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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2837.174857
Energy at 298.15K-2837.175612
HF Energy-2837.174857
Nuclear repulsion energy1015.698158
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 B3PW91/6-311G*
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 963 927 0.00      
2 A1g 436 420 0.00      
3 A1g 229 220 0.00      
4 A1u 88 84 0.00      
5 A2u 684 659 71.96      
6 A2u 385 371 0.30      
7 Eg 846 815 0.00      
7 Eg 846 815 0.00      
8 Eg 343 330 0.00      
8 Eg 343 330 0.00      
9 Eg 229 221 0.00      
9 Eg 229 221 0.00      
10 Eu 768 739 265.93      
10 Eu 768 739 265.92      
11 Eu 287 277 0.19      
11 Eu 287 277 0.19      
12 Eu 169 163 0.33      
12 Eu 169 163 0.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4034.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3883.8 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 B3PW91/6-311G*
ABC
0.02870 0.02351 0.02351

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.793
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.793
Cl3 0.000 1.673 1.395
Cl4 -1.449 -0.837 1.395
Cl5 1.449 -0.837 1.395
Cl6 0.000 -1.673 -1.395
Cl7 -1.449 0.837 -1.395
Cl8 1.449 0.837 -1.395

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.58581.77821.77821.77822.75432.75432.7543
C21.58582.75432.75432.75431.77821.77821.7782
Cl31.77822.75432.89812.89814.35693.25323.2532
Cl41.77822.75432.89812.89813.25323.25324.3569
Cl51.77822.75432.89812.89813.25324.35693.2532
Cl62.75431.77824.35693.25323.25322.89812.8981
Cl72.75431.77823.25323.25324.35692.89812.8981
Cl82.75431.77823.25324.35693.25322.89812.8981

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.789 C1 C2 Cl7 109.789
C1 C2 Cl8 109.789 C2 C1 Cl3 109.789
C2 C1 Cl4 109.789 C2 C1 Cl5 109.789
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.152 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.152
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.152 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.152
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.152 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.152
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.363      
2 C -0.363      
3 Cl 0.121      
4 Cl 0.121      
5 Cl 0.121      
6 Cl 0.121      
7 Cl 0.121      
8 Cl 0.121      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -85.530 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -85.530 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -88.462
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.466 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.466 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.933
Polar
3z2-r2-5.866
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.309 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.309 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.670


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 545.622
(<r2>)1/2 23.359