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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2833.684384
Energy at 298.15K-2833.685341
HF Energy-2832.551739
Nuclear repulsion energy1018.224369
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/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1g 1040 982 0.00      
2 A1g 452 427 0.00      
3 A1g 233 220 0.00      
4 A1u 92 87 0.00      
5 A2u 718 678 51.73      
6 A2u 396 374 1.29      
7 Eg 928 877 0.00      
7 Eg 928 877 0.00      
8 Eg 358 338 0.00      
8 Eg 358 338 0.00      
9 Eg 236 223 0.00      
9 Eg 236 223 0.00      
10 Eu 836 789 175.15      
10 Eu 836 789 175.15      
11 Eu 294 278 0.11      
11 Eu 294 278 0.11      
12 Eu 174 164 0.23      
12 Eu 174 164 0.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4290.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9443) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4051.3 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 CCSD/6-31G*
ABC
0.02882 0.02364 0.02364

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

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.790
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.790
Cl3 0.000 1.670 1.391
Cl4 -1.446 -0.835 1.391
Cl5 1.446 -0.835 1.391
Cl6 0.000 -1.670 -1.391
Cl7 -1.446 0.835 -1.391
Cl8 1.446 0.835 -1.391

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.58011.77441.77441.77442.74642.74642.7464
C21.58012.74642.74642.74641.77441.77441.7744
Cl31.77442.74642.89202.89204.34583.24383.2438
Cl41.77442.74642.89202.89203.24383.24384.3458
Cl51.77442.74642.89202.89203.24384.34583.2438
Cl62.74641.77444.34583.24383.24382.89202.8920
Cl72.74641.77443.24383.24384.34582.89202.8920
Cl82.74641.77443.24384.34583.24382.89202.8920

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.781 C1 C2 Cl7 109.781
C1 C2 Cl8 109.781 C2 C1 Cl3 109.781
C2 C1 Cl4 109.781 C2 C1 Cl5 109.781
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.160 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.160
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.160 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.160
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.160 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.160
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability