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

using model chemistry: MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ

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 MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.902016
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.039112
Nuclear repulsion energy125.770157
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/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 3106 2960 0.00      
2 Ag 1541 1468 0.00      
3 Ag 1461 1392 0.00      
4 Ag 1118 1065 0.00      
5 Ag 1076 1025 0.00      
6 Ag 462 440 0.00      
7 Au 3189 3039 29.52      
8 Au 1246 1187 4.37      
9 Au 824 785 0.00      
10 Au 120 115 13.48      
11 Bg 3165 3016 0.00      
12 Bg 1316 1254 0.00      
13 Bg 1187 1132 0.00      
14 Bu 3113 2967 46.22      
15 Bu 1549 1476 4.32      
16 Bu 1373 1308 7.22      
17 Bu 1086 1035 207.86      
18 Bu 279 266 19.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13605.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9529) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12964.4 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/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.06932 0.12949 0.12080

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.426 0.624 0.000
C2 -0.426 -0.624 0.000
F3 -0.426 1.722 0.000
F4 0.426 -1.722 0.000
H5 1.050 0.669 0.891
H6 1.050 0.669 -0.891
H7 -1.050 -0.669 0.891
H8 -1.050 -0.669 -0.891

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51151.38982.34641.08841.08842.15512.1551
C21.51152.34641.38982.15512.15511.08841.0884
F31.38982.34643.54832.02022.02022.62692.6269
F42.34641.38983.54832.62692.62692.02022.0202
H51.08842.15512.02022.62691.78112.49023.0616
H61.08842.15512.02022.62691.78113.06162.4902
H72.15511.08842.62692.02022.49023.06161.7811
H82.15511.08842.62692.02023.06162.49021.7811

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 107.875 C1 C2 H7 110.928
C1 C2 H8 110.928 C2 C1 F3 107.875
C2 C1 H5 110.928 C2 C1 H6 110.928
F3 C1 H5 108.605 F3 C1 H6 108.605
F4 C2 H7 108.605 F4 C2 H8 108.605
H5 C1 H6 109.820 H7 C2 H8 109.820
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.903438
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.039704
Nuclear repulsion energy127.892999
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/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 3157 3008 8.73      
2 A 3097 2951 35.21      
3 A 1514 1442 0.85      
4 A 1454 1386 11.32      
5 A 1320 1257 2.45      
6 A 1147 1093 11.19      
7 A 1136 1082 76.33      
8 A 886 845 24.46      
9 A 326 310 0.44      
10 A 154 146 3.69      
11 B 3168 3019 22.69      
12 B 3090 2944 7.34      
13 B 1513 1441 8.83      
14 B 1416 1349 7.47      
15 B 1275 1215 6.47      
16 B 1102 1050 52.76      
17 B 916 873 41.51      
18 B 501 478 16.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13584.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9529) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12944.6 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/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.57775 0.16791 0.14667

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.266 0.701 0.513
C2 -0.266 -0.701 0.513
F3 -0.266 1.420 -0.547
F4 0.266 -1.420 -0.547
H5 -0.017 1.200 1.440
H6 1.351 0.699 0.409
H7 0.017 -1.200 1.440
H8 -1.351 -0.699 0.409

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.49941.38752.37111.09101.08912.12982.1414
C21.49942.37111.38752.12982.14141.09101.0891
F31.38752.37112.89012.01492.01213.30112.5653
F42.37111.38752.89013.30112.56532.01492.0121
H51.09102.12982.01493.30111.78512.40082.5395
H61.08912.14142.01212.56531.78512.53953.0417
H72.12981.09103.30112.01492.40082.53951.7851
H82.14141.08912.56532.01212.53953.04171.7851

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 110.378 C1 C2 H7 109.601
C1 C2 H8 110.635 C2 C1 F3 110.378
C2 C1 H5 109.601 C2 C1 H6 110.635
F3 C1 H5 108.180 F3 C1 H6 108.066
F4 C2 H7 108.180 F4 C2 H8 108.066
H5 C1 H6 109.933 H7 C2 H8 109.933
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability