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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)=FULL/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 QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2833.791515
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2832.551559
Nuclear repulsion energy1016.906213
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 QCISD(T)=FULL/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 1015 1015        
2 A1g 445 445        
3 A1g 230 230        
4 A1u 91 91        
5 A2u 704 704        
6 A2u 390 390        
7 Eg 902 902        
7 Eg 902 902        
8 Eg 353 353        
8 Eg 352 352        
9 Eg 233 233        
9 Eg 233 233        
10 Eu 814 814        
10 Eu 814 814        
11 Eu 291 291        
11 Eu 291 291        
12 Eu 172 172        
12 Eu 172 172        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4201.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4201.0 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.02870 0.02360 0.02360

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.791
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.791
Cl3 0.000 1.673 1.390
Cl4 -1.449 -0.837 1.390
Cl5 1.449 -0.837 1.390
Cl6 0.000 -1.673 -1.390
Cl7 -1.449 0.837 -1.390
Cl8 1.449 0.837 -1.390

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.58181.77731.77731.77732.74892.74892.7489
C21.58182.74892.74892.74891.77731.77731.7773
Cl31.77732.74892.89812.89814.35073.24493.2449
Cl41.77732.74892.89812.89813.24493.24494.3507
Cl51.77732.74892.89812.89813.24494.35073.2449
Cl62.74891.77734.35073.24493.24492.89812.8981
Cl72.74891.77733.24493.24494.35072.89812.8981
Cl82.74891.77733.24494.35073.24492.89812.8981

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.702 C1 C2 Cl7 109.702
C1 C2 Cl8 109.702 C2 C1 Cl3 109.702
C2 C1 Cl4 109.702 C2 C1 Cl5 109.702
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.239 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.239
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.239 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.239
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.239 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.239
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability