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

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)

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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.742074
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.940544
Nuclear repulsion energy126.249021
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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3097 2934 0.00      
2 Ag 1554 1472 0.00      
3 Ag 1496 1417 0.00      
4 Ag 1131 1071 0.00      
5 Ag 1107 1049 0.00      
6 Ag 469 444 0.00      
7 Au 3168 3001 54.91      
8 Au 1268 1201 4.19      
9 Au 819 776 0.11      
10 Au 133 126 11.08      
11 Bg 3143 2978 0.00      
12 Bg 1321 1252 0.00      
13 Bg 1213 1150 0.00      
14 Bu 3102 2939 52.21      
15 Bu 1563 1481 2.55      
16 Bu 1395 1322 14.29      
17 Bu 1137 1078 175.34      
18 Bu 273 258 16.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13694.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12973.9 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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.07045 0.13062 0.12179

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.423 0.630 0.000
C2 -0.423 -0.630 0.000
F3 -0.423 1.713 0.000
F4 0.423 -1.713 0.000
H5 1.056 0.665 0.890
H6 1.056 0.665 -0.890
H7 -1.056 -0.665 0.890
H8 -1.056 -0.665 -0.890

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51801.37422.34331.09321.09322.15852.1585
C21.51802.34331.37422.15852.15851.09321.0932
F31.37422.34333.52912.01972.01972.61732.6173
F42.34331.37423.52912.61732.61732.01972.0197
H51.09322.15852.01972.61731.78092.49653.0666
H61.09322.15852.01972.61731.78093.06662.4965
H72.15851.09322.61732.01972.49653.06661.7809
H82.15851.09322.61732.01973.06662.49651.7809

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 108.134 C1 C2 H7 110.450
C1 C2 H8 110.450 C2 C1 F3 108.134
C2 C1 H5 110.450 C2 C1 H6 110.450
F3 C1 H5 109.353 F3 C1 H6 109.353
F4 C2 H7 109.353 F4 C2 H8 109.353
H5 C1 H6 109.077 H7 C2 H8 109.077
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.742712
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.940498
Nuclear repulsion energy128.692938
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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3138 2973 19.08      
2 A 3091 2929 30.98      
3 A 1535 1455 0.39      
4 A 1484 1406 15.64      
5 A 1331 1261 1.84      
6 A 1174 1112 54.91      
7 A 1159 1098 24.51      
8 A 903 855 18.57      
9 A 322 305 0.33      
10 A 146 138 2.89      
11 B 3151 2985 41.86      
12 B 3081 2919 13.85      
13 B 1532 1452 6.09      
14 B 1446 1370 10.11      
15 B 1296 1228 5.68      
16 B 1140 1080 37.62      
17 B 930 881 31.13      
18 B 502 475 14.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13681.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12961.6 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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.57011 0.17363 0.15008

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.259 0.708 0.519
C2 -0.259 -0.708 0.519
F3 -0.259 1.388 -0.555
F4 0.259 -1.388 -0.555
H5 -0.040 1.215 1.442
H6 1.350 0.708 0.442
H7 0.040 -1.215 1.442
H8 -1.350 -0.708 0.442

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50821.37272.35551.09501.09392.14482.1454
C21.50822.35551.37272.14482.14541.09501.0939
F31.37272.35552.82432.01662.01183.29492.5655
F42.35551.37272.82433.29492.56552.01662.0118
H51.09502.14482.01663.29491.78592.43182.5331
H61.09392.14542.01182.56551.78592.53313.0497
H72.14481.09503.29492.01662.43182.53311.7859
H82.14541.09392.56552.01182.53313.04971.7859

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 109.603 C1 C2 H7 109.935
C1 C2 H8 110.054 C2 C1 F3 109.603
C2 C1 H5 109.935 C2 C1 H6 110.054
F3 C1 H5 109.096 F3 C1 H6 108.774
F4 C2 H7 109.096 F4 C2 H8 108.774
H5 C1 H6 109.354 H7 C2 H8 109.354
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability