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

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-311G*

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/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.698499
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.995366
Nuclear repulsion energy125.698769
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/6-311G*
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 3083 2940 0.00      
2 Ag 1556 1484 0.00      
3 Ag 1503 1433 0.00      
4 Ag 1123 1071 0.00      
5 Ag 1104 1053 0.00      
6 Ag 470 448 0.00      
7 Au 3155 3009 62.89      
8 Au 1270 1211 4.78      
9 Au 829 791 0.28      
10 Au 136 130 14.67      
11 Bg 3131 2985 0.00      
12 Bg 1330 1268 0.00      
13 Bg 1208 1151 0.00      
14 Bu 3087 2943 61.17      
15 Bu 1565 1492 2.79      
16 Bu 1392 1327 14.47      
17 Bu 1114 1062 197.84      
18 Bu 289 275 21.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13671.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9535) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13035.9 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/6-311G*
ABC
1.06650 0.12934 0.12069

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-311G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.425 0.628 0.000
C2 -0.425 -0.628 0.000
F3 -0.425 1.722 0.000
F4 0.425 -1.722 0.000
H5 1.054 0.671 0.895
H6 1.054 0.671 -0.895
H7 -1.054 -0.671 0.895
H8 -1.054 -0.671 -0.895

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51681.38532.35071.09461.09462.16232.1623
C21.51682.35071.38532.16232.16231.09461.0946
F31.38532.35073.54812.02282.02282.63172.6317
F42.35071.38533.54812.63172.63172.02282.0228
H51.09462.16232.02282.63171.78992.49863.0736
H61.09462.16232.02282.63171.78993.07362.4986
H72.16231.09462.63172.02282.49863.07361.7899
H82.16231.09462.63172.02283.07362.49861.7899

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 108.104 C1 C2 H7 110.753
C1 C2 H8 110.753 C2 C1 F3 108.104
C2 C1 H5 110.753 C2 C1 H6 110.753
F3 C1 H5 108.743 F3 C1 H6 108.743
F4 C2 H7 108.743 F4 C2 H8 108.743
H5 C1 H6 109.684 H7 C2 H8 109.684
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.698759
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.995076
Nuclear repulsion energy127.871899
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/6-311G*
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 3124 2979 19.31      
2 A 3075 2932 37.68      
3 A 1537 1465 0.03      
4 A 1487 1418 18.41      
5 A 1334 1272 2.25      
6 A 1164 1110 1.70      
7 A 1157 1103 80.10      
8 A 898 856 27.74      
9 A 333 318 0.29      
10 A 154 147 4.03      
11 B 3136 2990 47.16      
12 B 3063 2921 15.68      
13 B 1535 1464 7.32      
14 B 1444 1377 11.48      
15 B 1292 1232 5.62      
16 B 1128 1075 43.93      
17 B 928 885 41.19      
18 B 509 486 17.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13648.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9535) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13014.2 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/6-311G*
ABC
0.57675 0.16821 0.14689

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-311G*

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.266 0.705 0.512
C2 -0.266 -0.705 0.512
F3 -0.266 1.417 -0.548
F4 0.266 -1.417 -0.548
H5 -0.019 1.212 1.443
H6 1.356 0.701 0.410
H7 0.019 -1.212 1.443
H8 -1.356 -0.701 0.410

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50661.38302.37171.09721.09532.14482.1489
C21.50662.37171.38302.14482.14891.09721.0953
F31.38302.37172.88282.01612.01493.30942.5675
F42.37171.38302.88283.30942.56752.01612.0149
H51.09722.14482.01613.30941.79402.42392.5521
H61.09532.14892.01492.56751.79402.55213.0534
H72.14481.09723.30942.01612.42392.55211.7940
H82.14891.09532.56752.01492.55213.05341.7940

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 110.250 C1 C2 H7 109.927
C1 C2 H8 110.360 C2 C1 F3 110.250
C2 C1 H5 109.927 C2 C1 H6 110.360
F3 C1 H5 108.210 F3 C1 H6 108.224
F4 C2 H7 108.210 F4 C2 H8 108.224
H5 C1 H6 109.824 H7 C2 H8 109.824
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability