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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.842253
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-100.842253
Nuclear repulsion energy205.518386
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 wB97X-D/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 985 985 0.00 4.13 0.20 0.33
2 A1g 436 436 0.00 23.08 0.03 0.07
3 A1g 223 223 0.00 2.16 0.59 0.74
4 A1u 82 82 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 694 694 71.37 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 382 382 1.10 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 877 877 0.00 9.42 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 877 877 0.00 9.46 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 343 343 0.00 7.80 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 343 343 0.00 7.83 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 224 224 0.00 4.53 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 224 224 0.00 4.49 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 796 796 234.44 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 796 796 235.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 281 281 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 281 281 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 166 166 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 166 166 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4087.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4087.1 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 wB97X-D/CEP-121G*
ABC
0.02836 0.02315 0.02315

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-121G*

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.801
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.801
Cl3 0.000 1.683 1.408
Cl4 -1.458 -0.842 1.408
Cl5 1.458 -0.842 1.408
Cl6 0.000 -1.683 -1.408
Cl7 -1.458 0.842 -1.408
Cl8 1.458 0.842 -1.408

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.60181.78911.78911.78912.77682.77682.7768
C21.60182.77682.77682.77681.78911.78911.7891
Cl31.78912.77682.91522.91524.38833.28013.2801
Cl41.78912.77682.91522.91523.28013.28014.3883
Cl51.78912.77682.91522.91523.28014.38833.2801
Cl62.77681.78914.38833.28013.28012.91522.9152
Cl72.77681.78913.28013.28014.38832.91522.9152
Cl82.77681.78913.28014.38833.28012.91522.9152

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.825 C1 C2 Cl7 109.825
C1 C2 Cl8 109.825 C2 C1 Cl3 109.825
C2 C1 Cl4 109.825 C2 C1 Cl5 109.825
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.115 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.115
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.115 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.115
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.115 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.115
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.130      
2 C -0.130      
3 Cl 0.043      
4 Cl 0.043      
5 Cl 0.043      
6 Cl 0.043      
7 Cl 0.043      
8 Cl 0.043      


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 -80.180 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -80.180 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -82.657
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.238 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.238 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.477
Polar
3z2-r2-4.953
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 13.676 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.693 -0.009
z 0.000 -0.009 11.704


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 257.927
(<r2>)1/2 16.060