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

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/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=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.575660
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.919967
Nuclear repulsion energy125.181359
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=FULL/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 2965        
2 Ag 1570 1510        
3 Ag 1492 1435        
4 Ag 1122 1079        
5 Ag 1086 1044        
6 Ag 463 445        
7 Au 3158 3036        
8 Au 1248 1200        
9 Au 829 797        
10 Au 139 134        
11 Bg 3135 3014        
12 Bg 1320 1269        
13 Bg 1205 1158        
14 Bu 3088 2969        
15 Bu 1578 1517        
16 Bu 1381 1328        
17 Bu 1097 1055        
18 Bu 275 264        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13633.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9616) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13110.1 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=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
1.05386 0.12871 0.11998

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.429 0.624 0.000
C2 -0.429 -0.624 0.000
F3 -0.429 1.728 0.000
F4 0.429 -1.728 0.000
H5 1.062 0.661 0.895
H6 1.062 0.661 -0.895
H7 -1.062 -0.661 0.895
H8 -1.062 -0.661 -0.895

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51461.39852.35171.09671.09672.16252.1625
C21.51462.35171.39852.16252.16251.09671.0967
F31.39852.35173.56062.04002.04002.62872.6287
F42.35171.39853.56062.62872.62872.04002.0400
H51.09672.16252.04002.62871.79052.50183.0765
H61.09672.16252.04002.62871.79053.07652.5018
H72.16251.09672.62872.04002.50183.07651.7905
H82.16251.09672.62872.04003.07652.50181.7905

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 107.594 C1 C2 H7 110.799
C1 C2 H8 110.799 C2 C1 F3 107.594
C2 C1 H5 110.799 C2 C1 H6 110.799
F3 C1 H5 109.084 F3 C1 H6 109.084
F4 C2 H7 109.084 F4 C2 H8 109.084
H5 C1 H6 109.430 H7 C2 H8 109.430
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.575918
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.919273
Nuclear repulsion energy127.563581
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=FULL/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 3126 3006        
2 A 3074 2956        
3 A 1551 1492        
4 A 1479 1422        
5 A 1316 1266        
6 A 1168 1123        
7 A 1141 1097        
8 A 903 869        
9 A 330 317        
10 A 149 144        
11 B 3138 3017        
12 B 3063 2945        
13 B 1549 1489        
14 B 1444 1388        
15 B 1274 1225        
16 B 1112 1069        
17 B 927 891        
18 B 504 484        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13623.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9616) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13100.1 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=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.55908 0.17070 0.14770

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.266 0.704 0.525
C2 -0.266 -0.704 0.525
F3 -0.266 1.403 -0.559
F4 0.266 -1.403 -0.559
H5 -0.022 1.221 1.451
H6 1.360 0.698 0.432
H7 0.022 -1.221 1.451
H8 -1.360 -0.698 0.432

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50551.39552.36931.09931.09732.15022.1489
C21.50552.36931.39552.15022.14891.09931.0973
F31.39552.36932.85532.03342.03073.31802.5673
F42.36931.39552.85533.31802.56732.03342.0307
H51.09932.15022.03343.31801.79492.44252.5512
H61.09732.14892.03072.56731.79492.55123.0566
H72.15021.09933.31802.03342.44252.55121.7949
H82.14891.09732.56732.03072.55123.05661.7949

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 109.464 C1 C2 H7 110.302
C1 C2 H8 110.315 C2 C1 F3 109.464
C2 C1 H5 110.302 C2 C1 H6 110.315
F3 C1 H5 108.608 F3 C1 H6 108.513
F4 C2 H7 108.608 F4 C2 H8 108.513
H5 C1 H6 109.597 H7 C2 H8 109.597
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability