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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/6-31+G**

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)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.623726
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.943019
Nuclear repulsion energy124.785663
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)/6-31+G**
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 3130 3004        
2 Ag 1557 1494        
3 Ag 1471 1412        
4 Ag 1114 1069        
5 Ag 1054 1011        
6 Ag 456 437        
7 Au 3212 3082        
8 Au 1237 1187        
9 Au 822 788        
10 Au 120 115        
11 Bg 3189 3060        
12 Bg 1311 1258        
13 Bg 1187 1139        
14 Bu 3134 3007        
15 Bu 1562 1499        
16 Bu 1367 1312        
17 Bu 1061 1018        
18 Bu 280 269        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13631.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9596) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13080.9 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)/6-31+G**
ABC
1.05091 0.12767 0.11903

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.433 0.623 0.000
C2 -0.433 -0.623 0.000
F3 -0.433 1.735 0.000
F4 0.433 -1.735 0.000
H5 1.053 0.677 0.895
H6 1.053 0.677 -0.895
H7 -1.053 -0.677 0.895
H8 -1.053 -0.677 -0.895

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51771.40852.35851.09031.09032.16772.1677
C21.51772.35851.40852.16772.16771.09031.0903
F31.40852.35853.57622.03192.03192.64612.6461
F42.35851.40853.57622.64612.64612.03192.0319
H51.09032.16772.03192.64611.78962.50393.0777
H61.09032.16772.03192.64611.78963.07772.5039
H72.16771.09032.64612.03192.50393.07771.7896
H82.16771.09032.64612.03193.07772.50391.7896

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 107.353 C1 C2 H7 111.381
C1 C2 H8 111.381 C2 C1 F3 107.353
C2 C1 H5 111.381 C2 C1 H6 111.381
F3 C1 H5 108.134 F3 C1 H6 108.134
F4 C2 H7 108.134 F4 C2 H8 108.134
H5 C1 H6 110.301 H7 C2 H8 110.301
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.624212
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-276.942852
Nuclear repulsion energy127.004447
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)/6-31+G**
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 3177 3049        
2 A 3116 2990        
3 A 1533 1471        
4 A 1463 1404        
5 A 1306 1254        
6 A 1150 1103        
7 A 1121 1076        
8 A 883 848        
9 A 325 312        
10 A 149 143        
11 B 3189 3060        
12 B 3106 2981        
13 B 1530 1468        
14 B 1421 1363        
15 B 1263 1212        
16 B 1088 1044        
17 B 910 873        
18 B 499 479        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13615.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9596) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13065.2 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 CCSD(T)/6-31+G**
ABC
0.56444 0.16659 0.14525

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.272 0.702 0.522
C2 -0.272 -0.702 0.522
F3 -0.272 1.424 -0.554
F4 0.272 -1.424 -0.554
H5 -0.013 1.216 1.444
H6 1.357 0.702 0.407
H7 0.013 -1.216 1.444
H8 -1.357 -0.702 0.407

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50641.40472.38311.09331.09112.14442.1539
C21.50642.38311.40472.14442.15391.09331.0911
F31.40472.38312.90002.02452.02413.32322.5734
F42.38311.40472.90003.32322.57342.02452.0241
H51.09332.14442.02453.32321.79342.43312.5614
H61.09112.15392.02412.57341.79342.56143.0557
H72.14441.09333.32322.02452.43312.56141.7934
H82.15391.09112.57342.02412.56143.05571.7934

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 109.848 C1 C2 H7 110.139
C1 C2 H8 111.028 C2 C1 F3 109.848
C2 C1 H5 110.139 C2 C1 H6 111.028
F3 C1 H5 107.631 F3 C1 H6 107.732
F4 C2 H7 107.631 F4 C2 H8 107.732
H5 C1 H6 110.371 H7 C2 H8 110.371
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability