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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.767201
Energy at 298.15K-79.773118
HF Energy-79.649393
Nuclear repulsion energy42.312151
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 B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3050 3050 0.00 297.58 0.01 0.01
2 A1g 1434 1434 0.00 0.22 0.16 0.28
3 A1g 1009 1009 0.00 13.37 0.19 0.32
4 A1u 310 310 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 3050 3050 56.49 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 1421 1421 1.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 3103 3103 0.00 119.59 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 3103 3103 0.00 119.59 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1520 1520 0.00 9.29 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1520 1520 0.00 9.29 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1230 1230 0.00 0.09 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1230 1230 0.00 0.09 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 3127 3127 60.54 0.00 0.75 0.00
10 Eu 3127 3127 60.54 0.00 0.75 0.00
11 Eu 1521 1521 9.13 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 1521 1521 9.13 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 829 829 3.30 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 829 829 3.30 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16466.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16466.9 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 B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
2.70611 0.66876 0.66876

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.763
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.763
H3 0.000 1.015 1.159
H4 -0.879 -0.507 1.159
H5 0.879 -0.507 1.159
H6 0.000 -1.015 -1.159
H7 -0.879 0.507 -1.159
H8 0.879 0.507 -1.159

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52611.08941.08941.08942.17342.17342.1734
C21.52612.17342.17342.17341.08941.08941.0894
H31.08942.17341.75801.75803.08092.53002.5300
H41.08942.17341.75801.75802.53002.53003.0809
H51.08942.17341.75801.75802.53003.08092.5300
H62.17341.08943.08092.53002.53001.75801.7580
H72.17341.08942.53002.53003.08091.75801.7580
H82.17341.08942.53003.08092.53001.75801.7580

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.301 C1 C2 H7 111.301
C1 C2 H8 111.301 C2 C1 H3 111.301
C2 C1 H4 111.301 C2 C1 H5 111.301
H3 C1 H4 107.581 H3 C1 H5 107.581
H4 C1 H5 107.581 H6 C2 H7 107.581
H6 C2 H8 107.581 H7 C2 H8 107.581
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.419      
2 C -0.419      
3 H 0.140      
4 H 0.140      
5 H 0.140      
6 H 0.140      
7 H 0.140      
8 H 0.140      


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 -15.033 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.033 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.719
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.343 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.343 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.687
Polar
3z2-r2-1.374
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 3.926 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.926 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.475


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.756
(<r2>)1/2 5.546