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

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

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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 CCD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.890093
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.030310
Nuclear repulsion energy126.236238
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 CCD/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 3096 2919 0.00      
2 Ag 1550 1462 0.00      
3 Ag 1486 1401 0.00      
4 Ag 1128 1064 0.00      
5 Ag 1108 1045 0.00      
6 Ag 471 444 0.00      
7 Au 3170 2989 38.32      
8 Au 1269 1197 5.40      
9 Au 826 779 0.00      
10 Au 127 120 13.95      
11 Bg 3145 2966 0.00      
12 Bg 1324 1248 0.00      
13 Bg 1207 1138 0.00      
14 Bu 3100 2924 50.03      
15 Bu 1557 1468 4.66      
16 Bu 1389 1310 9.54      
17 Bu 1127 1062 213.65      
18 Bu 288 272 20.36      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13683.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9431) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12904.5 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 CCD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.07344 0.13045 0.12168

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.423 0.628 0.000
C2 -0.423 -0.628 0.000
F3 -0.423 1.714 0.000
F4 0.423 -1.714 0.000
H5 1.050 0.674 0.890
H6 1.050 0.674 -0.890
H7 -1.050 -0.674 0.890
H8 -1.050 -0.674 -0.890

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51531.37712.34281.08961.08962.15832.1583
C21.51532.34281.37712.15832.15831.08961.0896
F31.37712.34283.53192.01152.01152.62462.6246
F42.34281.37713.53192.62462.62462.01152.0115
H51.08962.15832.01152.62461.78062.49483.0651
H61.08962.15832.01152.62461.78063.06512.4948
H72.15831.08962.62462.01152.49483.06511.7806
H82.15831.08962.62462.01153.06512.49481.7806

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 108.091 C1 C2 H7 110.844
C1 C2 H8 110.844 C2 C1 F3 108.091
C2 C1 H5 110.844 C2 C1 H6 110.844
F3 C1 H5 108.703 F3 C1 H6 108.703
F4 C2 H7 108.703 F4 C2 H8 108.703
H5 C1 H6 109.592 H7 C2 H8 109.592
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.891162
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.030889
Nuclear repulsion energy128.410687
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 CCD/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 3141 2962 12.62      
2 A 3090 2914 34.16      
3 A 1524 1438 0.37      
4 A 1477 1393 13.30      
5 A 1334 1258 3.71      
6 A 1169 1102 84.63      
7 A 1157 1091 8.49      
8 A 899 848 21.06      
9 A 329 310 0.40      
10 A 153 144 3.87      
11 B 3153 2973 29.44      
12 B 3080 2905 8.89      
13 B 1524 1437 8.43      
14 B 1434 1353 8.10      
15 B 1297 1223 7.56      
16 B 1138 1073 54.54      
17 B 932 879 38.41      
18 B 510 481 17.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13669.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9431) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12891.8 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 CCD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.58209 0.16948 0.14799

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.264 0.704 0.510
C2 -0.264 -0.704 0.510
F3 -0.264 1.411 -0.545
F4 0.264 -1.411 -0.545
H5 -0.025 1.205 1.436
H6 1.349 0.707 0.412
H7 0.025 -1.205 1.436
H8 -1.349 -0.707 0.412

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50421.37522.36401.09171.09022.13582.1453
C21.50422.36401.37522.13582.14531.09171.0902
F31.37522.36402.87072.00662.00383.29462.5651
F42.36401.37522.87073.29462.56512.00662.0038
H51.09172.13582.00663.29461.78482.41102.5415
H61.09022.14532.00382.56511.78482.54153.0465
H72.13581.09173.29462.00662.41102.54151.7848
H82.14531.09022.56512.00382.54153.04651.7848

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 110.288 C1 C2 H7 109.702
C1 C2 H8 110.549 C2 C1 F3 110.288
C2 C1 H5 109.702 C2 C1 H6 110.549
F3 C1 H5 108.313 F3 C1 H6 108.179
F4 C2 H7 108.313 F4 C2 H8 108.179
H5 C1 H6 109.766 H7 C2 H8 109.766
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability