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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C2H anti)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.749885
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.002228
Nuclear repulsion energy125.478445
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 CCSD(T)/6-311G**
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 2965        
2 Ag 1534 1480        
3 Ag 1488 1436        
4 Ag 1111 1071        
5 Ag 1091 1052        
6 Ag 464 448        
7 Au 3146 3035        
8 Au 1261 1216        
9 Au 826 797        
10 Au 132 127        
11 Bg 3121 3011        
12 Bg 1314 1268        
13 Bg 1198 1156        
14 Bu 3077 2968        
15 Bu 1541 1487        
16 Bu 1384 1335        
17 Bu 1101 1062        
18 Bu 282 272        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13572.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9647) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13093.1 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 CCSD(T)/6-311G**
ABC
1.06244 0.12889 0.12025

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-311G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.426 0.630 0.000
C2 -0.426 -0.630 0.000
F3 -0.426 1.725 0.000
F4 0.426 -1.725 0.000
H5 1.055 0.669 0.896
H6 1.055 0.669 -0.896
H7 -1.055 -0.669 0.896
H8 -1.055 -0.669 -0.896

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52101.38772.35541.09561.09562.16412.1641
C21.52102.35541.38772.16412.16411.09561.0956
F31.38772.35543.55452.02832.02832.63252.6325
F42.35541.38773.55452.63252.63252.02832.0283
H51.09562.16412.02832.63251.79202.49843.0747
H61.09562.16412.02832.63251.79203.07472.4984
H72.16411.09562.63252.02832.49843.07471.7920
H82.16411.09562.63252.02833.07472.49841.7920

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 108.064 C1 C2 H7 110.540
C1 C2 H8 110.540 C2 C1 F3 108.064
C2 C1 H5 110.540 C2 C1 H6 110.540
F3 C1 H5 108.957 F3 C1 H6 108.957
F4 C2 H7 108.957 F4 C2 H8 108.957
H5 C1 H6 109.735 H7 C2 H8 109.735
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.750130
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.001978
Nuclear repulsion energy127.663041
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 CCSD(T)/6-311G**
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 3115 3005        
2 A 3065 2956        
3 A 1514 1461        
4 A 1472 1420        
5 A 1321 1274        
6 A 1149 1109        
7 A 1144 1103        
8 A 887 856        
9 A 328 316        
10 A 155 149        
11 B 3127 3017        
12 B 3053 2945        
13 B 1511 1458        
14 B 1426 1376        
15 B 1283 1238        
16 B 1114 1075        
17 B 919 886        
18 B 501 484        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13541.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9647) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13063.5 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 CCSD(T)/6-311G**
ABC
0.57325 0.16794 0.14651

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-311G**

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.266 0.707 0.514
C2 -0.266 -0.707 0.514
F3 -0.266 1.417 -0.550
F4 0.266 -1.417 -0.550
H5 -0.022 1.209 1.447
H6 1.358 0.700 0.416
H7 0.022 -1.209 1.447
H8 -1.358 -0.700 0.416

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51131.38532.37601.09821.09622.14532.1508
C21.51132.37601.38532.14532.15081.09821.0962
F31.38532.37602.88432.02262.02143.31192.5705
F42.37601.38532.88433.31192.57052.02262.0214
H51.09822.14532.02263.31191.79642.41832.5473
H61.09622.15082.02142.57051.79642.54733.0550
H72.14531.09823.31192.02262.41832.54731.7964
H82.15081.09622.57052.02142.54733.05501.7964

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 110.153 C1 C2 H7 109.577
C1 C2 H8 110.136 C2 C1 F3 110.153
C2 C1 H5 109.577 C2 C1 H6 110.136
F3 C1 H5 108.508 F3 C1 H6 108.535
F4 C2 H7 108.508 F4 C2 H8 108.535
H5 C1 H6 109.904 H7 C2 H8 109.904
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability