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IV.A.5. Compare Barriers to Internal Rotation for C2H5F (fluoroethane)

Experimental barrier to internal rotation is 17.8 kJ/mol
Experimental data from 1955Kra/Dai:184
V3=1400 +- 50 cm-1
Energy Differences (Calculated - Experimental) in kJ/mol
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Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 -13.4
PM3 -11.9

Methods with standard basis sets
3-21G 6-31G* 6-31+G** cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF -3.3 -2.7 -3.1 -3.0
density functional B3LYP -2.8 -2.7 -4.3 -4.8
wB97X-D   -2.9   -4.7
3-21G 6-31G* 6-31+G** cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 -2.0 -1.4 -2.9 -2.9
Coupled Cluster CCSD   -2.2   -3.8
3-21G 6-31G* 6-31+G** cc-pVTZ
For descriptions of the methods (AM1, HF, MP2, ...) and basis sets (3-21G, 3-21G*, 6-31G, ...) see the glossary in section I.C. Predefined means the basis set used is determined by the method.

References

squib reference
1955Kra/Dai:184 J Kraitchman, BP Dailey "The Microwave Spectrum of Ethyl Fluoride" J. Chem. Phys. 23, 184, 1955

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