 0.000
C2 -0.424 -0.628 0.000
F3 -0.424 1.716 0.000
F4 0.424 -1.716 0.000
H5 1.050 0.674 0.891
H6 1.050 0.674 -0.891
H7 -1.050 -0.674 0.891
H8 -1.050 -0.674 -0.891

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51511.37992.34381.08991.08992.15902.1590
C21.51512.34381.37992.15902.15901.08991.0899
F31.37992.34383.53552.01352.01352.62632.6263
F42.34381.37993.53552.62632.62632.01352.0135
H51.08992.15902.01352.62631.78192.49563.0664
H61.08992.15902.01352.62631.78193.06642.4956
H72.15901.08992.62632.01352.49563.06641.7819
H82.15901.08992.62632.01353.06642.49561.7819

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 108.021 C1 C2 H7 110.897
C1 C2 H8 110.897 C2 C1 F3 108.021
C2 C1 H5 110.897 C2 C1 H6 110.897
F3 C1 H5 108.649 F3 C1 H6 108.649
F4 C2 H7 108.649 F4 C2 H8 108.649
H5 C1 H6 109.658 H7 C2 H8 109.658
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.896906
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.030739
Nuclear repulsion energy128.295750
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/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.58035 0.16932 0.14779

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.264 0.704 0.511
C2 -0.264 -0.704 0.511
F3 -0.264 1.412 -0.546
F4 0.264 -1.412 -0.546
H5 -0.025 1.206 1.437
H6 1.350 0.706 0.413
H7 0.025 -1.206 1.437
H8 -1.350 -0.706 0.413

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50401.37772.36541.09211.09052.13612.1460
C21.50402.36541.37772.13612.14601.09211.0905
F31.37772.36542.87242.00852.00573.29692.5662
F42.36541.37772.87243.29692.56622.00852.0057
H51.09212.13612.00853.29691.78602.41232.5424
H61.09052.14602.00572.56621.78602.54243.0476
H72.13611.09213.29692.00852.41232.54241.7860
H82.14601.09052.56622.00572.54243.04761.7860

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 110.257 C1 C2 H7 109.715
C1 C2 H8 110.598 C2 C1 F3 110.257
C2 C1 H5 109.715 C2 C1 H6 110.598
F3 C1 H5 108.266 F3 C1 H6 108.138
F4 C2 H7 108.266 F4 C2 H8 108.138
H5 C1 H6 109.820 H7 C2 H8 109.820
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability