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

using model chemistry: CISD/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)

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Energy calculated at CISD/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.612475
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.996348
Nuclear repulsion energy126.534742
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 CISD/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 3181 2943 0.00      
2 Ag 1603 1483 0.00      
3 Ag 1552 1436 0.00      
4 Ag 1158 1071 0.00      
5 Ag 1140 1055 0.00      
6 Ag 483 447 0.00      
7 Au 3254 3011 66.46      
8 Au 1311 1213 6.12      
9 Au 852 789 0.31      
10 Au 139 129 15.56      
11 Bg 3229 2987 0.00      
12 Bg 1372 1269 0.00      
13 Bg 1244 1151 0.00      
14 Bu 3183 2946 64.40      
15 Bu 1611 1490 3.31      
16 Bu 1437 1330 17.08      
17 Bu 1155 1068 225.96      
18 Bu 297 275 22.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14099.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9253) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13045.8 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 CISD/6-311G*
ABC
1.08048 0.13100 0.12222

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/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 1.711 0.000
F4 0.422 -1.711 0.000
H5 1.047 0.670 0.888
H6 1.047 0.670 -0.888
H7 -1.047 -0.670 0.888
H8 -1.047 -0.670 -0.888

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51001.37452.33731.08671.08672.15102.1510
C21.51002.33731.37452.15102.15101.08671.0867
F31.37452.33733.52482.00722.00722.61742.6174
F42.33731.37453.52482.61742.61742.00722.0072
H51.08672.15102.00722.61741.77592.48633.0554
H61.08672.15102.00722.61741.77593.05542.4863
H72.15101.08672.61742.00722.48633.05541.7759
H82.15101.08672.61742.00723.05542.48631.7759

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 108.155 C1 C2 H7 110.804
C1 C2 H8 110.804 C2 C1 F3 108.155
C2 C1 H5 110.804 C2 C1 H6 110.804
F3 C1 H5 108.716 F3 C1 H6 108.716
F4 C2 H7 108.716 F4 C2 H8 108.716
H5 C1 H6 109.582 H7 C2 H8 109.582
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CISD/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.612617
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.996040
Nuclear repulsion energy128.690181
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 CISD/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 3223 2982 21.33      
2 A 3174 2937 38.05      
3 A 1582 1464 0.05      
4 A 1537 1422 20.62      
5 A 1377 1274 3.02      
6 A 1200 1110 40.29      
7 A 1194 1105 54.84      
8 A 924 855 29.49      
9 A 341 316 0.29      
10 A 156 145 4.33      
11 B 3236 2994 49.72      
12 B 3162 2926 16.33      
13 B 1580 1462 7.67      
14 B 1490 1378 13.30      
15 B 1335 1235 7.07      
16 B 1167 1080 50.91      
17 B 958 887 44.92      
18 B 523 484 19.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14079.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9253) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13027.3 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 CISD/6-311G*
ABC
0.58513 0.17012 0.14860

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.263 0.702 0.509
C2 -0.263 -0.702 0.509
F3 -0.263 1.408 -0.544
F4 0.263 -1.408 -0.544
H5 -0.020 1.206 1.432
H6 1.346 0.701 0.409
H7 0.020 -1.206 1.432
H8 -1.346 -0.701 0.409

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50041.37272.35881.08901.08732.13382.1380
C21.50042.35881.37272.13382.13801.08901.0873
F31.37272.35882.86572.00061.99963.28922.5556
F42.35881.37272.86573.28922.55562.00061.9996
H51.08902.13382.00063.28921.77992.41262.5380
H61.08732.13801.99962.55561.77992.53803.0357
H72.13381.08903.28922.00062.41262.53801.7799
H82.13801.08732.55561.99962.53803.03571.7799

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 110.291 C1 C2 H7 109.970
C1 C2 H8 110.412 C2 C1 F3 110.291
C2 C1 H5 109.970 C2 C1 H6 110.412
F3 C1 H5 108.174 F3 C1 H6 108.194
F4 C2 H7 108.174 F4 C2 H8 108.194
H5 C1 H6 109.751 H7 C2 H8 109.751
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability