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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: CID/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 CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2833.414542
Energy at 298.15K-2833.415711
HF Energy-2832.551783
Nuclear repulsion energy1023.055562
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 CID/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1g 1085 1002 0.00      
2 A1g 471 435 0.00      
3 A1g 241 223 0.00      
4 A1u 94 87 0.00      
5 A2u 749 692 57.63      
6 A2u 412 381 1.40      
7 Eg 975 900 0.00      
7 Eg 975 900 0.00      
8 Eg 372 343 0.00      
8 Eg 372 343 0.00      
9 Eg 245 226 0.00      
9 Eg 245 226 0.00      
10 Eu 879 812 188.53      
10 Eu 879 812 188.53      
11 Eu 305 282 0.14      
11 Eu 305 282 0.14      
12 Eu 180 166 0.24      
12 Eu 180 166 0.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4481.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4139.7 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
0.02919 0.02381 0.02381

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

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.788
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.788
Cl3 0.000 1.659 1.388
Cl4 -1.437 -0.830 1.388
Cl5 1.437 -0.830 1.388
Cl6 0.000 -1.659 -1.388
Cl7 -1.437 0.830 -1.388
Cl8 1.437 0.830 -1.388

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.57571.76431.76431.76432.73642.73642.7364
C21.57572.73642.73642.73641.76431.76431.7643
Cl31.76432.73642.87362.87364.32653.23443.2344
Cl41.76432.73642.87362.87363.23443.23444.3265
Cl51.76432.73642.87362.87363.23444.32653.2344
Cl62.73641.76434.32653.23443.23442.87362.8736
Cl72.73641.76433.23443.23444.32652.87362.8736
Cl82.73641.76433.23444.32653.23442.87362.8736

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.895 C1 C2 Cl7 109.895
C1 C2 Cl8 109.895 C2 C1 Cl3 109.895
C2 C1 Cl4 109.895 C2 C1 Cl5 109.895
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.044 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.044
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.044 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.044
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.044 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.044
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability