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

using model chemistry: MP2/SDD

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H anti 1Ag
1 2 no C2 gauche 1A

Conformer 1 (C2H anti)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.312420
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.907439
Nuclear repulsion energy120.999846
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 MP2/SDD
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 3011 0.00      
2 Ag 1557 1502 0.00      
3 Ag 1449 1398 0.00      
4 Ag 1101 1063 0.00      
5 Ag 939 906 0.00      
6 Ag 421 407 0.00      
7 Au 3220 3108 48.51      
8 Au 1186 1145 4.90      
9 Au 853 823 0.12      
10 Au 113 109 24.08      
11 Bg 3199 3088 0.00      
12 Bg 1308 1263 0.00      
13 Bg 1140 1100 0.00      
14 Bu 3123 3015 57.48      
15 Bu 1556 1502 4.50      
16 Bu 1363 1315 7.59      
17 Bu 952 919 137.97      
18 Bu 262 253 32.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13429.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9653) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12963.8 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 MP2/SDD
ABC
0.99708 0.11993 0.11177

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/SDD

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.453 0.621 0.000
C2 -0.453 -0.621 0.000
F3 -0.453 1.794 0.000
F4 0.453 -1.794 0.000
H5 1.067 0.689 0.907
H6 1.067 0.689 -0.907
H7 -1.067 -0.689 0.907
H8 -1.067 -0.689 -0.907

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53821.48232.41561.09771.09772.20292.2029
C21.53822.41561.48232.20292.20291.09771.0977
F31.48232.41563.70122.08732.08732.71432.7143
F42.41561.48233.70122.71432.71432.08732.0873
H51.09772.20292.08732.71431.81472.54093.1224
H61.09772.20292.08732.71431.81473.12242.5409
H72.20291.09772.71432.08732.54093.12241.8147
H82.20291.09772.71432.08733.12242.54091.8147

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 106.196 C1 C2 H7 112.304
C1 C2 H8 112.304 C2 C1 F3 106.196
C2 C1 H5 112.304 C2 C1 H6 112.304
F3 C1 H5 107.054 F3 C1 H6 107.054
F4 C2 H7 107.054 F4 C2 H8 107.054
H5 C1 H6 111.496 H7 C2 H8 111.496
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.312386
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.907114
Nuclear repulsion energy122.922952
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 MP2/SDD
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 3184 3073 15.28      
2 A 3103 2995 44.88      
3 A 1525 1472 2.25      
4 A 1433 1383 5.85      
5 A 1263 1219 1.11      
6 A 1128 1089 3.07      
7 A 1055 1019 33.37      
8 A 829 800 34.97      
9 A 317 306 0.95      
10 A 140 135 8.10      
11 B 3191 3080 28.77      
12 B 3094 2987 15.55      
13 B 1522 1469 7.72      
14 B 1421 1371 9.11      
15 B 1206 1164 3.51      
16 B 1034 998 15.29      
17 B 865 835 52.27      
18 B 465 449 24.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13387.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9653) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12922.8 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 MP2/SDD
ABC
0.53939 0.15290 0.13534

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/SDD

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.303 0.701 0.532
C2 -0.303 -0.701 0.532
F3 -0.303 1.495 -0.556
F4 0.303 -1.495 -0.556
H5 0.066 1.234 1.466
H6 1.385 0.678 0.345
H7 -0.066 -1.234 1.466
H8 -1.385 -0.678 0.345

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52721.47702.45051.10121.09872.17972.1877
C21.52722.45051.47702.17972.18771.10121.0987
F31.47702.45053.05042.07232.08103.40442.5890
F42.45051.47703.05043.40442.58902.07232.0810
H51.10122.17972.07233.40441.81852.47072.6490
H61.09872.18772.08102.58901.81852.64903.0845
H72.17971.10123.40442.07232.47072.64901.8185
H82.18771.09872.58902.08102.64903.08451.8185

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 109.303 C1 C2 H7 111.019
C1 C2 H8 111.808 C2 C1 F3 109.303
C2 C1 H5 111.019 C2 C1 H6 111.808
F3 C1 H5 106.065 F3 C1 H6 106.868
F4 C2 H7 106.065 F4 C2 H8 106.868
H5 C1 H6 111.506 H7 C2 H8 111.506
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability