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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2837.384382
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2837.384382
Nuclear repulsion energy1005.771047
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 B97D3/6-31G*
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 895 878 0.00 5.58 0.02 0.04
2 A1g 412 404 0.00 29.54 0.03 0.06
3 A1g 221 217 0.00 2.18 0.63 0.77
4 A1u 85 83 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 650 638 87.89 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 370 363 0.39 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 781 766 0.00 8.68 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 781 766 0.00 8.68 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 322 316 0.00 10.24 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 322 316 0.00 10.24 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 221 217 0.00 4.72 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 221 217 0.00 4.72 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 703 690 295.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 703 690 295.15 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 277 271 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 277 271 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 164 161 0.36 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 164 161 0.36 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3785.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9804) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3710.9 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 B97D3/6-31G*
ABC
0.02809 0.02308 0.02308

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G*

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 1.691 1.406
Cl4 -1.465 -0.846 1.406
Cl5 1.465 -0.846 1.406
Cl6 0.000 -1.691 -1.406
Cl7 -1.465 0.846 -1.406
Cl8 1.465 0.846 -1.406

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.60431.79591.79591.79592.78162.78162.7816
C21.60432.78162.78162.78161.79591.79591.7959
Cl31.79592.78162.92942.92944.39903.28173.2817
Cl41.79592.78162.92942.92943.28173.28174.3990
Cl51.79592.78162.92942.92943.28174.39903.2817
Cl62.78161.79594.39903.28173.28172.92942.9294
Cl72.78161.79593.28173.28174.39902.92942.9294
Cl82.78161.79593.28174.39903.28172.92942.9294

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.654 C1 C2 Cl7 109.654
C1 C2 Cl8 109.654 C2 C1 Cl3 109.654
C2 C1 Cl4 109.654 C2 C1 Cl5 109.654
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.288 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.288
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.288 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.288
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.288 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.288
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.279      
2 C -0.279      
3 Cl 0.093      
4 Cl 0.093      
5 Cl 0.093      
6 Cl 0.093      
7 Cl 0.093      
8 Cl 0.093      


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 -83.922 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -83.922 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -85.810
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.944 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.944 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.887
Polar
3z2-r2-3.775
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 13.147 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.147 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.026


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 553.986
(<r2>)1/2 23.537