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

using model chemistry: CISD/6-31G

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/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.236662
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.839477
Nuclear repulsion energy123.240830
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/6-31G
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 3165 2968 0.00      
2 Ag 1611 1511 0.00      
3 Ag 1510 1416 0.00      
4 Ag 1135 1065 0.00      
5 Ag 1045 980 0.00      
6 Ag 453 425 0.00      
7 Au 3241 3039 48.01      
8 Au 1245 1168 4.13      
9 Au 864 810 0.02      
10 Au 132 124 22.05      
11 Bg 3217 3017 0.00      
12 Bg 1357 1273 0.00      
13 Bg 1199 1124 0.00      
14 Bu 3167 2970 36.78      
15 Bu 1620 1520 2.23      
16 Bu 1412 1324 11.42      
17 Bu 1055 990 135.22      
18 Bu 275 258 31.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13852.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9378) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12990.4 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/6-31G
ABC
1.03062 0.12453 0.11603

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/6-31G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.441 0.618 0.000
C2 -0.441 -0.618 0.000
F3 -0.441 1.760 0.000
F4 0.441 -1.760 0.000
H5 1.063 0.669 0.894
H6 1.063 0.669 -0.894
H7 -1.063 -0.669 0.894
H8 -1.063 -0.669 -0.894

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51951.44302.37821.08981.08982.17242.1724
C21.51952.37821.44302.17242.17241.08981.0898
F31.44302.37823.62862.06162.06162.66192.6619
F42.37821.44303.62862.66192.66192.06162.0616
H51.08982.17242.06162.66191.78812.51163.0831
H61.08982.17242.06162.66191.78813.08312.5116
H72.17241.08982.66192.06162.51163.08311.7881
H82.17241.08982.66192.06163.08312.51161.7881

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 106.760 C1 C2 H7 111.665
C1 C2 H8 111.665 C2 C1 F3 106.760
C2 C1 H5 111.665 C2 C1 H6 111.665
F3 C1 H5 108.161 F3 C1 H6 108.161
F4 C2 H7 108.161 F4 C2 H8 108.161
H5 C1 H6 110.242 H7 C2 H8 110.242
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CISD/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.235571
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.837894
Nuclear repulsion energy125.296099
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/6-31G
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 3207 3008 13.13      
2 A 3153 2957 24.36      
3 A 1591 1492 0.47      
4 A 1490 1398 11.53      
5 A 1326 1244 0.80      
6 A 1176 1103 1.77      
7 A 1128 1057 40.27      
8 A 897 841 33.29      
9 A 329 308 0.76      
10 A 142 133 6.63      
11 B 3219 3018 30.33      
12 B 3139 2944 11.29      
13 B 1594 1495 4.65      
14 B 1482 1390 10.21      
15 B 1271 1192 3.48      
16 B 1096 1028 17.57      
17 B 931 873 42.30      
18 B 493 462 24.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13831.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9378) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12971.5 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 CISD/6-31G
ABC
0.54930 0.16156 0.14149

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/6-31G

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.287 0.698 0.529
C2 -0.287 -0.698 0.529
F3 -0.287 1.449 -0.557
F4 0.287 -1.449 -0.557
H5 0.036 1.222 1.454
H6 1.368 0.680 0.385
H7 -0.036 -1.222 1.454
H8 -1.368 -0.680 0.385

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50971.44032.40681.09251.09042.15592.1582
C21.50972.40681.44032.15592.15821.09251.0904
F31.44032.40682.95512.04992.05383.35382.5672
F42.40681.44032.95513.35382.56722.04992.0538
H51.09252.15592.04993.35381.79202.44572.5944
H61.09042.15822.05382.56721.79202.59443.0547
H72.15591.09253.35382.04992.44572.59441.7920
H82.15821.09042.56722.05382.59443.05471.7920

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 109.328 C1 C2 H7 110.874
C1 C2 H8 111.179 C2 C1 F3 109.328
C2 C1 H5 110.874 C2 C1 H6 111.179
F3 C1 H5 107.269 F3 C1 H6 107.694
F4 C2 H7 107.269 F4 C2 H8 107.694
H5 C1 H6 110.359 H7 C2 H8 110.359
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability