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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**

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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-278.070997
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.857979
Nuclear repulsion energy124.988795
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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
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 3117 2964 0.00      
2 Ag 1545 1469 0.00      
3 Ag 1463 1392 0.00      
4 Ag 1105 1051 0.00      
5 Ag 1046 995 0.00      
6 Ag 455 433 0.00      
7 Au 3198 3041 39.59      
8 Au 1237 1176 4.42      
9 Au 827 786 0.01      
10 Au 121 115 16.22      
11 Bg 3174 3019 0.00      
12 Bg 1311 1247 0.00      
13 Bg 1184 1126 0.00      
14 Bu 3122 2969 52.20      
15 Bu 1551 1475 2.73      
16 Bu 1369 1302 11.52      
17 Bu 1052 1000 227.89      
18 Bu 283 269 23.67      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13580.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.951) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12915.0 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
1.05770 0.12789 0.11929

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.430 0.624 0.000
C2 -0.430 -0.624 0.000
F3 -0.430 1.734 0.000
F4 0.430 -1.734 0.000
H5 1.052 0.677 0.894
H6 1.052 0.677 -0.894
H7 -1.052 -0.677 0.894
H8 -1.052 -0.677 -0.894

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51531.40412.35741.09011.09012.16522.1652
C21.51532.35741.40412.16522.16521.09011.0901
F31.40412.35743.57232.02772.02772.64532.6453
F42.35741.40413.57232.64532.64532.02772.0277
H51.09012.16522.02772.64531.78722.50263.0752
H61.09012.16522.02772.64531.78723.07522.5026
H72.16521.09012.64532.02772.50263.07521.7872
H82.16521.09012.64532.02773.07522.50261.7872

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 107.641 C1 C2 H7 111.364
C1 C2 H8 111.364 C2 C1 F3 107.641
C2 C1 H5 111.364 C2 C1 H6 111.364
F3 C1 H5 108.110 F3 C1 H6 108.110
F4 C2 H7 108.110 F4 C2 H8 108.110
H5 C1 H6 110.108 H7 C2 H8 110.108
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-278.071839
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.858528
Nuclear repulsion energy127.083117
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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
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 3164 3009 10.02 100.41 0.71 0.83
2 A 3106 2954 39.85 192.66 0.02 0.03
3 A 1516 1442 0.66 2.25 0.72 0.84
4 A 1455 1384 15.53 2.70 0.47 0.64
5 A 1310 1245 2.21 14.51 0.71 0.83
6 A 1141 1085 0.35 1.45 0.23 0.37
7 A 1111 1057 87.91 5.29 0.50 0.66
8 A 876 833 33.69 6.36 0.19 0.32
9 A 325 309 0.40 0.42 0.28 0.43
10 A 149 142 4.43 0.14 0.71 0.83
11 B 3176 3021 30.12 12.58 0.75 0.86
12 B 3096 2944 8.30 40.12 0.75 0.86
13 B 1514 1440 7.68 11.15 0.75 0.86
14 B 1416 1346 12.77 0.61 0.75 0.86
15 B 1264 1202 5.19 3.76 0.75 0.86
16 B 1081 1028 51.83 4.03 0.75 0.86
17 B 906 861 52.59 3.81 0.75 0.86
18 B 498 473 18.36 0.58 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13553.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.951) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12889.2 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
0.57336 0.16505 0.14457

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.271 0.701 0.515
C2 -0.271 -0.701 0.515
F3 -0.271 1.434 -0.548
F4 0.271 -1.434 -0.548
H5 -0.007 1.208 1.442
H6 1.356 0.701 0.398
H7 0.007 -1.208 1.442
H8 -1.356 -0.701 0.398

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50351.40032.38501.09291.09062.13882.1508
C21.50352.38501.40032.13882.15081.09291.0906
F31.40032.38502.91892.02022.01953.31942.5746
F42.38501.40032.91893.31942.57462.02022.0195
H51.09292.13882.02023.31941.79022.41612.5600
H61.09062.15082.01952.57461.79022.56003.0522
H72.13881.09293.31942.02022.41612.56001.7902
H82.15081.09062.57462.01952.56003.05221.7902

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 110.388 C1 C2 H7 109.921
C1 C2 H8 111.016 C2 C1 F3 110.388
C2 C1 H5 109.921 C2 C1 H6 111.016
F3 C1 H5 107.610 F3 C1 H6 107.683
F4 C2 H7 107.610 F4 C2 H8 107.683
H5 C1 H6 110.140 H7 C2 H8 110.140
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability