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

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-31G**

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 CCSD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.579049
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.927774
Nuclear repulsion energy125.576627
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/6-31G**
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 3137 2925 0.00      
2 Ag 1585 1478 0.00      
3 Ag 1515 1413 0.00      
4 Ag 1131 1055 0.00      
5 Ag 1113 1038 0.00      
6 Ag 469 437 0.00      
7 Au 3211 2994 68.80      
8 Au 1267 1182 3.88      
9 Au 835 779 0.46      
10 Au 139 130 12.97      
11 Bg 3188 2973 0.00      
12 Bg 1334 1244 0.00      
13 Bg 1219 1137 0.00      
14 Bu 3140 2929 59.82      
15 Bu 1594 1486 2.16      
16 Bu 1400 1306 22.53      
17 Bu 1125 1049 175.24      
18 Bu 281 262 19.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13840.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9326) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12907.2 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/6-31G**
ABC
1.06370 0.12923 0.12049

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-31G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.427 0.625 0.000
C2 -0.427 -0.625 0.000
F3 -0.427 1.724 0.000
F4 0.427 -1.724 0.000
H5 1.056 0.661 0.889
H6 1.056 0.661 -0.889
H7 -1.056 -0.661 0.889
H8 -1.056 -0.661 -0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51431.39232.34921.09001.09002.15582.1558
C21.51432.34921.39232.15582.15581.09001.0900
F31.39232.34923.55272.03032.03032.62252.6225
F42.34921.39233.55272.62252.62252.03032.0303
H51.09002.15582.03032.62251.77882.49273.0623
H61.09002.15582.03032.62251.77883.06232.4927
H72.15581.09002.62252.03032.49273.06231.7788
H82.15581.09002.62252.03033.06232.49271.7788

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 107.771 C1 C2 H7 110.689
C1 C2 H8 110.689 C2 C1 F3 107.771
C2 C1 H5 110.689 C2 C1 H6 110.689
F3 C1 H5 109.144 F3 C1 H6 109.144
F4 C2 H7 109.144 F4 C2 H8 109.144
H5 C1 H6 109.364 H7 C2 H8 109.364
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.579015
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.927137
Nuclear repulsion energy127.924740
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/6-31G**
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 3179 2965 19.34      
2 A 3127 2917 39.25      
3 A 1566 1460 0.32      
4 A 1503 1401 21.15      
5 A 1335 1245 1.20      
6 A 1178 1099 1.70      
7 A 1166 1087 71.29      
8 A 913 851 26.22      
9 A 329 307 0.28      
10 A 149 139 3.43      
11 B 3192 2976 52.66      
12 B 3116 2906 16.03      
13 B 1563 1458 4.24      
14 B 1462 1364 16.85      
15 B 1293 1206 4.56      
16 B 1136 1059 33.44      
17 B 938 875 36.24      
18 B 508 474 17.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13825.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9326) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12894.0 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 CCSD/6-31G**
ABC
0.56416 0.17109 0.14807

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-31G**

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.264 0.705 0.523
C2 -0.264 -0.705 0.523
F3 -0.264 1.402 -0.558
F4 0.264 -1.402 -0.558
H5 -0.028 1.213 1.444
H6 1.351 0.701 0.437
H7 0.028 -1.213 1.444
H8 -1.351 -0.701 0.437

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50501.38972.36721.09241.09062.14122.1428
C21.50502.36721.38972.14122.14281.09241.0906
F31.38972.36722.85262.02452.02233.30632.5677
F42.36721.38972.85263.30632.56772.02452.0223
H51.09242.14122.02453.30631.78262.42762.5358
H61.09062.14282.02232.56771.78262.53583.0443
H72.14121.09243.30632.02452.42762.53581.7826
H82.14281.09062.56772.02232.53583.04431.7826

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 109.660 C1 C2 H7 110.030
C1 C2 H8 110.268 C2 C1 F3 109.660
C2 C1 H5 110.030 C2 C1 H6 110.268
F3 C1 H5 108.711 F3 C1 H6 108.646
F4 C2 H7 108.711 F4 C2 H8 108.646
H5 C1 H6 109.493 H7 C2 H8 109.493
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability