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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2805.076706
Energy at 298.15K-2805.076569
HF Energy-2805.076706
Nuclear repulsion energy980.306430
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 PBEPBE/STO-3G
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 989 903 0.00      
2 A1g 427 390 0.00      
3 A1g 196 179 0.00      
4 A1u 67 61 0.00      
5 A2u 676 618 113.00      
6 A2u 355 325 8.69      
7 Eg 905 827 0.00      
7 Eg 905 827 0.00      
8 Eg 324 296 0.00      
8 Eg 324 296 0.00      
9 Eg 196 180 0.00      
9 Eg 196 180 0.00      
10 Eu 849 776 248.90      
10 Eu 849 776 248.91      
11 Eu 250 229 1.95      
11 Eu 250 229 1.95      
12 Eu 139 127 0.52      
12 Eu 139 127 0.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4017.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9136) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3670.6 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 PBEPBE/STO-3G
ABC
0.02625 0.02217 0.02217

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/STO-3G

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.816
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.816
Cl3 0.000 1.749 1.421
Cl4 -1.515 -0.875 1.421
Cl5 1.515 -0.875 1.421
Cl6 0.000 -1.749 -1.421
Cl7 -1.515 0.875 -1.421
Cl8 1.515 0.875 -1.421

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.63171.85101.85101.85102.83952.83952.8395
C21.63172.83952.83952.83951.85101.85101.8510
Cl31.85102.83953.03003.03004.50733.33693.3369
Cl41.85102.83953.03003.03003.33693.33694.5073
Cl51.85102.83953.03003.03003.33694.50733.3369
Cl62.83951.85104.50733.33693.33693.03003.0300
Cl72.83951.85103.33693.33694.50733.03003.0300
Cl82.83951.85103.33694.50733.33693.03003.0300

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.076 C1 C2 Cl7 109.076
C1 C2 Cl8 109.076 C2 C1 Cl3 109.076
C2 C1 Cl4 109.076 C2 C1 Cl5 109.076
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.863 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.863
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.863 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.863
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.863 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.863
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.098      
2 C 0.098      
3 Cl -0.033      
4 Cl -0.033      
5 Cl -0.033      
6 Cl -0.033      
7 Cl -0.033      
8 Cl -0.033      


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 -82.445 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -82.445 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -82.961
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.258 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.258 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.516
Polar
3z2-r2-1.033
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 7.827 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.827 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.568


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 577.634
(<r2>)1/2 24.034