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

using model chemistry: CISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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 CISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.781198
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.030887
Nuclear repulsion energy127.063336
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 CISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3183 2934 0.00      
2 Ag 1598 1473 0.00      
3 Ag 1535 1415 0.00      
4 Ag 1161 1070 0.00      
5 Ag 1139 1050 0.00      
6 Ag 485 447 0.00      
7 Au 3256 3002 41.06      
8 Au 1309 1206 6.27      
9 Au 850 783 0.00      
10 Au 133 122 14.58      
11 Bg 3231 2978 0.00      
12 Bg 1365 1258 0.00      
13 Bg 1245 1147 0.00      
14 Bu 3187 2938 53.05      
15 Bu 1604 1479 5.05      
16 Bu 1432 1320 10.40      
17 Bu 1159 1068 237.80      
18 Bu 297 274 21.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14083.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9218) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12981.8 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 CISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.08772 0.13210 0.12321

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.420 0.625 0.000
C2 -0.420 -0.625 0.000
F3 -0.420 1.704 0.000
F4 0.420 -1.704 0.000
H5 1.043 0.671 0.884
H6 1.043 0.671 -0.884
H7 -1.043 -0.671 0.884
H8 -1.043 -0.671 -0.884

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50731.36722.32901.08201.08202.14582.1458
C21.50732.32901.36722.14582.14581.08201.0820
F31.36722.32903.50921.99711.99712.60932.6093
F42.32901.36723.50922.60932.60931.99711.9971
H51.08202.14581.99712.60931.76732.48103.0461
H61.08202.14581.99712.60931.76733.04612.4810
H72.14581.08202.60931.99712.48103.04611.7673
H82.14581.08202.60931.99713.04612.48101.7673

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 108.136 C1 C2 H7 110.868
C1 C2 H8 110.868 C2 C1 F3 108.136
C2 C1 H5 110.868 C2 C1 H6 110.868
F3 C1 H5 108.696 F3 C1 H6 108.696
F4 C2 H7 108.696 F4 C2 H8 108.696
H5 C1 H6 109.513 H7 C2 H8 109.513
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.782171
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.031457
Nuclear repulsion energy129.239338
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 CISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3226 2974 14.11      
2 A 3178 2929 35.35      
3 A 1572 1449 0.64      
4 A 1527 1407 14.16      
5 A 1375 1267 4.40      
6 A 1204 1110 88.05      
7 A 1192 1099 16.28      
8 A 926 853 23.25      
9 A 338 312 0.39      
10 A 157 145 4.03      
11 B 3239 2985 31.97      
12 B 3167 2919 9.24      
13 B 1571 1448 8.73      
14 B 1479 1363 8.77      
15 B 1337 1232 8.76      
16 B 1171 1079 59.65      
17 B 960 885 42.42      
18 B 526 485 18.36      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14070.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9218) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12970.5 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 CISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.58983 0.17161 0.14979

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.261 0.702 0.507
C2 -0.261 -0.702 0.507
F3 -0.261 1.402 -0.542
F4 0.261 -1.402 -0.542
H5 -0.028 1.199 1.426
H6 1.340 0.706 0.413
H7 0.028 -1.199 1.426
H8 -1.340 -0.706 0.413

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.49711.36532.35061.08401.08262.12392.1336
C21.49712.35061.36532.12392.13361.08401.0826
F31.36532.35062.85191.99231.98943.27432.5532
F42.35061.36532.85193.27432.55321.99231.9894
H51.08402.12391.99233.27431.77152.39872.5254
H61.08262.13361.98942.55321.77152.52543.0285
H72.12391.08403.27431.99232.39872.52541.7715
H82.13361.08262.55321.98942.52543.02851.7715

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 110.330 C1 C2 H7 109.712
C1 C2 H8 110.572 C2 C1 F3 110.330
C2 C1 H5 109.712 C2 C1 H6 110.572
F3 C1 H5 108.316 F3 C1 H6 108.164
F4 C2 H7 108.316 F4 C2 H8 108.164
H5 C1 H6 109.701 H7 C2 H8 109.701
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability