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

using model chemistry: CID/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 CID/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.609101
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.996385
Nuclear repulsion energy126.594607
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 CID/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 3184 2958 0.00      
2 Ag 1604 1490 0.00      
3 Ag 1554 1444 0.00      
4 Ag 1162 1080 0.00      
5 Ag 1143 1062 0.00      
6 Ag 484 450 0.00      
7 Au 3257 3026 65.17      
8 Au 1313 1220 6.25      
9 Au 853 792 0.30      
10 Au 139 129 15.62      
11 Bg 3232 3003 0.00      
12 Bg 1373 1275 0.00      
13 Bg 1245 1156 0.00      
14 Bu 3186 2960 63.39      
15 Bu 1612 1497 3.51      
16 Bu 1438 1336 17.20      
17 Bu 1161 1078 226.39      
18 Bu 298 277 22.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14117.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9291) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13116.3 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 CID/6-311G*
ABC
1.08135 0.13111 0.12232

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.422 0.626 0.000
C2 -0.422 -0.626 0.000
F3 -0.422 1.710 0.000
F4 0.422 -1.710 0.000
H5 1.047 0.671 0.888
H6 1.047 0.671 -0.888
H7 -1.047 -0.671 0.888
H8 -1.047 -0.671 -0.888

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51001.37332.33661.08661.08662.15082.1508
C21.51002.33661.37332.15082.15081.08661.0866
F31.37332.33663.52302.00622.00622.61682.6168
F42.33661.37333.52302.61682.61682.00622.0062
H51.08662.15082.00622.61681.77532.48613.0549
H61.08662.15082.00622.61681.77533.05492.4861
H72.15081.08662.61682.00622.48613.05491.7753
H82.15081.08662.61682.00623.05492.48611.7753

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 108.178 C1 C2 H7 110.795
C1 C2 H8 110.795 C2 C1 F3 108.178
C2 C1 H5 110.795 C2 C1 H6 110.795
F3 C1 H5 108.727 F3 C1 H6 108.727
F4 C2 H7 108.727 F4 C2 H8 108.727
H5 C1 H6 109.558 H7 C2 H8 109.558
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CID/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.609242
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.996077
Nuclear repulsion energy128.748276
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 CID/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 3227 2998 21.21      
2 A 3177 2952 37.09      
3 A 1583 1471 0.03      
4 A 1539 1430 20.81      
5 A 1379 1281 3.17      
6 A 1203 1118 66.33      
7 A 1196 1111 29.34      
8 A 926 860 28.84      
9 A 342 317 0.30      
10 A 156 145 4.37      
11 B 3239 3009 48.52      
12 B 3165 2941 16.15      
13 B 1581 1469 7.88      
14 B 1491 1385 13.28      
15 B 1337 1242 7.27      
16 B 1172 1088 51.60      
17 B 960 892 44.19      
18 B 524 487 19.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14097.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9291) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13098.2 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 CID/6-311G*
ABC
0.58592 0.17023 0.14872

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.263 0.702 0.508
C2 -0.263 -0.702 0.508
F3 -0.263 1.408 -0.543
F4 0.263 -1.408 -0.543
H5 -0.020 1.206 1.431
H6 1.346 0.701 0.409
H7 0.020 -1.206 1.431
H8 -1.346 -0.701 0.409

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50031.37152.35791.08881.08712.13372.1378
C21.50032.35791.37152.13372.13781.08881.0871
F31.37152.35792.86461.99961.99863.28812.5549
F42.35791.37152.86463.28812.55491.99961.9986
H51.08882.13371.99963.28811.77942.41232.5379
H61.08712.13781.99862.55491.77942.53793.0353
H72.13371.08883.28811.99962.41232.53791.7794
H82.13781.08712.55491.99862.53793.03531.7794

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 110.298 C1 C2 H7 109.977
C1 C2 H8 110.405 C2 C1 F3 110.298
C2 C1 H5 109.977 C2 C1 H6 110.405
F3 C1 H5 108.183 F3 C1 H6 108.200
F4 C2 H7 108.183 F4 C2 H8 108.200
H5 C1 H6 109.729 H7 C2 H8 109.729
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability