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

using model chemistry: CCSD/daug-cc-pVTZ

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/daug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.925742
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.039911
Nuclear repulsion energy125.939298
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/daug-cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD/daug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.06980 0.12986 0.12113

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/daug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.425 0.627 0.000
C2 -0.425 -0.627 0.000
F3 -0.425 1.719 0.000
F4 0.425 -1.719 0.000
H5 1.051 0.672 0.891
H6 1.051 0.672 -0.891
H7 -1.051 -0.672 0.891
H8 -1.051 -0.672 -0.891

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51441.38412.34571.08971.08972.15842.1584
C21.51442.34571.38412.15842.15841.08971.0897
F31.38412.34573.54152.01682.01682.62732.6273
F42.34571.38413.54152.62732.62732.01682.0168
H51.08972.15842.01682.62731.78202.49463.0657
H61.08972.15842.01682.62731.78203.06572.4946
H72.15841.08972.62732.01682.49463.06571.7820
H82.15841.08972.62732.01683.06572.49461.7820

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 107.968 C1 C2 H7 110.905
C1 C2 H8 110.905 C2 C1 F3 107.968
C2 C1 H5 110.905 C2 C1 H6 110.905
F3 C1 H5 108.645 F3 C1 H6 108.645
F4 C2 H7 108.645 F4 C2 H8 108.645
H5 C1 H6 109.700 H7 C2 H8 109.700
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD/daug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.926927
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.040518
Nuclear repulsion energy128.066125
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/daug-cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD/daug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.57958 0.16837 0.14711

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/daug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.266 0.703 0.511
C2 -0.266 -0.703 0.511
F3 -0.266 1.417 -0.546
F4 0.266 -1.417 -0.546
H5 -0.020 1.204 1.439
H6 1.351 0.704 0.410
H7 0.020 -1.204 1.439
H8 -1.351 -0.704 0.410

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50331.38202.36921.09201.09032.13452.1457
C21.50332.36921.38202.13452.14571.09201.0903
F31.38202.36922.88322.01152.00893.29992.5672
F42.36921.38202.88323.29992.56722.01152.0089
H51.09202.13452.01153.29991.78582.40762.5436
H61.09032.14572.00892.56721.78582.54363.0471
H72.13451.09203.29992.01152.40762.54361.7858
H82.14571.09032.56722.00892.54363.04711.7858

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 110.326 C1 C2 H7 109.653
C1 C2 H8 110.642 C2 C1 F3 110.326
C2 C1 H5 109.653 C2 C1 H6 110.642
F3 C1 H5 108.221 F3 C1 H6 108.116
F4 C2 H7 108.221 F4 C2 H8 108.116
H5 C1 H6 109.836 H7 C2 H8 109.836
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability