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

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H anti 1Ag
1 2 no C2 gauche 1A

Conformer 1 (C2H anti)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.466375
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.921653
Nuclear repulsion energy126.202725
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 CID/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 3194 2950 0.00      
2 Ag 1620 1497 0.00      
3 Ag 1553 1434 0.00      
4 Ag 1161 1073 0.00      
5 Ag 1148 1060 0.00      
6 Ag 482 445 0.00      
7 Au 3266 3017 63.62      
8 Au 1299 1200 4.38      
9 Au 854 789 0.22      
10 Au 142 131 14.42      
11 Bg 3243 2995 0.00      
12 Bg 1365 1261 0.00      
13 Bg 1247 1152 0.00      
14 Bu 3197 2953 55.05      
15 Bu 1628 1504 2.58      
16 Bu 1434 1325 20.21      
17 Bu 1163 1074 201.08      
18 Bu 290 268 21.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14142.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13063.6 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
1.07077 0.13066 0.12179

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.425 0.624 0.000
C2 -0.425 -0.624 0.000
F3 -0.425 1.714 0.000
F4 0.425 -1.714 0.000
H5 1.053 0.664 0.888
H6 1.053 0.664 -0.888
H7 -1.053 -0.664 0.888
H8 -1.053 -0.664 -0.888

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50971.38272.33771.08791.08792.15182.1518
C21.50972.33771.38272.15182.15181.08791.0879
F31.38272.33773.53192.01872.01872.61462.6146
F42.33771.38273.53192.61462.61462.01872.0187
H51.08792.15182.01872.61461.77532.48943.0575
H61.08792.15182.01872.61461.77533.05752.4894
H72.15181.08792.61462.01872.48943.05751.7753
H82.15181.08792.61462.01873.05752.48941.7753

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 107.765 C1 C2 H7 110.825
C1 C2 H8 110.825 C2 C1 F3 107.765
C2 C1 H5 110.825 C2 C1 H6 110.825
F3 C1 H5 109.008 F3 C1 H6 109.008
F4 C2 H7 109.008 F4 C2 H8 109.008
H5 C1 H6 109.361 H7 C2 H8 109.361
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.466241
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.920930
Nuclear repulsion energy128.538846
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 CID/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 3235 2988 18.81      
2 A 3186 2943 34.79      
3 A 1602 1479 0.03      
4 A 1541 1423 22.68      
5 A 1368 1264 1.99      
6 A 1208 1116 21.24      
7 A 1199 1108 63.83      
8 A 938 866 26.76      
9 A 339 314 0.41      
10 A 150 139 3.85      
11 B 3248 3000 47.85      
12 B 3173 2931 14.94      
13 B 1599 1477 5.19      
14 B 1498 1384 15.35      
15 B 1326 1224 5.45      
16 B 1172 1083 40.78      
17 B 966 892 38.21      
18 B 523 483 18.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14135.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13056.9 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
0.57205 0.17228 0.14945

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.264 0.702 0.518
C2 -0.264 -0.702 0.518
F3 -0.264 1.396 -0.552
F4 0.264 -1.396 -0.552
H5 -0.024 1.213 1.437
H6 1.348 0.700 0.427
H7 0.024 -1.213 1.437
H8 -1.348 -0.700 0.427

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50051.38032.35571.09011.08842.13812.1388
C21.50052.35571.38032.13812.13881.09011.0884
F31.38032.35572.84192.01212.01063.29382.5554
F42.35571.38032.84193.29382.55542.01212.0106
H51.09012.13812.01213.29381.77942.42672.5369
H61.08842.13882.01062.55541.77942.53693.0387
H72.13811.09013.29382.01212.42672.53691.7794
H82.13881.08842.55542.01062.53693.03871.7794

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 109.647 C1 C2 H7 110.237
C1 C2 H8 110.396 C2 C1 F3 109.647
C2 C1 H5 110.237 C2 C1 H6 110.396
F3 C1 H5 108.504 F3 C1 H6 108.486
F4 C2 H7 108.504 F4 C2 H8 108.486
H5 C1 H6 109.526 H7 C2 H8 109.526
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability