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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: G2

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at G2
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2834.511595
Energy at 298.15K-2834.501485
HF Energy-2832.551955
Nuclear repulsion energy1019.258580
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 HF/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 1098 1035 0.00 9.70 0.39 0.56
2 A1g 473 445 0.00 25.60 0.05 0.09
3 A1g 244 229 0.00 1.74 0.60 0.75
4 A1u 93 87 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 755 712 66.25 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 415 391 1.38 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 985 928 0.00 24.97 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 985 928 0.00 24.97 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 374 352 0.00 9.70 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 374 352 0.00 9.70 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 248 233 0.00 3.91 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 248 233 0.00 3.91 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 885 834 202.43 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 885 834 202.43 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 309 291 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 309 291 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 182 172 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 182 172 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4521.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4260.5 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.02899 0.02388 0.02388

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.789
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.789
Cl3 0.000 1.665 1.381
Cl4 -1.442 -0.832 1.381
Cl5 1.442 -0.832 1.381
Cl6 0.000 -1.665 -1.381
Cl7 -1.442 0.832 -1.381
Cl8 1.442 0.832 -1.381

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.57771.76701.76701.76702.73502.73502.7350
C21.57772.73502.73502.73501.76701.76701.7670
Cl31.76702.73502.88362.88364.32623.22503.2250
Cl41.76702.73502.88362.88363.22503.22504.3262
Cl51.76702.73502.88362.88363.22504.32623.2250
Cl62.73501.76704.32623.22503.22502.88362.8836
Cl72.73501.76703.22503.22504.32622.88362.8836
Cl82.73501.76703.22504.32623.22502.88362.8836

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 110.120 C1 C2 Cl7 110.120
C1 C2 Cl8 110.120 C2 C1 Cl3 110.120
C2 C1 Cl4 110.120 C2 C1 Cl5 110.120
Cl3 C1 Cl4 108.815 Cl3 C1 Cl5 108.815
Cl4 C1 Cl5 108.815 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.815
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.815 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.815
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability