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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.288628
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.837352
Nuclear repulsion energy122.279895
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 QCISD/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 3073 2961 0.00      
2 Ag 1570 1513 0.00      
3 Ag 1464 1411 0.00      
4 Ag 1102 1062 0.00      
5 Ag 999 962 0.00      
6 Ag 438 422 0.00      
7 Au 3148 3034 50.79      
8 Au 1206 1162 3.07      
9 Au 841 811 0.02      
10 Au 129 125 20.50      
11 Bg 3125 3011 0.00      
12 Bg 1320 1272 0.00      
13 Bg 1164 1122 0.00      
14 Bu 3078 2966 37.91      
15 Bu 1580 1522 1.61      
16 Bu 1369 1320 10.71      
17 Bu 1009 972 111.65      
18 Bu 264 255 29.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13439.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9636) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12950.3 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 QCISD/6-31G
ABC
1.01516 0.12264 0.11427

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.445 0.620 0.000
C2 -0.445 -0.620 0.000
F3 -0.445 1.774 0.000
F4 0.445 -1.774 0.000
H5 1.070 0.671 0.901
H6 1.070 0.671 -0.901
H7 -1.070 -0.671 0.901
H8 -1.070 -0.671 -0.901

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52751.45722.39431.09761.09762.18542.1854
C21.52752.39431.45722.18542.18541.09761.0976
F31.45722.39433.65772.07992.07992.67912.6791
F42.39431.45723.65772.67912.67912.07992.0799
H51.09762.18542.07992.67911.80162.52643.1030
H61.09762.18542.07992.67911.80163.10302.5264
H72.18541.09762.67912.07992.52643.10301.8016
H82.18541.09762.67912.07993.10302.52641.8016

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 106.655 C1 C2 H7 111.671
C1 C2 H8 111.671 C2 C1 F3 106.655
C2 C1 H5 111.671 C2 C1 H6 111.671
F3 C1 H5 108.173 F3 C1 H6 108.173
F4 C2 H7 108.173 F4 C2 H8 108.173
H5 C1 H6 110.307 H7 C2 H8 110.307
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.287683
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.835751
Nuclear repulsion energy124.356388
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 QCISD/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 3114 3001 13.11      
2 A 3060 2949 26.93      
3 A 1551 1494 0.33      
4 A 1444 1392 10.37      
5 A 1285 1238 0.32      
6 A 1144 1102 1.22      
7 A 1085 1046 30.91      
8 A 864 833 30.22      
9 A 319 307 0.71      
10 A 140 135 6.03      
11 B 3126 3012 32.72      
12 B 3048 2937 11.97      
13 B 1553 1497 3.88      
14 B 1440 1388 9.44      
15 B 1230 1186 2.40      
16 B 1056 1018 11.90      
17 B 897 864 37.86      
18 B 477 460 22.63      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13417.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9636) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12928.8 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 QCISD/6-31G
ABC
0.53830 0.15973 0.13964

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.289 0.701 0.536
C2 -0.289 -0.701 0.536
F3 -0.289 1.458 -0.564
F4 0.289 -1.458 -0.564
H5 0.035 1.231 1.466
H6 1.378 0.682 0.391
H7 -0.035 -1.231 1.466
H8 -1.378 -0.682 0.391

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51761.45432.42281.10051.09832.16942.1709
C21.51762.42281.45432.16942.17091.10051.0983
F31.45432.42282.97192.06822.07193.37852.5832
F42.42281.45432.97193.37852.58322.06822.0719
H51.10052.16942.06823.37851.80572.46332.6098
H61.09832.17092.07192.58321.80572.60983.0744
H72.16941.10053.37852.06822.46332.60981.8057
H82.17091.09832.58322.07192.60983.07441.8057

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 109.207 C1 C2 H7 110.910
C1 C2 H8 111.169 C2 C1 F3 109.207
C2 C1 H5 110.910 C2 C1 H6 111.169
F3 C1 H5 107.290 F3 C1 H6 107.711
F4 C2 H7 107.290 F4 C2 H8 107.711
H5 C1 H6 110.415 H7 C2 H8 110.415
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability