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

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G*

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 MP2/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-275.831325
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-275.418070
Nuclear repulsion energy123.557959
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 MP2/3-21G*
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 2972 0.00      
2 Ag 1628 1548 0.00      
3 Ag 1509 1436 0.00      
4 Ag 1079 1026 0.00      
5 Ag 1063 1011 0.00      
6 Ag 440 418 0.00      
7 Au 3192 3037 63.44      
8 Au 1263 1201 1.54      
9 Au 872 829 0.02      
10 Au 125 119 14.93      
11 Bg 3167 3013 0.00      
12 Bg 1375 1308 0.00      
13 Bg 1210 1151 0.00      
14 Bu 3133 2980 44.84      
15 Bu 1642 1562 1.16      
16 Bu 1424 1355 13.33      
17 Bu 1097 1043 82.08      
18 Bu 236 224 20.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13788.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9513) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13117.1 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 MP2/3-21G*
ABC
1.03659 0.12497 0.11644

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

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 0.642 0.890
H6 1.070 0.642 -0.890
H7 -1.070 -0.642 0.890
H8 -1.070 -0.642 -0.890

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52851.42942.38271.09151.09152.16162.1616
C21.52852.38271.42942.16162.16161.09151.0915
F31.42942.38273.62002.07532.07532.63462.6346
F42.38271.42943.62002.63462.63462.07532.0753
H51.09152.16162.07532.63461.77972.49483.0646
H61.09152.16162.07532.63461.77973.06462.4948
H72.16161.09152.63462.07532.49483.06461.7797
H82.16161.09152.63462.07533.06462.49481.7797

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 107.274 C1 C2 H7 110.066
C1 C2 H8 110.066 C2 C1 F3 107.274
C2 C1 H5 110.066 C2 C1 H6 110.066
F3 C1 H5 110.099 F3 C1 H6 110.099
F4 C2 H7 110.099 F4 C2 H8 110.099
H5 C1 H6 109.221 H7 C2 H8 109.221
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-275.831079
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-275.416738
Nuclear repulsion energy125.479303
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 MP2/3-21G*
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 3007 21.33      
2 A 3116 2965 24.97      
3 A 1609 1530 0.14      
4 A 1488 1416 11.41      
5 A 1358 1292 0.00      
6 A 1167 1110 0.76      
7 A 1118 1063 35.01      
8 A 882 839 14.38      
9 A 311 296 0.66      
10 A 143 137 4.23      
11 B 3172 3018 41.70      
12 B 3106 2955 14.87      
13 B 1610 1532 3.83      
14 B 1505 1432 9.77      
15 B 1298 1234 1.22      
16 B 1107 1053 12.66      
17 B 948 902 25.38      
18 B 462 440 17.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13780.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9513) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13109.6 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 MP2/3-21G*
ABC
0.55220 0.16166 0.14155

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.284 0.705 0.523
C2 -0.284 -0.705 0.523
F3 -0.284 1.449 -0.557
F4 0.284 -1.449 -0.557
H5 0.038 1.197 1.468
H6 1.369 0.660 0.405
H7 -0.038 -1.197 1.468
H8 -1.369 -0.660 0.405

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51971.42902.40991.09371.09242.14842.1460
C21.51972.40991.42902.14842.14601.09371.0924
F31.42902.40992.95382.06582.06823.34172.5591
F42.40991.42902.95383.34172.55912.06582.0682
H51.09372.14842.06583.34171.78672.39612.5607
H61.09242.14602.06822.55911.78672.56073.0383
H72.14841.09373.34172.06582.39612.56071.7867
H82.14601.09242.55912.06822.56073.03831.7867

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 109.584 C1 C2 H7 109.501
C1 C2 H8 109.395 C2 C1 F3 109.584
C2 C1 H5 109.501 C2 C1 H6 109.395
F3 C1 H5 109.220 F3 C1 H6 109.500
F4 C2 H7 109.220 F4 C2 H8 109.500
H5 C1 H6 109.627 H7 C2 H8 109.627
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability