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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G*

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 MP2/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.672076
Energy at 298.15K-277.677163
HF Energy-276.995436
Nuclear repulsion energy125.717678
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 MP2/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/6-311G*
ABC
1.06940 0.12930 0.12066

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.422 0.630 0.000
C2 -0.422 -0.630 0.000
F3 -0.422 1.727 0.000
F4 0.422 -1.727 0.000
H5 1.052 0.663 0.892
H6 1.052 0.663 -0.892
H7 -1.052 -0.663 0.892
H8 -1.052 -0.663 -0.892

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51581.38442.35691.09261.09262.15382.1538
C21.51582.35691.38442.15382.15381.09261.0926
F31.38442.35693.55602.02482.02482.62812.6281
F42.35691.38443.55602.62812.62812.02482.0248
H51.09262.15382.02482.62811.78402.48713.0607
H61.09262.15382.02482.62811.78403.06072.4871
H72.15381.09262.62812.02482.48713.06071.7840
H82.15381.09262.62812.02483.06072.48711.7840

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 108.629 C1 C2 H7 110.274
C1 C2 H8 110.274 C2 C1 F3 108.629
C2 C1 H5 110.274 C2 C1 H6 110.274
F3 C1 H5 109.092 F3 C1 H6 109.092
F4 C2 H7 109.092 F4 C2 H8 109.092
H5 C1 H6 109.451 H7 C2 H8 109.451
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.672533
Energy at 298.15K-277.677729
HF Energy-276.995122
Nuclear repulsion energy127.879568
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 MP2/6-311G*
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 3171 3013 17.52      
2 A 3110 2956 37.33      
3 A 1544 1467 0.08      
4 A 1487 1413 17.64      
5 A 1340 1274 1.62      
6 A 1167 1109 0.19      
7 A 1150 1093 79.15      
8 A 898 853 28.12      
9 A 335 318 0.35      
10 A 157 149 3.84      
11 B 3183 3024 41.10      
12 B 3101 2947 14.69      
13 B 1542 1465 7.82      
14 B 1448 1376 10.52      
15 B 1295 1231 4.92      
16 B 1120 1065 42.17      
17 B 927 881 41.07      
18 B 509 484 17.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13741.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9503) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13058.5 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 MP2/6-311G*
ABC
0.57612 0.16831 0.14686

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G*

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.261 0.706 0.515
C2 -0.261 -0.706 0.515
F3 -0.261 1.413 -0.551
F4 0.261 -1.413 -0.551
H5 -0.028 1.210 1.444
H6 1.351 0.698 0.426
H7 0.028 -1.210 1.444
H8 -1.351 -0.698 0.426

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50591.38192.37231.09521.09322.14182.1397
C21.50592.37231.38192.14182.13971.09521.0932
F31.38192.37232.87332.01912.01583.30782.5688
F42.37231.38192.87333.30782.56882.01912.0158
H51.09522.14182.01913.30781.78842.42002.5350
H61.09322.13972.01582.56881.78842.53503.0410
H72.14181.09523.30782.01912.42002.53501.7884
H82.13971.09322.56882.01582.53503.04101.7884

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 110.393 C1 C2 H7 109.855
C1 C2 H8 109.809 C2 C1 F3 110.393
C2 C1 H5 109.855 C2 C1 H6 109.809
F3 C1 H5 108.645 F3 C1 H6 108.494
F4 C2 H7 108.645 F4 C2 H8 108.494
H5 C1 H6 109.616 H7 C2 H8 109.616
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability