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

using model chemistry: MP4/6-31G*

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 MP4/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.562062
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.919790
Nuclear repulsion energy125.052908
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 MP4/6-31G*
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 3084 2945        
2 Ag 1569 1498        
3 Ag 1491 1423        
4 Ag 1121 1070        
5 Ag 1084 1035        
6 Ag 461 440        
7 Au 3158 3015        
8 Au 1246 1190        
9 Au 827 790        
10 Au 137 131        
11 Bg 3135 2993        
12 Bg 1317 1258        
13 Bg 1203 1149        
14 Bu 3088 2948        
15 Bu 1577 1506        
16 Bu 1379 1317        
17 Bu 1094 1045        
18 Bu 274 261        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13622.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13006.5 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 MP4/6-31G*
ABC
1.05228 0.12841 0.11970

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.430 0.625 0.000
C2 -0.430 -0.625 0.000
F3 -0.430 1.730 0.000
F4 0.430 -1.730 0.000
H5 1.062 0.663 0.896
H6 1.062 0.663 -0.896
H7 -1.062 -0.663 0.896
H8 -1.062 -0.663 -0.896

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51621.40022.35441.09701.09702.16442.1644
C21.51622.35441.40022.16442.16441.09701.0970
F31.40022.35443.56492.04132.04132.63182.6318
F42.35441.40023.56492.63182.63182.04132.0413
H51.09702.16442.04132.63181.79102.50383.0785
H61.09702.16442.04132.63181.79103.07852.5038
H72.16441.09702.63182.04132.50383.07851.7910
H82.16441.09702.63182.04133.07852.50381.7910

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 107.598 C1 C2 H7 110.820
C1 C2 H8 110.820 C2 C1 F3 107.598
C2 C1 H5 110.820 C2 C1 H6 110.820
F3 C1 H5 109.053 F3 C1 H6 109.053
F4 C2 H7 109.053 F4 C2 H8 109.053
H5 C1 H6 109.444 H7 C2 H8 109.444
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP4/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.562258
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.919082
Nuclear repulsion energy127.421293
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 MP4/6-31G*
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 3125 2984        
2 A 3073 2934        
3 A 1550 1480        
4 A 1477 1411        
5 A 1314 1255        
6 A 1167 1114        
7 A 1139 1087        
8 A 901 861        
9 A 329 314        
10 A 148 142        
11 B 3138 2996        
12 B 3062 2924        
13 B 1548 1478        
14 B 1442 1377        
15 B 1271 1214        
16 B 1110 1060        
17 B 925 883        
18 B 502 480        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13611.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12996.3 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 MP4/6-31G*
ABC
0.55829 0.17018 0.14730

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/6-31G*

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.267 0.705 0.525
C2 -0.267 -0.705 0.525
F3 -0.267 1.405 -0.560
F4 0.267 -1.405 -0.560
H5 -0.022 1.222 1.452
H6 1.360 0.699 0.432
H7 0.022 -1.222 1.452
H8 -1.360 -0.699 0.432

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50711.39722.37241.09961.09762.15172.1508
C21.50712.37241.39722.15172.15081.09961.0976
F31.39722.37242.86012.03462.03223.32112.5701
F42.37241.39722.86013.32112.57012.03462.0322
H51.09962.15172.03463.32111.79572.44402.5533
H61.09762.15082.03222.57011.79572.55333.0587
H72.15171.09963.32112.03462.44402.55331.7957
H82.15081.09762.57012.03222.55333.05871.7957

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 109.482 C1 C2 H7 110.290
C1 C2 H8 110.344 C2 C1 F3 109.482
C2 C1 H5 110.290 C2 C1 H6 110.344
F3 C1 H5 108.563 F3 C1 H6 108.496
F4 C2 H7 108.563 F4 C2 H8 108.496
H5 C1 H6 109.623 H7 C2 H8 109.623
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability