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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/CEP-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 wB97X-D/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.706096
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-100.706096
Nuclear repulsion energy200.460350
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 wB97X-D/CEP-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 1002 1002 0.00 21.04 0.01 0.03
2 A1g 413 413 0.00 33.51 0.05 0.10
3 A1g 218 218 0.00 4.42 0.65 0.79
4 A1u 80 80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 662 662 70.67 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 369 369 1.30 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 858 858 0.00 21.51 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 858 858 0.00 21.50 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 337 337 0.00 16.47 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 337 337 0.00 16.48 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 218 218 0.00 10.32 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 218 218 0.00 10.32 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 774 774 213.34 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 774 774 213.46 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 278 278 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 278 278 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 160 160 0.54 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 160 160 0.54 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3996.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3996.2 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 wB97X-D/CEP-31G
ABC
0.02682 0.02209 0.02209

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.800
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.800
Cl3 0.000 1.731 1.438
Cl4 -1.499 -0.865 1.438
Cl5 1.499 -0.865 1.438
Cl6 0.000 -1.731 -1.438
Cl7 -1.499 0.865 -1.438
Cl8 1.499 0.865 -1.438

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.59951.84461.84461.84462.82872.82872.8287
C21.59952.82872.82872.82871.84461.84461.8446
Cl31.84462.82872.99772.99774.50003.35623.3562
Cl41.84462.82872.99772.99773.35623.35624.5000
Cl51.84462.82872.99772.99773.35624.50003.3562
Cl62.82871.84464.50003.35623.35622.99772.9977
Cl72.82871.84463.35623.35624.50002.99772.9977
Cl82.82871.84463.35624.50003.35622.99772.9977

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 110.236 C1 C2 Cl7 110.236
C1 C2 Cl8 110.236 C2 C1 Cl3 110.236
C2 C1 Cl4 110.236 C2 C1 Cl5 110.236
Cl3 C1 Cl4 108.696 Cl3 C1 Cl5 108.696
Cl4 C1 Cl5 108.696 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.696
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.696 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.696
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.541      
2 C -0.541      
3 Cl 0.180      
4 Cl 0.180      
5 Cl 0.180      
6 Cl 0.180      
7 Cl 0.180      
8 Cl 0.180      


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 -82.736 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -82.736 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -85.336
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.300 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.300 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.600
Polar
3z2-r2-5.201
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 12.584 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.587 -0.003
z 0.000 -0.003 8.126


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 269.957
(<r2>)1/2 16.430