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

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31G*

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 MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.534649
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.920870
Nuclear repulsion energy125.600664
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 MP3/6-31G*
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 3131 2939 0.00      
2 Ag 1587 1490 0.00      
3 Ag 1515 1422 0.00      
4 Ag 1137 1067 0.00      
5 Ag 1124 1055 0.00      
6 Ag 471 442 0.00      
7 Au 3203 3007 59.11      
8 Au 1269 1191 3.67      
9 Au 837 786 0.14      
10 Au 139 130 13.73      
11 Bg 3181 2985 0.00      
12 Bg 1335 1253 0.00      
13 Bg 1220 1145 0.00      
14 Bu 3135 2943 50.79      
15 Bu 1596 1498 2.25      
16 Bu 1399 1313 17.88      
17 Bu 1138 1068 178.99      
18 Bu 283 266 20.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13849.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12999.0 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
1.06024 0.12949 0.12070

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.428 0.625 0.000
C2 -0.428 -0.625 0.000
F3 -0.428 1.722 0.000
F4 0.428 -1.722 0.000
H5 1.058 0.664 0.892
H6 1.058 0.664 -0.892
H7 -1.058 -0.664 0.892
H8 -1.058 -0.664 -0.892

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51461.39082.34701.09331.09332.16002.1600
C21.51462.34701.39082.16002.16001.09331.0933
F31.39082.34703.54842.03032.03032.62442.6244
F42.34701.39083.54842.62442.62442.03032.0303
H51.09332.16002.03032.62441.78472.49863.0705
H61.09332.16002.03032.62441.78473.07052.4986
H72.16001.09332.62442.03032.49863.07051.7847
H82.16001.09332.62442.03033.07052.49861.7847

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 107.689 C1 C2 H7 110.804
C1 C2 H8 110.804 C2 C1 F3 107.689
C2 C1 H5 110.804 C2 C1 H6 110.804
F3 C1 H5 109.044 F3 C1 H6 109.044
F4 C2 H7 109.044 F4 C2 H8 109.044
H5 C1 H6 109.407 H7 C2 H8 109.407
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.534751
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.920155
Nuclear repulsion energy127.950973
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 MP3/6-31G*
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 3172 2977 16.76      
2 A 3121 2930 32.89      
3 A 1568 1472 0.04      
4 A 1502 1410 20.34      
5 A 1337 1255 1.59      
6 A 1182 1110 10.68      
7 A 1174 1102 64.87      
8 A 919 863 24.20      
9 A 334 313 0.46      
10 A 148 139 3.63      
11 B 3184 2988 43.95      
12 B 3111 2920 13.52      
13 B 1567 1470 5.37      
14 B 1463 1373 13.50      
15 B 1295 1215 4.64      
16 B 1147 1077 36.60      
17 B 944 886 34.39      
18 B 512 481 17.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13839.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12989.8 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
0.56585 0.17094 0.14826

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.266 0.704 0.521
C2 -0.266 -0.704 0.521
F3 -0.266 1.402 -0.555
F4 0.266 -1.402 -0.555
H5 -0.021 1.218 1.445
H6 1.356 0.699 0.427
H7 0.021 -1.218 1.445
H8 -1.356 -0.699 0.427

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50491.38812.36461.09581.09392.14652.1461
C21.50492.36461.38812.14652.14611.09581.0939
F31.38812.36462.85352.02372.02203.30832.5622
F42.36461.38812.85353.30832.56222.02372.0220
H51.09582.14652.02373.30831.78892.43572.5479
H61.09392.14612.02202.56221.78892.54793.0504
H72.14651.09583.30832.02372.43572.54791.7889
H82.14611.09392.56222.02202.54793.05041.7889

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 109.575 C1 C2 H7 110.257
C1 C2 H8 110.332 C2 C1 F3 109.575
C2 C1 H5 110.257 C2 C1 H6 110.332
F3 C1 H5 108.550 F3 C1 H6 108.528
F4 C2 H7 108.550 F4 C2 H8 108.528
H5 C1 H6 109.557 H7 C2 H8 109.557
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability