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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/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 CCSD=FULL/LANL2DZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.417966
Energy at 298.15K-79.423870
HF Energy-79.203355
Nuclear repulsion energy41.454520
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 CCSD=FULL/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 2979 2979 0.00      
2 A1g 1451 1451 0.00      
3 A1g 989 989 0.00      
4 A1u 310 310 0.00      
5 A2u 2972 2972 73.59      
6 A2u 1444 1444 7.03      
7 Eg 3045 3045 0.00      
7 Eg 3045 3045 0.00      
8 Eg 1516 1516 0.00      
8 Eg 1516 1516 0.00      
9 Eg 1239 1239 0.00      
9 Eg 1239 1239 0.00      
10 Eu 3069 3069 107.95      
10 Eu 3069 3069 107.95      
11 Eu 1521 1521 11.16      
11 Eu 1521 1521 11.16      
12 Eu 834 834 6.27      
12 Eu 834 834 6.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16295.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16295.4 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 CCSD=FULL/LANL2DZ
ABC
2.59969 0.64021 0.64021

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

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.782
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.782
H3 0.000 1.036 1.179
H4 -0.897 -0.518 1.179
H5 0.897 -0.518 1.179
H6 0.000 -1.036 -1.179
H7 -0.897 0.518 -1.179
H8 0.897 0.518 -1.179

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.56441.10901.10901.10902.21782.21782.2178
C21.56442.21782.21782.21781.10901.10901.1090
H31.10902.21781.79361.79363.13852.57542.5754
H41.10902.21781.79361.79362.57542.57543.1385
H51.10902.21781.79361.79362.57543.13852.5754
H62.21781.10903.13852.57542.57541.79361.7936
H72.21781.10902.57542.57543.13851.79361.7936
H82.21781.10902.57543.13852.57541.79361.7936

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 110.968 C1 C2 H7 110.968
C1 C2 H8 110.968 C2 C1 H3 110.968
C2 C1 H4 110.968 C2 C1 H5 110.968
H3 C1 H4 107.934 H3 C1 H5 107.934
H4 C1 H5 107.934 H6 C2 H7 107.934
H6 C2 H8 107.934 H7 C2 H8 107.934
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability