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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-275.857846
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-275.417571
Nuclear repulsion energy123.352499
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/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 3064 2945 0.00      
2 Ag 1600 1538 0.00      
3 Ag 1486 1428 0.00      
4 Ag 1069 1028 0.00      
5 Ag 1044 1003 0.00      
6 Ag 435 419 0.00      
7 Au 3124 3002 64.53      
8 Au 1245 1197 1.58      
9 Au 858 824 0.05      
10 Au 121 116 15.16      
11 Bg 3098 2977 0.00      
12 Bg 1352 1299 0.00      
13 Bg 1193 1146 0.00      
14 Bu 3071 2952 44.96      
15 Bu 1614 1552 1.17      
16 Bu 1402 1348 12.95      
17 Bu 1086 1044 79.95      
18 Bu 236 226 21.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13548.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9611) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13021.6 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 QCISD/3-21G*
ABC
1.02963 0.12470 0.11616

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.439 0.629 0.000
C2 -0.439 -0.629 0.000
F3 -0.439 1.758 0.000
F4 0.439 -1.758 0.000
H5 1.073 0.646 0.894
H6 1.073 0.646 -0.894
H7 -1.073 -0.646 0.894
H8 -1.073 -0.646 -0.894

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53401.42952.38661.09591.09592.17012.1701
C21.53402.38661.42952.17012.17011.09591.0959
F31.42952.38663.62292.07872.07872.64112.6411
F42.38661.42953.62292.64112.64112.07872.0787
H51.09592.17012.07872.64111.78702.50483.0770
H61.09592.17012.07872.64111.78703.07702.5048
H72.17011.09592.64112.07872.50483.07701.7870
H82.17011.09592.64112.07873.07702.50481.7870

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 107.230 C1 C2 H7 110.090
C1 C2 H8 110.090 C2 C1 F3 107.230
C2 C1 H5 110.090 C2 C1 H6 110.090
F3 C1 H5 110.092 F3 C1 H6 110.092
F4 C2 H7 110.092 F4 C2 H8 110.092
H5 C1 H6 109.230 H7 C2 H8 109.230
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-275.857493
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-275.416247
Nuclear repulsion energy125.268959
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/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 3095 2974 21.63      
2 A 3058 2939 24.64      
3 A 1582 1521 0.12      
4 A 1466 1409 10.70      
5 A 1338 1286 0.00      
6 A 1149 1105 1.28      
7 A 1103 1060 33.25      
8 A 867 834 13.34      
9 A 308 296 0.60      
10 A 139 134 4.37      
11 B 3107 2986 43.26      
12 B 3046 2928 15.52      
13 B 1585 1523 3.52      
14 B 1482 1424 9.27      
15 B 1280 1230 1.23      
16 B 1096 1053 12.13      
17 B 937 900 24.70      
18 B 458 440 17.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13548.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9611) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13021.3 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/3-21G*
ABC
0.55113 0.16102 0.14118

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.285 0.707 0.523
C2 -0.285 -0.707 0.523
F3 -0.285 1.451 -0.556
F4 0.285 -1.451 -0.556
H5 0.041 1.203 1.471
H6 1.374 0.662 0.400
H7 -0.041 -1.203 1.471
H8 -1.374 -0.662 0.400

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52561.42922.41341.09801.09662.15762.1545
C21.52562.41341.42922.15762.15451.09801.0966
F31.42922.41342.95822.06882.07163.34902.5621
F42.41341.42922.95823.34902.56212.06882.0716
H51.09802.15762.06883.34901.79402.40672.5738
H61.09662.15452.07162.56211.79402.57383.0499
H72.15761.09803.34902.06882.40672.57381.7940
H82.15451.09662.56212.07162.57383.04991.7940

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 109.481 C1 C2 H7 109.574
C1 C2 H8 109.416 C2 C1 F3 109.481
C2 C1 H5 109.574 C2 C1 H6 109.416
F3 C1 H5 109.193 F3 C1 H6 109.496
F4 C2 H7 109.193 F4 C2 H8 109.496
H5 C1 H6 109.668 H7 C2 H8 109.668
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability