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

using model chemistry: MP3/TZVP

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 MP3/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.754540
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.036992
Nuclear repulsion energy125.972447
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 MP3/TZVP
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 3129 2927 0.00      
2 Ag 1560 1459 0.00      
3 Ag 1516 1418 0.00      
4 Ag 1130 1057 0.00      
5 Ag 1110 1038 0.00      
6 Ag 471 440 0.00      
7 Au 3204 2997 50.18      
8 Au 1286 1202 5.89      
9 Au 841 786 0.41      
10 Au 123 115 15.29      
11 Bg 3180 2974 0.00      
12 Bg 1335 1248 0.00      
13 Bg 1221 1142 0.00      
14 Bu 3135 2931 54.81      
15 Bu 1567 1466 3.30      
16 Bu 1409 1318 18.42      
17 Bu 1128 1055 208.96      
18 Bu 292 273 22.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13818.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12922.8 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 MP3/TZVP
ABC
1.07498 0.12962 0.12097

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/TZVP

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.423 0.629 0.000
C2 -0.423 -0.629 0.000
F3 -0.423 1.721 0.000
F4 0.423 -1.721 0.000
H5 1.049 0.672 0.890
H6 1.049 0.672 -0.890
H7 -1.049 -0.672 0.890
H8 -1.049 -0.672 -0.890

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51621.38152.34951.08881.08882.15702.1570
C21.51622.34951.38152.15702.15701.08881.0888
F31.38152.34953.54392.01442.01442.62882.6288
F42.34951.38153.54392.62882.62882.01442.0144
H51.08882.15702.01442.62881.78072.49143.0624
H61.08882.15702.01442.62881.78073.06242.4914
H72.15701.08882.62882.01442.49143.06241.7807
H82.15701.08882.62882.01443.06242.49141.7807

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 108.263 C1 C2 H7 110.726
C1 C2 H8 110.726 C2 C1 F3 108.263
C2 C1 H5 110.726 C2 C1 H6 110.726
F3 C1 H5 108.680 F3 C1 H6 108.680
F4 C2 H7 108.680 F4 C2 H8 108.680
H5 C1 H6 109.706 H7 C2 H8 109.706
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP3/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.755285
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.037211
Nuclear repulsion energy128.038171
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 MP3/TZVP
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 3173 2968 15.90      
2 A 3122 2920 34.69      
3 A 1536 1437 0.26      
4 A 1499 1402 17.67      
5 A 1346 1258 2.43      
6 A 1173 1097 58.37      
7 A 1164 1088 30.37      
8 A 899 840 27.13      
9 A 331 310 0.16      
10 A 153 143 4.43      
11 B 3185 2979 37.82      
12 B 3113 2911 10.99      
13 B 1534 1435 8.42      
14 B 1453 1359 13.99      
15 B 1308 1224 5.63      
16 B 1142 1068 50.89      
17 B 937 876 41.64      
18 B 512 479 18.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13789.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12895.8 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 MP3/TZVP
ABC
0.58376 0.16732 0.14643

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/TZVP

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.264 0.705 0.508
C2 -0.264 -0.705 0.508
F3 -0.264 1.423 -0.544
F4 0.264 -1.423 -0.544
H5 -0.024 1.198 1.438
H6 1.349 0.704 0.412
H7 0.024 -1.198 1.438
H8 -1.349 -0.704 0.412

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50491.37952.37381.09121.08952.13122.1440
C21.50492.37381.37952.13122.14401.09121.0895
F31.37952.37382.89482.00952.00843.29882.5723
F42.37381.37952.89483.29882.57232.00952.0084
H51.09122.13122.00953.29881.78382.39642.5355
H61.08952.14402.00842.57231.78382.53553.0440
H72.13121.09123.29882.00952.39642.53551.7838
H82.14401.08952.57232.00842.53553.04401.7838

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 110.692 C1 C2 H7 109.321
C1 C2 H8 110.442 C2 C1 F3 110.692
C2 C1 H5 109.321 C2 C1 H6 110.442
F3 C1 H5 108.280 F3 C1 H6 108.296
F4 C2 H7 108.280 F4 C2 H8 108.296
H5 C1 H6 109.772 H7 C2 H8 109.772
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability