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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/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)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-275.838321
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-275.418100
Nuclear repulsion energy123.576115
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=FULL/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 3125 2962 0.00      
2 Ag 1628 1543 0.00      
3 Ag 1509 1431 0.00      
4 Ag 1079 1023 0.00      
5 Ag 1064 1008 0.00      
6 Ag 440 417 0.00      
7 Au 3193 3027 63.22      
8 Au 1263 1197 1.54      
9 Au 872 827 0.02      
10 Au 125 119 14.92      
11 Bg 3167 3002 0.00      
12 Bg 1375 1304 0.00      
13 Bg 1210 1147 0.00      
14 Bu 3133 2970 44.71      
15 Bu 1642 1556 1.17      
16 Bu 1424 1350 13.29      
17 Bu 1097 1040 82.02      
18 Bu 236 224 20.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13790.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13073.6 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=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
1.03693 0.12501 0.11648

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.438 0.626 0.000
C2 -0.438 -0.626 0.000
F3 -0.438 1.756 0.000
F4 0.438 -1.756 0.000
H5 1.070 0.641 0.890
H6 1.070 0.641 -0.890
H7 -1.070 -0.641 0.890
H8 -1.070 -0.641 -0.890

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52821.42922.38231.09141.09142.16132.1613
C21.52822.38231.42922.16132.16131.09141.0914
F31.42922.38233.61952.07512.07512.63422.6342
F42.38231.42923.61952.63422.63422.07512.0751
H51.09142.16132.07512.63421.77942.49453.0642
H61.09142.16132.07512.63421.77943.06422.4945
H72.16131.09142.63422.07512.49453.06421.7794
H82.16131.09142.63422.07513.06422.49451.7794

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 107.278 C1 C2 H7 110.065
C1 C2 H8 110.065 C2 C1 F3 107.278
C2 C1 H5 110.065 C2 C1 H6 110.065
F3 C1 H5 110.101 F3 C1 H6 110.101
F4 C2 H7 110.101 F4 C2 H8 110.101
H5 C1 H6 109.215 H7 C2 H8 109.215
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-275.838079
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-275.416769
Nuclear repulsion energy125.501168
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=FULL/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 3161 2997 21.27      
2 A 3117 2955 24.88      
3 A 1609 1525 0.14      
4 A 1488 1411 11.41      
5 A 1358 1287 0.00      
6 A 1167 1106 0.78      
7 A 1118 1060 35.00      
8 A 883 837 14.35      
9 A 312 295 0.67      
10 A 144 136 4.23      
11 B 3173 3008 41.55      
12 B 3107 2945 14.84      
13 B 1610 1527 3.86      
14 B 1505 1427 9.73      
15 B 1298 1230 1.23      
16 B 1108 1050 12.68      
17 B 948 899 25.30      
18 B 462 438 17.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13782.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13066.2 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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
0.55227 0.16174 0.14161

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.283 0.705 0.523
C2 -0.283 -0.705 0.523
F3 -0.283 1.449 -0.557
F4 0.283 -1.449 -0.557
H5 0.038 1.197 1.468
H6 1.368 0.659 0.405
H7 -0.038 -1.197 1.468
H8 -1.368 -0.659 0.405

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51951.42882.40941.09361.09222.14822.1457
C21.51952.40941.42882.14822.14571.09361.0922
F31.42882.40942.95292.06552.06793.34122.5587
F42.40941.42882.95293.34122.55872.06552.0679
H51.09362.14822.06553.34121.78642.39602.5603
H61.09222.14572.06792.55871.78642.56033.0379
H72.14821.09363.34122.06552.39602.56031.7864
H82.14571.09222.55872.06792.56033.03791.7864

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 109.579 C1 C2 H7 109.508
C1 C2 H8 109.394 C2 C1 F3 109.579
C2 C1 H5 109.508 C2 C1 H6 109.394
F3 C1 H5 109.223 F3 C1 H6 109.502
F4 C2 H7 109.223 F4 C2 H8 109.502
H5 C1 H6 109.621 H7 C2 H8 109.621
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability