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

using model chemistry: G2

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)

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Energy calculated at G2
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.933327
Energy at 298.15K-277.927901
HF Energy-276.922121
Nuclear repulsion energy126.953999
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 HF/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 3263 3075 0.00 193.58 0.10 0.18
2 Ag 1680 1583 0.00 19.19 0.74 0.85
3 Ag 1618 1524 0.00 3.01 0.51 0.67
4 Ag 1193 1124 0.00 11.34 0.73 0.84
5 Ag 1170 1103 0.00 8.57 0.23 0.37
6 Ag 497 468 0.00 2.59 0.46 0.63
7 Au 3331 3139 90.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
8 Au 1356 1278 6.93 0.00 0.00 0.00
9 Au 881 830 0.71 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Au 145 136 15.82 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Bg 3305 3114 0.00 123.72 0.75 0.86
12 Bg 1420 1338 0.00 18.17 0.75 0.86
13 Bg 1296 1221 0.00 4.65 0.75 0.86
14 Bu 3265 3077 73.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
15 Bu 1687 1590 3.23 0.00 0.00 0.00
16 Bu 1499 1412 28.40 0.00 0.00 0.00
17 Bu 1196 1127 253.52 0.00 0.00 0.00
18 Bu 306 288 23.50 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14554.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13712.9 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
1.06124 0.12930 0.12054

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.428 0.623 0.000
C2 -0.428 -0.623 0.000
F3 -0.428 1.724 0.000
F4 0.428 -1.724 0.000
H5 1.058 0.660 0.892
H6 1.058 0.660 -0.892
H7 -1.058 -0.660 0.892
H8 -1.058 -0.660 -0.892

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51101.39482.34661.09241.09242.15582.1558
C21.51102.34661.39482.15582.15581.09241.0924
F31.39482.34663.55262.03332.03332.62202.6220
F42.34661.39483.55262.62202.62202.03332.0333
H51.09242.15582.03332.62201.78342.49353.0656
H61.09242.15582.03332.62201.78343.06562.4935
H72.15581.09242.62202.03332.49353.06561.7834
H82.15581.09242.62202.03333.06562.49351.7834

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 107.939 C1 C2 H7 110.891
C1 C2 H8 110.891 C2 C1 F3 107.939
C2 C1 H5 110.891 C2 C1 H6 110.891
F3 C1 H5 108.876 F3 C1 H6 108.876
F4 C2 H7 108.876 F4 C2 H8 108.876
H5 C1 H6 109.313 H7 C2 H8 109.313
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

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Energy calculated at G2
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.934517
Energy at 298.15K-277.929177
HF Energy-276.921403
Nuclear repulsion energy129.206409
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 HF/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 3300 3109 27.57      
2 A 3258 3069 44.61      
3 A 1662 1566 0.07      
4 A 1607 1514 26.20      
5 A 1424 1342 2.84      
6 A 1251 1178 24.46      
7 A 1230 1159 84.21      
8 A 956 901 31.30      
9 A 348 328 0.28      
10 A 150 142 4.41      
11 B 3314 3122 69.78      
12 B 3242 3055 21.47      
13 B 1658 1562 4.05      
14 B 1563 1472 21.67      
15 B 1383 1303 7.59      
16 B 1211 1141 48.03      
17 B 1002 944 51.50      
18 B 541 510 20.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14549.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13708.7 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.56238 0.17155 0.14841

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.265 0.702 0.524
C2 -0.265 -0.702 0.524
F3 -0.265 1.399 -0.558
F4 0.265 -1.399 -0.558
H5 -0.022 1.217 1.446
H6 1.354 0.696 0.432
H7 0.022 -1.217 1.446
H8 -1.354 -0.696 0.432

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50091.39202.36351.09511.09312.14302.1416
C21.50092.36351.39202.14302.14161.09511.0931
F31.39202.36352.84882.02732.02433.30842.5609
F42.36351.39202.84883.30842.56092.02732.0243
H51.09512.14302.02733.30841.78762.43422.5423
H61.09312.14162.02432.56091.78762.54233.0457
H72.14301.09513.30842.02732.43422.54231.7876
H82.14161.09312.56092.02432.54233.04571.7876

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 109.892 C1 C2 H7 110.126
C1 C2 H8 110.509 C2 C1 F3 109.892
C2 C1 H5 110.126 C2 C1 H6 110.509
F3 C1 H5 108.370 F3 C1 H6 108.396
F4 C2 H7 108.370 F4 C2 H8 108.396
H5 C1 H6 109.500 H7 C2 H8 109.500
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability