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

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/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)

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Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.982230
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.030621
Nuclear repulsion energy126.604521
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=FULL/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 3119 3119 0.00      
2 Ag 1554 1554 0.00      
3 Ag 1492 1492 0.00      
4 Ag 1140 1140 0.00      
5 Ag 1117 1117 0.00      
6 Ag 475 475 0.00      
7 Au 3193 3193 37.64      
8 Au 1277 1277 5.51      
9 Au 830 830 0.00      
10 Au 128 128 13.77      
11 Bg 3168 3168 0.00      
12 Bg 1330 1330 0.00      
13 Bg 1212 1212 0.00      
14 Bu 3124 3124 49.53      
15 Bu 1562 1562 5.21      
16 Bu 1394 1394 8.98      
17 Bu 1140 1140 212.01      
18 Bu 289 289 20.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13770.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13770.2 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=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.08042 0.13116 0.12236

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.422 0.627 0.000
C2 -0.422 -0.627 0.000
F3 -0.422 1.710 0.000
F4 0.422 -1.710 0.000
H5 1.048 0.670 0.888
H6 1.048 0.670 -0.888
H7 -1.048 -0.670 0.888
H8 -1.048 -0.670 -0.888

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51131.37232.33691.08721.08722.15192.1519
C21.51132.33691.37232.15192.15191.08721.0872
F31.37232.33693.52202.00682.00682.61642.6164
F42.33691.37233.52202.61642.61642.00682.0068
H51.08722.15192.00682.61641.77542.48783.0563
H61.08722.15192.00682.61641.77543.05632.4878
H72.15191.08722.61642.00682.48783.05631.7754
H82.15191.08722.61642.00683.05632.48781.7754

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 108.179 C1 C2 H7 110.755
C1 C2 H8 110.755 C2 C1 F3 108.179
C2 C1 H5 110.755 C2 C1 H6 110.755
F3 C1 H5 108.813 F3 C1 H6 108.813
F4 C2 H7 108.813 F4 C2 H8 108.813
H5 C1 H6 109.472 H7 C2 H8 109.472
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.983427
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.031187
Nuclear repulsion energy128.780740
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=FULL/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 3164 3164 13.09      
2 A 3114 3114 32.31      
3 A 1528 1528 0.30      
4 A 1482 1482 13.79      
5 A 1342 1342 3.83      
6 A 1180 1180 90.66      
7 A 1162 1162 3.04      
8 A 906 906 20.25      
9 A 331 331 0.42      
10 A 154 154 3.83      
11 B 3176 3176 28.49      
12 B 3105 3105 8.86      
13 B 1528 1528 9.31      
14 B 1438 1438 7.45      
15 B 1305 1305 7.83      
16 B 1148 1148 55.55      
17 B 936 936 36.86      
18 B 513 513 17.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13755.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13755.7 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=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.58533 0.17050 0.14883

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.262 0.703 0.508
C2 -0.262 -0.703 0.508
F3 -0.262 1.407 -0.544
F4 0.262 -1.407 -0.544
H5 -0.025 1.201 1.433
H6 1.346 0.704 0.413
H7 0.025 -1.201 1.433
H8 -1.346 -0.704 0.413

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50011.37072.35751.08911.08782.12982.1388
C21.50012.35751.37072.12982.13881.08911.0878
F31.37072.35752.86212.00231.99923.28532.5586
F42.35751.37072.86213.28532.55862.00231.9992
H51.08912.12982.00233.28531.77952.40252.5329
H61.08782.13881.99922.55861.77952.53293.0380
H72.12981.08913.28532.00232.40252.53291.7795
H82.13881.08782.55861.99922.53293.03801.7795

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 110.326 C1 C2 H7 109.661
C1 C2 H8 110.457 C2 C1 F3 110.326
C2 C1 H5 109.661 C2 C1 H6 110.457
F3 C1 H5 108.433 F3 C1 H6 108.265
F4 C2 H7 108.433 F4 C2 H8 108.265
H5 C1 H6 109.658 H7 C2 H8 109.658
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability