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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.581299
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.927651
Nuclear repulsion energy125.494010
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**
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 3133 2950 0.00      
2 Ag 1583 1490 0.00      
3 Ag 1512 1424 0.00      
4 Ag 1128 1062 0.00      
5 Ag 1107 1042 0.00      
6 Ag 467 440 0.00      
7 Au 3208 3020 70.12      
8 Au 1264 1190 3.69      
9 Au 834 785 0.46      
10 Au 139 131 12.90      
11 Bg 3185 2998 0.00      
12 Bg 1332 1254 0.00      
13 Bg 1217 1146 0.00      
14 Bu 3137 2953 61.16      
15 Bu 1592 1499 2.12      
16 Bu 1398 1316 22.35      
17 Bu 1117 1052 175.07      
18 Bu 280 263 19.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13816.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13006.5 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**
ABC
1.06254 0.12907 0.12033

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.428 0.625 0.000
C2 -0.428 -0.625 0.000
F3 -0.428 1.725 0.000
F4 0.428 -1.725 0.000
H5 1.057 0.662 0.890
H6 1.057 0.662 -0.890
H7 -1.057 -0.662 0.890
H8 -1.057 -0.662 -0.890

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51451.39392.35031.09021.09022.15652.1565
C21.51452.35031.39392.15652.15651.09021.0902
F31.39392.35033.55522.03152.03152.62392.6239
F42.35031.39393.55522.62392.62392.03152.0315
H51.09022.15652.03152.62391.77942.49353.0633
H61.09022.15652.03152.62391.77943.06332.4935
H72.15651.09022.62392.03152.49353.06331.7794
H82.15651.09022.62392.03153.06332.49351.7794

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 107.747 C1 C2 H7 110.714
C1 C2 H8 110.714 C2 C1 F3 107.747
C2 C1 H5 110.714 C2 C1 H6 110.714
F3 C1 H5 109.118 F3 C1 H6 109.118
F4 C2 H7 109.118 F4 C2 H8 109.118
H5 C1 H6 109.388 H7 C2 H8 109.388
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.581305
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.927021
Nuclear repulsion energy127.846188
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**
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 3176 2990 19.23      
2 A 3123 2940 41.01      
3 A 1564 1472 0.30      
4 A 1500 1412 21.25      
5 A 1332 1254 1.06      
6 A 1177 1108 0.54      
7 A 1160 1092 71.75      
8 A 910 857 26.92      
9 A 328 309 0.27      
10 A 149 140 3.39      
11 B 3188 3001 54.00      
12 B 3112 2929 16.28      
13 B 1562 1470 4.12      
14 B 1460 1374 16.87      
15 B 1290 1215 4.33      
16 B 1130 1064 32.80      
17 B 936 881 36.85      
18 B 507 477 16.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13801.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12992.3 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 QCISD/6-31G**
ABC
0.56306 0.17097 0.14791

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/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 1.214 1.445
H6 1.352 0.702 0.438
H7 0.028 -1.214 1.445
H8 -1.352 -0.702 0.438

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50531.39112.36851.09271.09082.14182.1437
C21.50532.36851.39112.14182.14371.09271.0908
F31.39112.36852.85372.02572.02333.30822.5695
F42.36851.39112.85373.30822.56952.02572.0233
H51.09272.14182.02573.30821.78332.42922.5367
H61.09082.14372.02332.56951.78332.53673.0456
H72.14181.09273.30822.02572.42922.53671.7833
H82.14371.09082.56952.02332.53673.04561.7833

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 109.650 C1 C2 H7 110.042
C1 C2 H8 110.306 C2 C1 F3 109.650
C2 C1 H5 110.042 C2 C1 H6 110.306
F3 C1 H5 108.688 F3 C1 H6 108.610
F4 C2 H7 108.688 F4 C2 H8 108.610
H5 C1 H6 109.510 H7 C2 H8 109.510
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability