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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: MP2/LANL2DZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at MP2/LANL2DZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-164.227352
Energy at 298.15K-164.227739
HF Energy-163.798435
Nuclear repulsion energy245.174233
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 MP2/LANL2DZ
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 1009 972 0.00      
2 A1g 386 372 0.00      
3 A1g 213 205 0.00      
4 A1u 81 78 0.00      
5 A2u 637 613 54.09      
6 A2u 349 336 1.04      
7 Eg 822 792 0.00      
7 Eg 822 792 0.00      
8 Eg 326 314 0.00      
8 Eg 326 314 0.00      
9 Eg 215 207 0.00      
9 Eg 215 207 0.00      
10 Eu 728 701 133.60      
10 Eu 728 701 133.60      
11 Eu 268 258 0.24      
11 Eu 268 258 0.24      
12 Eu 159 153 0.50      
12 Eu 159 153 0.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3854.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3712.4 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 MP2/LANL2DZ
ABC
0.02636 0.02178 0.02178

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/LANL2DZ

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.790
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.790
Cl3 0.000 1.746 1.447
Cl4 -1.512 -0.873 1.447
Cl5 1.512 -0.873 1.447
Cl6 0.000 -1.746 -1.447
Cl7 -1.512 0.873 -1.447
Cl8 1.512 0.873 -1.447

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.57911.86561.86561.86562.83732.83732.8373
C21.57912.83732.83732.83731.86561.86561.8656
Cl31.86562.83733.02403.02404.53523.37993.3799
Cl41.86562.83733.02403.02403.37993.37994.5352
Cl51.86562.83733.02403.02403.37994.53523.3799
Cl62.83731.86564.53523.37993.37993.02403.0240
Cl72.83731.86563.37993.37994.53523.02403.0240
Cl82.83731.86563.37994.53523.37993.02403.0240

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 110.636 C1 C2 Cl7 110.636
C1 C2 Cl8 110.636 C2 C1 Cl3 110.636
C2 C1 Cl4 110.636 C2 C1 Cl5 110.636
Cl3 C1 Cl4 108.282 Cl3 C1 Cl5 108.282
Cl4 C1 Cl5 108.282 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.282
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.282 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.282
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability