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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.548143
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.920293
Nuclear repulsion energy125.291837
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 QCISD/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 3097 2950 0.00      
2 Ag 1576 1501 0.00      
3 Ag 1501 1430 0.00      
4 Ag 1128 1074 0.00      
5 Ag 1101 1049 0.00      
6 Ag 466 444 0.00      
7 Au 3167 3016 65.12      
8 Au 1256 1196 3.16      
9 Au 833 793 0.19      
10 Au 139 133 13.48      
11 Bg 3144 2994 0.00      
12 Bg 1324 1261 0.00      
13 Bg 1211 1153 0.00      
14 Bu 3100 2953 56.03      
15 Bu 1584 1508 1.97      
16 Bu 1388 1322 17.75      
17 Bu 1112 1059 177.18      
18 Bu 279 266 20.53      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13703.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13050.0 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
1.05527 0.12891 0.12016

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.429 0.625 0.000
C2 -0.429 -0.625 0.000
F3 -0.429 1.726 0.000
F4 0.429 -1.726 0.000
H5 1.060 0.664 0.894
H6 1.060 0.664 -0.894
H7 -1.060 -0.664 0.894
H8 -1.060 -0.664 -0.894

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51541.39612.35081.09561.09562.16322.1632
C21.51542.35081.39612.16322.16321.09561.0956
F31.39612.35083.55732.03612.03612.62922.6292
F42.35081.39613.55732.62922.62922.03612.0361
H51.09562.16322.03612.62921.78882.50263.0762
H61.09562.16322.03612.62921.78883.07622.5026
H72.16321.09562.62922.03612.50263.07621.7888
H82.16321.09562.62922.03613.07622.50261.7888

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 107.619 C1 C2 H7 110.858
C1 C2 H8 110.858 C2 C1 F3 107.619
C2 C1 H5 110.858 C2 C1 H6 110.858
F3 C1 H5 109.007 F3 C1 H6 109.007
F4 C2 H7 109.007 F4 C2 H8 109.007
H5 C1 H6 109.438 H7 C2 H8 109.438
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.548243
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.919581
Nuclear repulsion energy127.652229
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 QCISD/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 3136 2986 17.66      
2 A 3088 2940 37.53      
3 A 1557 1483 0.03      
4 A 1490 1419 20.39      
5 A 1324 1261 1.15      
6 A 1173 1118 0.36      
7 A 1155 1099 72.17      
8 A 909 866 26.50      
9 A 331 315 0.41      
10 A 147 140 3.51      
11 B 3148 2998 49.30      
12 B 3076 2929 15.09      
13 B 1555 1481 4.68      
14 B 1452 1383 13.71      
15 B 1282 1221 3.98      
16 B 1126 1072 33.97      
17 B 934 889 36.37      
18 B 507 483 17.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13694.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13041.6 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.56154 0.17053 0.14774

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.266 0.704 0.523
C2 -0.266 -0.704 0.523
F3 -0.266 1.403 -0.558
F4 0.266 -1.403 -0.558
H5 -0.021 1.221 1.449
H6 1.359 0.700 0.429
H7 0.021 -1.221 1.449
H8 -1.359 -0.700 0.429

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50601.39332.36871.09821.09622.15022.1495
C21.50602.36871.39332.15022.14951.09821.0962
F31.39332.36872.85692.02952.02733.31602.5669
F42.36871.39332.85693.31602.56692.02952.0273
H51.09822.15022.02953.31601.79302.44242.5528
H61.09622.14952.02732.56691.79302.55283.0562
H72.15021.09823.31602.02952.44242.55281.7930
H82.14951.09622.56692.02732.55283.05621.7930

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 109.512 C1 C2 H7 110.332
C1 C2 H8 110.394 C2 C1 F3 109.512
C2 C1 H5 110.332 C2 C1 H6 110.394
F3 C1 H5 108.513 F3 C1 H6 108.453
F4 C2 H7 108.513 F4 C2 H8 108.453
H5 C1 H6 109.590 H7 C2 H8 109.590
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability