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

using model chemistry: PM3

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description

Conformer 1 (C2H anti)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at PM3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K 
Energy at 298.15K-0.160188
HF Energy-0.160188
Nuclear repulsion energy103.476779
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 PM3
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 3025 2946 0.00 194.86 0.15 0.26
2 Ag 1556 1515 0.00 1.89 0.75 0.86
3 Ag 1364 1329 0.00 65.82 0.73 0.85
4 Ag 1150 1120 0.00 25.66 0.68 0.81
5 Ag 1058 1031 0.00 16.65 0.49 0.66
6 Ag 498 485 0.00 2.91 0.62 0.77
7 Au 2985 2908 2.22 0.00 0.00 0.00
8 Au 1054 1027 7.41 0.00 0.00 0.00
9 Au 798 777 1.63 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Au 84 82 8.71 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Bg 2973 2895 0.00 158.55 0.75 0.86
12 Bg 1114 1085 0.00 41.53 0.75 0.86
13 Bg 1003 977 0.00 8.03 0.75 0.86
14 Bu 3029 2950 3.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
15 Bu 1502 1463 84.99 0.00 0.00 0.00
16 Bu 1338 1303 9.50 0.00 0.00 0.00
17 Bu 1162 1132 10.56 0.00 0.00 0.00
18 Bu 365 355 12.99 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13028.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.974) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12689.3 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 PM3
ABC
1.09147 0.12706 0.11899

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PM3

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.411 0.655 0.000
C2 -0.411 -0.655 0.000
F3 -0.411 1.735 0.000
F4 0.411 -1.735 0.000
H5 1.051 0.730 0.894
H6 1.051 0.730 -0.894
H7 -1.051 -0.730 0.894
H8 -1.051 -0.730 -0.894

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.54561.35672.38941.10211.10212.20292.2029
C21.54562.38941.35672.20292.20291.10211.1021
F31.35672.38943.56521.98571.98572.69912.6991
F42.38941.35673.56522.69912.69911.98571.9857
H51.10212.20291.98572.69911.78792.55913.1218
H61.10212.20291.98572.69911.78793.12182.5591
H72.20291.10212.69911.98572.55913.12181.7879
H82.20291.10212.69911.98573.12182.55911.7879

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 110.657 C1 C2 H7 111.510
C1 C2 H8 111.510 C2 C1 F3 110.657
C2 C1 H5 111.510 C2 C1 H6 111.510
F3 C1 H5 107.274 F3 C1 H6 107.274
F4 C2 H7 107.274 F4 C2 H8 107.274
H5 C1 H6 108.421 H7 C2 H8 108.421
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PM3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K 
Energy at 298.15K-0.162386
HF Energy-0.162386
Nuclear repulsion energy104.658902
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 PM3
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 3025 2946 0.85 153.73 0.06 0.12
2 A 2978 2901 0.21 118.58 0.74 0.85
3 A 1514 1474 52.62 0.68 0.47 0.64
4 A 1362 1326 0.40 17.31 0.72 0.84
5 A 1167 1136 8.61 13.52 0.56 0.72
6 A 1095 1067 0.01 31.15 0.70 0.82
7 A 1025 998 0.62 14.11 0.67 0.80
8 A 960 935 2.30 6.52 0.46 0.63
9 A 340 331 0.08 0.31 0.50 0.67
10 A 126 122 2.01 0.02 0.74 0.85
11 B 3023 2944 2.36 24.95 0.75 0.86
12 B 2985 2908 1.53 45.35 0.75 0.86
13 B 1528 1488 34.50 2.82 0.75 0.86
14 B 1339 1304 4.93 43.34 0.75 0.86
15 B 1142 1112 4.32 12.54 0.75 0.86
16 B 1049 1021 2.50 9.35 0.75 0.86
17 B 883 860 5.83 2.78 0.75 0.86
18 B 568 553 11.02 1.85 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13053.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.974) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12713.8 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 PM3
ABC
0.56448 0.17479 0.14796

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PM3

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.221 0.738 0.536
C2 -0.221 -0.738 0.536
F3 -0.221 1.378 -0.575
F4 0.221 -1.378 -0.575
H5 -0.193 1.265 1.410
H6 1.319 0.836 0.547
H7 0.193 -1.265 1.410
H8 -1.319 -0.836 0.547

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.54011.35622.38951.10141.10212.18542.2014
C21.54012.38951.35622.18542.20141.10141.1021
F31.35622.38952.79111.98811.98023.33122.7136
F42.38951.35622.79113.33122.71361.98811.9802
H51.10142.18541.98813.33121.79282.55972.5353
H61.10212.20141.98022.71361.79282.53533.1224
H72.18541.10143.33121.98812.55972.53531.7928
H82.20141.10212.71361.98022.53533.12241.7928

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 111.024 C1 C2 H7 110.556
C1 C2 H8 111.790 C2 C1 F3 111.024
C2 C1 H5 110.556 C2 C1 H6 111.790
F3 C1 H5 107.537 F3 C1 H6 106.865
F4 C2 H7 107.537 F4 C2 H8 106.865
H5 C1 H6 108.900 H7 C2 H8 108.900
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability