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

using model chemistry: MP3/6-311+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 MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.888690
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.030447
Nuclear repulsion energy126.355999
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 MP3/6-311+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 3109 3109 0.00      
2 Ag 1550 1550 0.00      
3 Ag 1487 1487 0.00      
4 Ag 1133 1133 0.00      
5 Ag 1111 1111 0.00      
6 Ag 472 472 0.00      
7 Au 3183 3183 38.20      
8 Au 1272 1272 5.53      
9 Au 827 827 0.00      
10 Au 126 126 13.82      
11 Bg 3159 3159 0.00      
12 Bg 1325 1325 0.00      
13 Bg 1208 1208 0.00      
14 Bu 3114 3114 49.72      
15 Bu 1558 1558 4.84      
16 Bu 1390 1390 9.42      
17 Bu 1135 1135 212.87      
18 Bu 288 288 20.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13722.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13722.2 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 MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.07538 0.13066 0.12188

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.423 0.629 0.000
C2 -0.423 -0.629 0.000
F3 -0.423 1.713 0.000
F4 0.423 -1.713 0.000
H5 1.049 0.673 0.889
H6 1.049 0.673 -0.889
H7 -1.049 -0.673 0.889
H8 -1.049 -0.673 -0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51541.37502.34161.08861.08862.15682.1568
C21.51542.34161.37502.15682.15681.08861.0886
F31.37502.34163.52862.00982.00982.62202.6220
F42.34161.37503.52862.62202.62202.00982.0098
H51.08862.15682.00982.62201.77872.49273.0622
H61.08862.15682.00982.62201.77873.06222.4927
H72.15681.08862.62202.00982.49273.06221.7787
H82.15681.08862.62202.00983.06222.49271.7787

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 108.123 C1 C2 H7 110.774
C1 C2 H8 110.774 C2 C1 F3 108.123
C2 C1 H5 110.774 C2 C1 H6 110.774
F3 C1 H5 108.777 F3 C1 H6 108.777
F4 C2 H7 108.777 F4 C2 H8 108.777
H5 C1 H6 109.559 H7 C2 H8 109.559
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.889836
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.031020
Nuclear repulsion energy128.519162
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 MP3/6-311+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 3154 3154 12.89      
2 A 3104 3104 32.98      
3 A 1525 1525 0.28      
4 A 1477 1477 13.52      
5 A 1337 1337 3.82      
6 A 1174 1174 88.21      
7 A 1157 1157 5.84      
8 A 901 901 20.03      
9 A 329 329 0.40      
10 A 153 153 3.86      
11 B 3166 3166 29.04      
12 B 3094 3094 8.85      
13 B 1524 1524 8.82      
14 B 1435 1435 7.87      
15 B 1300 1300 7.81      
16 B 1143 1143 55.44      
17 B 933 933 37.49      
18 B 510 510 17.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13707.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13707.5 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 MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.58363 0.16963 0.14817

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.263 0.704 0.509
C2 -0.263 -0.704 0.509
F3 -0.263 1.410 -0.545
F4 0.263 -1.410 -0.545
H5 -0.024 1.203 1.435
H6 1.348 0.706 0.412
H7 0.024 -1.203 1.435
H8 -1.348 -0.706 0.412

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50421.37332.36281.09061.08922.13432.1437
C21.50422.36281.37332.13432.14371.09061.0892
F31.37332.36282.86952.00512.00223.29162.5630
F42.36281.37332.86953.29162.56302.00512.0022
H51.09062.13432.00513.29161.78282.40732.5389
H61.08922.14372.00222.56301.78282.53893.0435
H72.13431.09063.29162.00512.40732.53891.7828
H82.14371.08922.56302.00222.53893.04351.7828

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 110.312 C1 C2 H7 109.650
C1 C2 H8 110.477 C2 C1 F3 110.312
C2 C1 H5 109.650 C2 C1 H6 110.477
F3 C1 H5 108.387 F3 C1 H6 108.236
F4 C2 H7 108.387 F4 C2 H8 108.236
H5 C1 H6 109.739 H7 C2 H8 109.739
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability