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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/Sadlej_pVTZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2 gauche 1A

Conformer 1 (C2H anti)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at PBE1PBE/Sadlej_pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBE1PBE/Sadlej_pVTZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/Sadlej_pVTZ
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/Sadlej_pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-278.090475
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-278.090475
Nuclear repulsion energy127.843819
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 PBE1PBE/Sadlej_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 3115 3115 12.36 87.20 0.75 0.86
2 A 3060 3060 33.02 249.05 0.02 0.04
3 A 1456 1456 1.51 1.32 0.68 0.81
4 A 1432 1432 12.79 1.34 0.22 0.36
5 A 1296 1296 3.68 8.81 0.65 0.79
6 A 1143 1143 92.50 3.16 0.61 0.76
7 A 1119 1119 3.06 1.44 0.03 0.06
8 A 884 884 21.95 5.75 0.16 0.28
9 A 325 325 0.42 0.38 0.26 0.42
10 A 150 150 3.63 0.11 0.75 0.86
11 B 3128 3128 25.21 14.21 0.75 0.86
12 B 3052 3052 9.11 30.49 0.75 0.86
13 B 1452 1452 10.03 6.96 0.75 0.86
14 B 1380 1380 6.95 0.02 0.75 0.86
15 B 1256 1256 7.92 2.29 0.75 0.86
16 B 1103 1103 65.17 3.80 0.75 0.86
17 B 906 906 37.68 2.04 0.75 0.86
18 B 496 496 14.91 0.42 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13376.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13376.0 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 PBE1PBE/Sadlej_pVTZ
ABC
0.58438 0.16661 0.14624

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/Sadlej_pVTZ

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.266 0.701 0.505
C2 -0.266 -0.701 0.505
F3 -0.266 1.427 -0.542
F4 0.266 -1.427 -0.542
H5 -0.008 1.200 1.449
H6 1.363 0.698 0.399
H7 0.008 -1.200 1.449
H8 -1.363 -0.698 0.399

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.49971.38022.37131.10271.10182.13812.1498
C21.49972.37131.38022.13812.14981.10271.1018
F31.38022.37132.90312.02002.01713.30732.5696
F42.37131.38022.90313.30732.56962.02002.0171
H51.10272.13812.02003.30731.79862.39982.5572
H61.10182.14982.01712.56961.79862.55723.0623
H72.13811.10273.30732.02002.39982.55721.7986
H82.14981.10182.56962.01712.55723.06231.7986

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 110.789 C1 C2 H7 109.550
C1 C2 H8 110.527 C2 C1 F3 110.789
C2 C1 H5 109.550 C2 C1 H6 110.527
F3 C1 H5 108.381 F3 C1 H6 108.195
F4 C2 H7 108.381 F4 C2 H8 108.195
H5 C1 H6 109.352 H7 C2 H8 109.352
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/Sadlej_pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.628      
2 C 1.628      
3 F -0.525      
4 F -0.525      
5 H -0.552      
6 H -0.551      
7 H -0.552      
8 H -0.551      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 2.662 2.662
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.859 1.677 0.000
y 1.677 -26.325 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.514
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.560 1.677 0.000
y 1.677 -4.138 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.578
Polar
3z2-r23.156
x2-y24.466
xy1.677
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.242 0.050 0.000
y 0.050 4.602 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.394


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 79.814
(<r2>)1/2 8.934