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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G*

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 MP2/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.518006
Energy at 298.15K-277.523079
HF Energy-276.920499
Nuclear repulsion energy125.411067
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 MP2/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/6-31G*
ABC
1.05910 0.12909 0.12033

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.425 0.627 0.000
C2 -0.425 -0.627 0.000
F3 -0.425 1.729 0.000
F4 0.425 -1.729 0.000
H5 1.059 0.652 0.891
H6 1.059 0.652 -0.891
H7 -1.059 -0.652 0.891
H8 -1.059 -0.652 -0.891

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51531.39182.35671.09411.09412.15272.1527
C21.51532.35671.39182.15272.15271.09411.0941
F31.39182.35673.56182.03882.03882.62102.6210
F42.35671.39183.56182.62102.62102.03882.0388
H51.09412.15272.03882.62101.78232.48803.0605
H61.09412.15272.03882.62101.78233.06052.4880
H72.15271.09412.62102.03882.48803.06051.7823
H82.15271.09412.62102.03883.06052.48801.7823

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 108.250 C1 C2 H7 110.131
C1 C2 H8 110.131 C2 C1 F3 108.250
C2 C1 H5 110.131 C2 C1 H6 110.131
F3 C1 H5 109.619 F3 C1 H6 109.619
F4 C2 H7 109.619 F4 C2 H8 109.619
H5 C1 H6 109.078 H7 C2 H8 109.078
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.518284
Energy at 298.15K-277.523464
HF Energy-276.919764
Nuclear repulsion energy127.775710
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 MP2/6-31G*
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 3183 3002 15.52      
2 A 3124 2946 35.55      
3 A 1570 1481 0.04      
4 A 1496 1411 19.83      
5 A 1334 1258 0.84      
6 A 1180 1113 0.04      
7 A 1157 1091 71.44      
8 A 915 862 25.79      
9 A 333 314 0.49      
10 A 150 141 3.34      
11 B 3195 3013 42.35      
12 B 3114 2937 12.95      
13 B 1568 1478 5.00      
14 B 1461 1377 13.33      
15 B 1289 1215 3.76      
16 B 1127 1063 33.30      
17 B 937 884 34.90      
18 B 509 480 16.95      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13819.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.943) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13032.2 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 MP2/6-31G*
ABC
0.56165 0.17104 0.14800

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.262 0.706 0.522
C2 -0.262 -0.706 0.522
F3 -0.262 1.403 -0.559
F4 0.262 -1.403 -0.559
H5 -0.025 1.210 1.453
H6 1.354 0.692 0.441
H7 0.025 -1.210 1.453
H8 -1.354 -0.692 0.441

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50571.38922.37001.09671.09472.14312.1380
C21.50572.37001.38922.14312.13801.09671.0947
F31.38922.37002.85552.03432.02893.31052.5655
F42.37001.38922.85553.31052.56552.03432.0289
H51.09672.14312.03433.31051.78692.42122.5312
H61.09472.13802.02892.56551.78692.53123.0407
H72.14311.09673.31052.03432.42122.53121.7869
H82.13801.09472.56552.02892.53123.04071.7869

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 109.842 C1 C2 H7 109.885
C1 C2 H8 109.602 C2 C1 F3 109.842
C2 C1 H5 109.885 C2 C1 H6 109.602
F3 C1 H5 109.270 F3 C1 H6 108.962
F4 C2 H7 109.270 F4 C2 H8 108.962
H5 C1 H6 109.262 H7 C2 H8 109.262
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability