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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-278.027907
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.829177
Nuclear repulsion energy125.570624
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 B2PLYP=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 3103 2943 0.00      
2 Ag 1574 1492 0.00      
3 Ag 1499 1422 0.00      
4 Ag 1111 1053 0.00      
5 Ag 1096 1039 0.00      
6 Ag 464 440 0.00      
7 Au 3174 3010 70.93      
8 Au 1256 1191 2.99      
9 Au 835 791 0.13      
10 Au 136 129 12.15      
11 Bg 3150 2988 0.00      
12 Bg 1328 1260 0.00      
13 Bg 1209 1147 0.00      
14 Bu 3108 2948 62.83      
15 Bu 1584 1502 1.98      
16 Bu 1395 1323 19.68      
17 Bu 1107 1050 180.48      
18 Bu 276 262 18.53      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13703.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9484) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12995.9 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
1.06449 0.12915 0.12044

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.426 0.627 0.000
C2 -0.426 -0.627 0.000
F3 -0.426 1.725 0.000
F4 0.426 -1.725 0.000
H5 1.058 0.663 0.891
H6 1.058 0.663 -0.891
H7 -1.058 -0.663 0.891
H8 -1.058 -0.663 -0.891

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51541.38972.35121.09301.09302.15872.1587
C21.51542.35121.38972.15872.15871.09301.0930
F31.38972.35123.55282.03052.03052.62572.6257
F42.35121.38973.55282.62572.62572.03052.0305
H51.09302.15872.03052.62571.78182.49763.0680
H61.09302.15872.03052.62571.78183.06802.4976
H72.15871.09302.62572.03052.49763.06801.7818
H82.15871.09302.62572.03053.06802.49761.7818

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 107.981 C1 C2 H7 110.661
C1 C2 H8 110.661 C2 C1 F3 107.981
C2 C1 H5 110.661 C2 C1 H6 110.661
F3 C1 H5 109.157 F3 C1 H6 109.157
F4 C2 H7 109.157 F4 C2 H8 109.157
H5 C1 H6 109.190 H7 C2 H8 109.190
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-278.028305
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.829199
Nuclear repulsion energy127.834743
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 B2PLYP=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 3143 2981 20.12 98.35 0.73 0.84
2 A 3096 2936 40.67 157.99 0.03 0.05
3 A 1554 1473 0.31 2.81 0.67 0.80
4 A 1485 1409 20.00 4.73 0.64 0.78
5 A 1328 1259 1.07 21.50 0.72 0.84
6 A 1167 1107 2.67 1.51 0.20 0.33
7 A 1142 1083 75.65 4.90 0.72 0.84
8 A 901 854 24.54 6.21 0.25 0.41
9 A 328 311 0.37 0.23 0.33 0.50
10 A 148 141 3.17 0.04 0.75 0.86
11 B 3156 2993 53.59 12.44 0.75 0.86
12 B 3084 2925 15.21 39.75 0.75 0.86
13 B 1551 1471 5.52 15.99 0.75 0.86
14 B 1454 1379 15.38 1.55 0.75 0.86
15 B 1283 1217 4.15 6.12 0.75 0.86
16 B 1118 1061 36.02 3.44 0.75 0.86
17 B 931 883 37.44 4.04 0.75 0.86
18 B 503 477 15.80 0.57 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13685.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9484) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12979.4 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.56875 0.16969 0.14739

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.264 0.705 0.518
C2 -0.264 -0.705 0.518
F3 -0.264 1.409 -0.554
F4 0.264 -1.409 -0.554
H5 -0.020 1.211 1.447
H6 1.354 0.699 0.428
H7 0.020 -1.211 1.447
H8 -1.354 -0.699 0.428

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50511.38772.37011.09531.09352.14282.1441
C21.50512.37011.38772.14282.14411.09531.0935
F31.38772.37012.86762.02512.02223.30902.5681
F42.37011.38772.86763.30902.56812.02512.0222
H51.09532.14282.02513.30901.78572.42272.5425
H61.09352.14412.02222.56811.78572.54253.0477
H72.14281.09533.30902.02512.42272.54251.7857
H82.14411.09352.56812.02222.54253.04771.7857

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 109.964 C1 C2 H7 109.981
C1 C2 H8 110.195 C2 C1 F3 109.964
C2 C1 H5 109.981 C2 C1 H6 110.195
F3 C1 H5 108.718 F3 C1 H6 108.603
F4 C2 H7 108.718 F4 C2 H8 108.603
H5 C1 H6 109.346 H7 C2 H8 109.346
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability