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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/CEP-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-14.914600
Energy at 298.15K-14.920494
HF Energy-14.914600
Nuclear repulsion energy26.300076
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 mPW1PW91/CEP-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 3077 2922 0.00      
2 A1g 1446 1374 0.00      
3 A1g 1037 986 0.00      
4 A1u 292 277 0.00      
5 A2u 3069 2915 88.23      
6 A2u 1431 1359 11.79      
7 Eg 3149 2991 0.00      
7 Eg 3149 2991 0.00      
8 Eg 1525 1449 0.00      
8 Eg 1525 1449 0.00      
9 Eg 1230 1168 0.00      
9 Eg 1230 1168 0.00      
10 Eu 3177 3018 138.69      
10 Eu 3177 3018 138.71      
11 Eu 1528 1451 18.59      
11 Eu 1528 1451 18.60      
12 Eu 836 794 11.50      
12 Eu 836 794 11.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16620.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9499) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15787.9 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 mPW1PW91/CEP-31G
ABC
2.64027 0.65160 0.65160

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/CEP-31G

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.774
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.774
H3 0.000 1.028 1.172
H4 -0.890 -0.514 1.172
H5 0.890 -0.514 1.172
H6 0.000 -1.028 -1.172
H7 -0.890 0.514 -1.172
H8 0.890 0.514 -1.172

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.54761.10201.10201.10202.20062.20062.2006
C21.54762.20062.20062.20061.10201.10201.1020
H31.10202.20061.77981.77983.11752.55952.5595
H41.10202.20061.77981.77982.55952.55953.1175
H51.10202.20061.77981.77982.55953.11752.5595
H62.20061.10203.11752.55952.55951.77981.7798
H72.20061.10202.55952.55953.11751.77981.7798
H82.20061.10202.55953.11752.55951.77981.7798

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.187 C1 C2 H7 111.187
C1 C2 H8 111.187 C2 C1 H3 111.187
C2 C1 H4 111.187 C2 C1 H5 111.187
H3 C1 H4 107.702 H3 C1 H5 107.702
H4 C1 H5 107.702 H6 C2 H7 107.702
H6 C2 H8 107.702 H7 C2 H8 107.702
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.421      
2 C -0.421      
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 -14.444 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.444 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.157
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.357 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.357 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.714
Polar
3z2-r2-1.427
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 3.036 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.036 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.527


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.539
(<r2>)1/2 5.342