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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=FULL/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)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.855747
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.036252
Nuclear repulsion energy125.412508
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)=FULL/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 3085 2949        
2 Ag 1540 1472        
3 Ag 1490 1425        
4 Ag 1101 1052        
5 Ag 1078 1030        
6 Ag 460 440        
7 Au 3161 3022        
8 Au 1263 1207        
9 Au 831 794        
10 Au 118 113        
11 Bg 3137 2999        
12 Bg 1315 1257        
13 Bg 1204 1151        
14 Bu 3090 2954        
15 Bu 1547 1479        
16 Bu 1389 1328        
17 Bu 1082 1035        
18 Bu 285 272        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13587.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.956) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12989.6 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/TZVP
ABC
1.06660 0.12850 0.11993

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/TZVP

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.426 0.629 0.000
C2 -0.426 -0.629 0.000
F3 -0.426 1.729 0.000
F4 0.426 -1.729 0.000
H5 1.051 0.673 0.893
H6 1.051 0.673 -0.893
H7 -1.051 -0.673 0.893
H8 -1.051 -0.673 -0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51861.39142.35721.09131.09132.16202.1620
C21.51862.35721.39142.16202.16201.09131.0913
F31.39142.35723.56072.02332.02332.63772.6377
F42.35721.39143.56072.63772.63772.02332.0233
H51.09132.16202.02332.63771.78682.49623.0698
H61.09132.16202.02332.63771.78683.06982.4962
H72.16201.09132.63772.02332.49623.06981.7868
H82.16201.09132.63772.02333.06982.49621.7868

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 108.120 C1 C2 H7 110.802
C1 C2 H8 110.802 C2 C1 F3 108.120
C2 C1 H5 110.802 C2 C1 H6 110.802
F3 C1 H5 108.566 F3 C1 H6 108.566
F4 C2 H7 108.566 F4 C2 H8 108.566
H5 C1 H6 109.910 H7 C2 H8 109.910
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2 gauche)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.856474
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-277.036497
Nuclear repulsion energy127.511285
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)=FULL/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 3128 2990        
2 A 3075 2940        
3 A 1516 1449        
4 A 1475 1410        
5 A 1322 1264        
6 A 1151 1101        
7 A 1132 1082        
8 A 880 841        
9 A 327 313        
10 A 152 145        
11 B 3140 3002        
12 B 3065 2930        
13 B 1514 1447        
14 B 1433 1370        
15 B 1285 1228        
16 B 1105 1056        
17 B 917 876        
18 B 503 481        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13558.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.956) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12962.2 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)=FULL/TZVP
ABC
0.57731 0.16626 0.14537

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/TZVP

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.266 0.705 0.512
C2 -0.266 -0.705 0.512
F3 -0.266 1.428 -0.548
F4 0.266 -1.428 -0.548
H5 -0.024 1.202 1.443
H6 1.353 0.704 0.413
H7 0.024 -1.202 1.443
H8 -1.353 -0.704 0.413

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 F3 F4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.50671.38872.38171.09391.09202.13532.1485
C21.50672.38171.38872.13532.14851.09391.0920
F31.38872.38172.90512.01802.01693.31072.5788
F42.38171.38872.90513.31072.57882.01802.0169
H51.09392.13532.01803.31071.79012.40352.5416
H61.09202.14852.01692.57881.79012.54163.0507
H72.13531.09393.31072.01802.40352.54161.7901
H82.14851.09202.57882.01692.54163.05071.7901

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 110.620 C1 C2 H7 109.356
C1 C2 H8 110.516 C2 C1 F3 110.620
C2 C1 H5 109.356 C2 C1 H6 110.516
F3 C1 H5 108.159 F3 C1 H6 108.193
F4 C2 H7 108.159 F4 C2 H8 108.193
H5 C1 H6 109.957 H7 C2 H8 109.957
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability