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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-98.860268
Energy at 298.15K-98.861226
HF Energy-98.860268
Nuclear repulsion energy202.031295
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 HF/CEP-121G
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 1117 1019 0.00 28.21 0.02 0.03
2 A1g 434 396 0.00 47.32 0.05 0.10
3 A1g 230 210 0.00 3.87 0.57 0.72
4 A1u 89 81 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 701 639 70.21 0.00 0.20 0.00
6 A2u 384 351 2.70 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 916 836 0.00 55.03 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 916 836 0.00 55.03 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 356 324 0.00 18.98 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 356 324 0.00 18.98 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 233 212 0.00 8.38 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 233 212 0.00 8.38 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 820 748 165.81 0.00 0.34 0.51
10 Eu 820 748 165.81 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 289 264 0.78 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 289 264 0.78 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 172 157 0.46 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 172 157 0.46 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4260.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9125) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3888.0 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 HF/CEP-121G
ABC
0.02725 0.02242 0.02242

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-121G

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.785
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.785
Cl3 0.000 1.717 1.428
Cl4 -1.487 -0.859 1.428
Cl5 1.487 -0.859 1.428
Cl6 0.000 -1.717 -1.428
Cl7 -1.487 0.859 -1.428
Cl8 1.487 0.859 -1.428

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.57051.83351.83351.83352.80122.80122.8012
C21.57052.80122.80122.80121.83351.83351.8335
Cl31.83352.80122.97422.97424.46653.33223.3322
Cl41.83352.80122.97422.97423.33223.33224.4665
Cl51.83352.80122.97422.97423.33224.46653.3322
Cl62.80121.83354.46653.33223.33222.97422.9742
Cl72.80121.83353.33223.33224.46652.97422.9742
Cl82.80121.83353.33224.46653.33222.97422.9742

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 110.518 C1 C2 Cl7 110.518
C1 C2 Cl8 110.518 C2 C1 Cl3 110.518
C2 C1 Cl4 110.518 C2 C1 Cl5 110.518
Cl3 C1 Cl4 108.405 Cl3 C1 Cl5 108.405
Cl4 C1 Cl5 108.405 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.405
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.405 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.405
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.606      
2 C -0.606      
3 Cl 0.202      
4 Cl 0.202      
5 Cl 0.202      
6 Cl 0.202      
7 Cl 0.202      
8 Cl 0.202      


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 -84.655 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -84.655 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -86.402
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.874 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.874 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.747
Polar
3z2-r2-3.494
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 13.090 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.090 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.223


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 267.642
(<r2>)1/2 16.360