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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G**

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 MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.550125
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.927669
Nuclear repulsion energy125.564020
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 MP2/6-31G**
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 3155 2954 0.00      
2 Ag 1586 1485 0.00      
3 Ag 1511 1415 0.00      
4 Ag 1134 1062 0.00      
5 Ag 1108 1038 0.00      
6 Ag 468 438 0.00      
7 Au 3239 3033 61.38      
8 Au 1264 1184 3.35      
9 Au 838 784 0.27      
10 Au 141 132 12.55      
11 Bg 3216 3012 0.00      
12 Bg 1337 1252 0.00      
13 Bg 1217 1140 0.00      
14 Bu 3159 2959 56.86      
15 Bu 1595 1493 1.94      
16 Bu 1398 1309 20.33      
17 Bu 1120 1049 168.10      
18 Bu 278 260 19.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13880.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12999.0 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
1.06566 0.12916 0.12043

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.427 0.623 0.000
C2 -0.427 -0.623 0.000
F3 -0.427 1.725 0.000
F4 0.427 -1.725 0.000
H5 1.056 0.658 0.889
H6 1.056 0.658 -0.889
H7 -1.056 -0.658 0.889
H8 -1.056 -0.658 -0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51151.39422.34861.08911.08912.15222.1522
C21.51152.34861.39422.15222.15221.08911.0891
F31.39422.34863.55462.03152.03152.62042.6204
F42.34861.39423.55462.62042.62042.03152.0315
H51.08912.15222.03152.62041.77742.48843.0580
H61.08912.15222.03152.62041.77743.05802.4884
H72.15221.08912.62042.03152.48843.05801.7774
H82.15221.08912.62042.03153.05802.48841.7774

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 107.788 C1 C2 H7 110.653
C1 C2 H8 110.653 C2 C1 F3 107.788
C2 C1 H5 110.653 C2 C1 H6 110.653
F3 C1 H5 109.166 F3 C1 H6 109.166
F4 C2 H7 109.166 F4 C2 H8 109.166
H5 C1 H6 109.375 H7 C2 H8 109.375
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.550356
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.927030
Nuclear repulsion energy127.919336
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 MP2/6-31G**
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 3205 3001 17.21      
2 A 3143 2943 38.22      
3 A 1565 1465 0.23      
4 A 1499 1403 20.54      
5 A 1336 1251 0.83      
6 A 1178 1103 0.04      
7 A 1161 1088 70.92      
8 A 913 855 25.57      
9 A 330 309 0.35      
10 A 151 142 3.24      
11 B 3217 3013 46.20      
12 B 3134 2935 14.37      
13 B 1562 1462 4.58      
14 B 1459 1367 15.52      
15 B 1291 1209 4.12      
16 B 1130 1059 32.90      
17 B 936 877 34.69      
18 B 507 475 16.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13856.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12977.0 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
0.56343 0.17122 0.14805

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.263 0.703 0.524
C2 -0.263 -0.703 0.524
F3 -0.263 1.402 -0.558
F4 0.263 -1.402 -0.558
H5 -0.028 1.211 1.445
H6 1.350 0.699 0.439
H7 0.028 -1.211 1.445
H8 -1.350 -0.699 0.439

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50161.39162.36671.09171.08982.13712.1389
C21.50162.36671.39162.13712.13891.09171.0898
F31.39162.36672.85292.02612.02313.30532.5667
F42.36671.39162.85293.30532.56672.02612.0231
H51.09172.13712.02613.30531.78142.42242.5307
H61.08982.13892.02312.56671.78142.53073.0401
H72.13711.09173.30532.02612.42242.53071.7814
H82.13891.08982.56672.02312.53073.04011.7814

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 109.721 C1 C2 H7 109.988
C1 C2 H8 110.242 C2 C1 F3 109.721
C2 C1 H5 109.988 C2 C1 H6 110.242
F3 C1 H5 108.751 F3 C1 H6 108.626
F4 C2 H7 108.751 F4 C2 H8 108.626
H5 C1 H6 109.481 H7 C2 H8 109.481
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability