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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2836.054819
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2836.054819
Nuclear repulsion energy1007.381119
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/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 906 894 0.00 5.61 0.01 0.01
2 A1g 421 415 0.00 28.01 0.03 0.07
3 A1g 217 214 0.00 2.07 0.65 0.79
4 A1u 82 81 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 656 647 81.57 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 372 366 0.80 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 796 786 0.00 7.66 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 796 786 0.00 7.66 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 327 323 0.00 9.39 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 327 323 0.00 9.39 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 218 215 0.00 4.76 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 218 215 0.00 4.76 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 728 718 285.13 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 728 718 285.12 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 274 270 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 274 270 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 160 157 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 160 157 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3829.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3776.8 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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
ABC
0.02815 0.02317 0.02317

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

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.802
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.802
Cl3 0.000 1.689 1.403
Cl4 -1.463 -0.845 1.403
Cl5 1.463 -0.845 1.403
Cl6 0.000 -1.689 -1.403
Cl7 -1.463 0.845 -1.403
Cl8 1.463 0.845 -1.403

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.60311.79311.79311.79312.77722.77722.7772
C21.60312.77722.77722.77721.79311.79311.7931
Cl31.79312.77722.92602.92604.39153.27483.2748
Cl41.79312.77722.92602.92603.27483.27484.3915
Cl51.79312.77722.92602.92603.27484.39153.2748
Cl62.77721.79314.39153.27483.27482.92602.9260
Cl72.77721.79313.27483.27484.39152.92602.9260
Cl82.77721.79313.27484.39153.27482.92602.9260

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.587 C1 C2 Cl7 109.587
C1 C2 Cl8 109.587 C2 C1 Cl3 109.587
C2 C1 Cl4 109.587 C2 C1 Cl5 109.587
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.355 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.355
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.355 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.355
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.355 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.355
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.327      
2 C -0.327      
3 Cl 0.109      
4 Cl 0.109      
5 Cl 0.109      
6 Cl 0.109      
7 Cl 0.109      
8 Cl 0.109      


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 -84.384 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -84.384 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -86.276
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.946 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.946 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.892
Polar
3z2-r2-3.785
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 13.185 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.185 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.089


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 552.593
(<r2>)1/2 23.507