return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Energy > Optimized > Energy

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

using model chemistry: CCD/6-31+G**

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 CCD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.601326
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.943753
Nuclear repulsion energy125.203203
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 CCD/6-31+G**
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 3155 2973 0.00      
2 Ag 1573 1482 0.00      
3 Ag 1496 1409 0.00      
4 Ag 1129 1064 0.00      
5 Ag 1089 1026 0.00      
6 Ag 464 437 0.00      
7 Au 3236 3049 41.60      
8 Au 1257 1185 5.44      
9 Au 831 783 0.18      
10 Au 125 117 16.86      
11 Bg 3213 3028 0.00      
12 Bg 1327 1250 0.00      
13 Bg 1203 1133 0.00      
14 Bu 3159 2977 50.41      
15 Bu 1578 1487 2.29      
16 Bu 1387 1307 16.21      
17 Bu 1097 1033 218.92      
18 Bu 288 271 24.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13802.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9423) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13006.2 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 CCD/6-31+G**
ABC
1.05844 0.12843 0.11976

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.430 0.624 0.000
C2 -0.430 -0.624 0.000
F3 -0.430 1.729 0.000
F4 0.430 -1.729 0.000
H5 1.051 0.677 0.892
H6 1.051 0.677 -0.892
H7 -1.051 -0.677 0.892
H8 -1.051 -0.677 -0.892

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51561.40062.35351.08871.08872.16392.1639
C21.51562.35351.40062.16392.16391.08871.0887
F31.40062.35353.56432.02462.02462.64052.6405
F42.35351.40063.56432.64052.64052.02462.0246
H51.08872.16392.02462.64051.78492.50053.0722
H61.08872.16392.02462.64051.78493.07222.5005
H72.16391.08872.64052.02462.50053.07221.7849
H82.16391.08872.64052.02463.07222.50051.7849

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 107.547 C1 C2 H7 111.329
C1 C2 H8 111.329 C2 C1 F3 107.547
C2 C1 H5 111.329 C2 C1 H6 111.329
F3 C1 H5 108.190 F3 C1 H6 108.190
F4 C2 H7 108.190 F4 C2 H8 108.190
H5 C1 H6 110.119 H7 C2 H8 110.119
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.601736
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.943563
Nuclear repulsion energy127.390219
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 CCD/6-31+G**
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 3203 3018 10.68      
2 A 3143 2962 38.46      
3 A 1549 1460 0.33      
4 A 1487 1401 18.44      
5 A 1327 1250 2.55      
6 A 1164 1096 5.59      
7 A 1151 1085 78.56      
8 A 899 847 31.26      
9 A 328 309 0.32      
10 A 151 142 4.56      
11 B 3215 3029 32.20      
12 B 3133 2952 9.25      
13 B 1546 1457 5.78      
14 B 1442 1358 16.04      
15 B 1284 1210 5.95      
16 B 1118 1054 49.19      
17 B 927 874 44.75      
18 B 507 478 19.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13786.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9423) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12991.1 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 CCD/6-31+G**
ABC
0.56978 0.16724 0.14587

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.269 0.703 0.519
C2 -0.269 -0.703 0.519
F3 -0.269 1.422 -0.551
F4 0.269 -1.422 -0.551
H5 -0.018 1.213 1.440
H6 1.353 0.705 0.410
H7 0.018 -1.213 1.440
H8 -1.353 -0.705 0.410

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50481.39702.37861.09151.08922.14022.1502
C21.50482.37861.39702.14022.15021.09151.0892
F31.39702.37862.89402.01802.01753.31472.5729
F42.37861.39702.89403.31472.57292.01802.0175
H51.09152.14022.01803.31471.78822.42552.5533
H61.08922.15022.01752.57291.78822.55333.0509
H72.14021.09153.31472.01802.42552.55331.7882
H82.15021.08922.57292.01752.55333.05091.7882

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 110.047 C1 C2 H7 110.017
C1 C2 H8 110.955 C2 C1 F3 110.047
C2 C1 H5 110.017 C2 C1 H6 110.955
F3 C1 H5 107.737 F3 C1 H6 107.836
F4 C2 H7 107.737 F4 C2 H8 107.836
H5 C1 H6 110.170 H7 C2 H8 110.170
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability