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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2836.995822
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2836.995822
Nuclear repulsion energy1014.704458
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
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 965 923 0.00      
2 A1g 438 420 0.00      
3 A1g 225 215 0.00      
4 A1u 85 81 0.00      
5 A2u 688 658 73.11      
6 A2u 385 369 1.07      
7 Eg 853 816 0.00      
7 Eg 853 816 0.00      
8 Eg 343 328 0.00      
8 Eg 343 328 0.00      
9 Eg 226 216 0.00      
9 Eg 226 216 0.00      
10 Eu 778 744 256.15      
10 Eu 778 744 256.14      
11 Eu 284 272 0.01      
11 Eu 284 272 0.01      
12 Eu 166 159 0.30      
12 Eu 166 159 0.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4042.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3867.5 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
0.02862 0.02348 0.02348

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.796
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.796
Cl3 0.000 1.676 1.395
Cl4 -1.451 -0.838 1.395
Cl5 1.451 -0.838 1.395
Cl6 0.000 -1.676 -1.395
Cl7 -1.451 0.838 -1.395
Cl8 1.451 0.838 -1.395

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.59101.77961.77961.77962.75792.75792.7579
C21.59102.75792.75792.75791.77961.77961.7796
Cl31.77962.75792.90222.90224.36063.25463.2546
Cl41.77962.75792.90222.90223.25463.25464.3606
Cl51.77962.75792.90222.90223.25464.36063.2546
Cl62.75791.77964.36063.25463.25462.90222.9022
Cl72.75791.77963.25463.25464.36062.90222.9022
Cl82.75791.77963.25464.36063.25462.90222.9022

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.687 C1 C2 Cl7 109.687
C1 C2 Cl8 109.687 C2 C1 Cl3 109.687
C2 C1 Cl4 109.687 C2 C1 Cl5 109.687
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.255 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.255
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.255 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.255
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.255 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.255
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.328      
2 C -0.328      
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 -84.366 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -84.366 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -86.293
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.963 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.963 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.927
Polar
3z2-r2-3.854
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 12.646 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.646 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.569


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 545.574
(<r2>)1/2 23.358