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

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-311G**

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 CCSD/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.730799
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.002647
Nuclear repulsion energy125.757954
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 CCSD/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3095 3095 0.00      
2 Ag 1548 1548 0.00      
3 Ag 1505 1505 0.00      
4 Ag 1125 1125 0.00      
5 Ag 1107 1107 0.00      
6 Ag 470 470 0.00      
7 Au 3166 3166 61.77      
8 Au 1273 1273 5.71      
9 Au 834 834 0.56      
10 Au 135 135 13.89      
11 Bg 3142 3142 0.00      
12 Bg 1326 1326 0.00      
13 Bg 1209 1209 0.00      
14 Bu 3098 3098 60.17      
15 Bu 1555 1555 2.35      
16 Bu 1397 1397 19.31      
17 Bu 1120 1120 193.46      
18 Bu 288 288 20.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13695.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13695.3 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 CCSD/6-311G**
ABC
1.06698 0.12944 0.12076

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-311G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.425 0.630 0.000
C2 -0.425 -0.630 0.000
F3 -0.425 1.722 0.000
F4 0.425 -1.722 0.000
H5 1.054 0.669 0.894
H6 1.054 0.669 -0.894
H7 -1.054 -0.669 0.894
H8 -1.054 -0.669 -0.894

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51891.38342.35121.09391.09392.16122.1612
C21.51892.35121.38342.16122.16121.09391.0939
F31.38342.35123.54642.02322.02322.62842.6284
F42.35121.38343.54642.62842.62842.02322.0232
H51.09392.16122.02322.62841.78832.49593.0704
H61.09392.16122.02322.62841.78833.07042.4959
H72.16121.09392.62842.02322.49593.07041.7883
H82.16121.09392.62842.02323.07042.49591.7883

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 108.120 C1 C2 H7 110.562
C1 C2 H8 110.562 C2 C1 F3 108.120
C2 C1 H5 110.562 C2 C1 H6 110.562
F3 C1 H5 108.951 F3 C1 H6 108.951
F4 C2 H7 108.951 F4 C2 H8 108.951
H5 C1 H6 109.648 H7 C2 H8 109.648
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.730999
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.002379
Nuclear repulsion energy127.945170
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 CCSD/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3135 3135 19.14      
2 A 3087 3087 37.35      
3 A 1527 1527 0.60      
4 A 1489 1489 18.13      
5 A 1335 1335 2.12      
6 A 1163 1163 60.00      
7 A 1160 1160 20.90      
8 A 898 898 27.82      
9 A 330 330 0.19      
10 A 155 155 3.82      
11 B 3148 3148 46.78      
12 B 3075 3075 15.13      
13 B 1524 1524 7.57      
14 B 1441 1441 12.79      
15 B 1297 1297 6.39      
16 B 1131 1131 41.89      
17 B 930 930 40.84      
18 B 508 508 17.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13666.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13666.1 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 CCSD/6-311G**
ABC
0.57577 0.16871 0.14713

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-311G**

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.265 0.706 0.513
C2 -0.265 -0.706 0.513
F3 -0.265 1.414 -0.549
F4 0.265 -1.414 -0.549
H5 -0.025 1.208 1.444
H6 1.355 0.701 0.417
H7 0.025 -1.208 1.444
H8 -1.355 -0.701 0.417

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50871.38152.37141.09641.09452.14202.1477
C21.50872.37141.38152.14202.14771.09641.0945
F31.38152.37142.87712.01792.01613.30592.5678
F42.37141.38152.87713.30592.56782.01792.0161
H51.09642.14202.01793.30591.79312.41602.5430
H61.09452.14772.01612.56781.79312.54303.0509
H72.14201.09643.30592.01792.41602.54301.7931
H82.14771.09452.56782.01612.54303.05091.7931

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 110.195 C1 C2 H7 109.611
C1 C2 H8 110.167 C2 C1 F3 110.195
C2 C1 H5 109.611 C2 C1 H6 110.167
F3 C1 H5 108.502 F3 C1 H6 108.474
F4 C2 H7 108.502 F4 C2 H8 108.474
H5 C1 H6 109.862 H7 C2 H8 109.862
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability