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

using model chemistry: CISD/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H anti 1Ag
1 2 no C2 gauche 1A

Conformer 1 (C2H anti)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at CISD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-275.812355
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-275.418967
Nuclear repulsion energy124.123650
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/3-21G*
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 3155 2948 0.00      
2 Ag 1638 1530 0.00      
3 Ag 1527 1426 0.00      
4 Ag 1108 1035 0.00      
5 Ag 1077 1006 0.00      
6 Ag 450 420 0.00      
7 Au 3215 3004 60.66      
8 Au 1277 1193 2.25      
9 Au 878 821 0.03      
10 Au 125 117 16.58      
11 Bg 3189 2980 0.00      
12 Bg 1386 1295 0.00      
13 Bg 1221 1141 0.00      
14 Bu 3160 2952 42.91      
15 Bu 1652 1543 1.52      
16 Bu 1438 1344 13.43      
17 Bu 1124 1050 96.39      
18 Bu 246 230 23.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13932.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13018.4 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/3-21G*
ABC
1.04194 0.12626 0.11761

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/3-21G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.436 0.626 0.000
C2 -0.436 -0.626 0.000
F3 -0.436 1.746 0.000
F4 0.436 -1.746 0.000
H5 1.066 0.645 0.888
H6 1.066 0.645 -0.888
H7 -1.066 -0.645 0.888
H8 -1.066 -0.645 -0.888

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52551.42022.37211.08891.08892.15872.1587
C21.52552.37211.42022.15872.15871.08891.0889
F31.42022.37213.60002.06372.06372.62742.6274
F42.37211.42023.60002.62742.62742.06372.0637
H51.08892.15872.06372.62741.77592.49213.0601
H61.08892.15872.06372.62741.77593.06012.4921
H72.15871.08892.62742.06372.49213.06011.7759
H82.15871.08892.62742.06373.06012.49211.7759

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 107.217 C1 C2 H7 110.201
C1 C2 H8 110.201 C2 C1 F3 107.217
C2 C1 H5 110.201 C2 C1 H6 110.201
F3 C1 H5 109.970 F3 C1 H6 109.970
F4 C2 H7 109.970 F4 C2 H8 109.970
H5 C1 H6 109.263 H7 C2 H8 109.263
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CISD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-275.811738
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-275.417650
Nuclear repulsion energy126.032366
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/3-21G*
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 3186 2977 21.95      
2 A 3150 2943 20.71      
3 A 1619 1513 0.04      
4 A 1506 1408 11.63      
5 A 1372 1282 0.12      
6 A 1178 1101 2.99      
7 A 1141 1067 38.74      
8 A 896 837 15.44      
9 A 318 298 0.68      
10 A 142 133 4.88      
11 B 3198 2989 39.56      
12 B 3136 2931 15.24      
13 B 1622 1516 3.91      
14 B 1518 1419 9.81      
15 B 1312 1226 1.90      
16 B 1131 1057 16.16      
17 B 965 901 27.63      
18 B 473 442 18.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13933.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13019.0 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 CISD/3-21G*
ABC
0.55926 0.16268 0.14279

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/3-21G*

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.284 0.704 0.519
C2 -0.284 -0.704 0.519
F3 -0.284 1.444 -0.552
F4 0.284 -1.444 -0.552
H5 0.042 1.197 1.461
H6 1.365 0.660 0.394
H7 -0.042 -1.197 1.461
H8 -1.365 -0.660 0.394

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51731.41992.39941.09071.08952.14622.1435
C21.51732.39941.41992.14622.14351.09071.0895
F31.41992.39942.94312.05342.05663.32922.5476
F42.39941.41992.94313.32922.54762.05342.0566
H51.09072.14622.05343.32921.78262.39592.5627
H61.08952.14352.05662.54761.78262.56273.0331
H72.14621.09073.32922.05342.39592.56271.7826
H82.14351.08952.54762.05662.56273.03311.7826

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 109.507 C1 C2 H7 109.679
C1 C2 H8 109.536 C2 C1 F3 109.507
C2 C1 H5 109.679 C2 C1 H6 109.536
F3 C1 H5 109.046 F3 C1 H6 109.368
F4 C2 H7 109.046 F4 C2 H8 109.368
H5 C1 H6 109.690 H7 C2 H8 109.690
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability