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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=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)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.573380
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.920191
Nuclear repulsion energy125.282751
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 CCSD(T)=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 3080 2990        
2 Ag 1569 1523        
3 Ag 1493 1450        
4 Ag 1121 1089        
5 Ag 1096 1064        
6 Ag 464 451        
7 Au 3151 3058        
8 Au 1251 1214        
9 Au 828 804        
10 Au 136 132        
11 Bg 3127 3036        
12 Bg 1319 1281        
13 Bg 1205 1170        
14 Bu 3084 2993        
15 Bu 1577 1531        
16 Bu 1382 1341        
17 Bu 1107 1074        
18 Bu 276 268        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13633.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9707) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13233.6 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
1.05488 0.12892 0.12017

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/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 1.061 0.663 0.895
H6 1.061 0.663 -0.895
H7 -1.061 -0.663 0.895
H8 -1.061 -0.663 -0.895

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51511.39602.35071.09681.09682.16312.1631
C21.51512.35071.39602.16312.16311.09681.0968
F31.39602.35073.55712.03772.03772.62842.6284
F42.35071.39603.55712.62842.62842.03772.0377
H51.09682.16312.03772.62841.79042.50263.0771
H61.09682.16312.03772.62841.79043.07712.5026
H72.16311.09682.62842.03772.50263.07711.7904
H82.16311.09682.62842.03773.07712.50261.7904

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 107.634 C1 C2 H7 110.805
C1 C2 H8 110.805 C2 C1 F3 107.634
C2 C1 H5 110.805 C2 C1 H6 110.805
F3 C1 H5 109.068 F3 C1 H6 109.068
F4 C2 H7 109.068 F4 C2 H8 109.068
H5 C1 H6 109.411 H7 C2 H8 109.411
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.573592
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.919483
Nuclear repulsion energy127.642902
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 CCSD(T)=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 3119 3028        
2 A 3070 2980        
3 A 1551 1505        
4 A 1481 1438        
5 A 1319 1280        
6 A 1168 1133        
7 A 1149 1115        
8 A 905 879        
9 A 331 321        
10 A 148 144        
11 B 3132 3040        
12 B 3058 2969        
13 B 1548 1503        
14 B 1445 1402        
15 B 1277 1239        
16 B 1120 1087        
17 B 930 903        
18 B 505 490        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13626.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9707) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13227.3 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.56180 0.17045 0.14773

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.267 0.704 0.523
C2 -0.267 -0.704 0.523
F3 -0.267 1.404 -0.557
F4 0.267 -1.404 -0.557
H5 -0.020 1.219 1.450
H6 1.360 0.697 0.428
H7 0.020 -1.219 1.450
H8 -1.360 -0.697 0.428

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50571.39302.36841.09941.09732.14972.1491
C21.50572.36841.39302.14972.14911.09941.0973
F31.39302.36842.85802.03112.02913.31582.5654
F42.36841.39302.85803.31582.56542.03112.0291
H51.09942.14972.03113.31581.79492.43922.5522
H61.09732.14912.02912.56541.79492.55223.0567
H72.14971.09943.31582.03112.43922.55221.7949
H82.14911.09732.56542.02912.55223.05671.7949

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 109.519 C1 C2 H7 110.242
C1 C2 H8 110.318 C2 C1 F3 109.519
C2 C1 H5 110.242 C2 C1 H6 110.318
F3 C1 H5 108.586 F3 C1 H6 108.548
F4 C2 H7 108.586 F4 C2 H8 108.548
H5 C1 H6 109.587 H7 C2 H8 109.587
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability