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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
1 2 no D3H 1A1'

Conformer 1 (D3D)

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Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.598111
Energy at 298.15K-79.604010
HF Energy-79.236362
Nuclear repulsion energy41.803266
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 QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 3023 2956        
2 A1g 1408 1377        
3 A1g 1011 989        
4 A1u 312 305        
5 A2u 3018 2951        
6 A2u 1380 1349        
7 Eg 3085 3016        
7 Eg 3085 3016        
8 Eg 1483 1450        
8 Eg 1482 1449        
9 Eg 1206 1179        
9 Eg 1206 1179        
10 Eu 3106 3037        
10 Eu 3106 3037        
11 Eu 1484 1451        
11 Eu 1484 1451        
12 Eu 809 791        
12 Eu 809 791        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16247.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9778) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15886.6 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 QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.62158 0.65552 0.65552

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.770
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.770
H3 0.000 1.031 1.169
H4 -0.893 -0.516 1.169
H5 0.893 -0.516 1.169
H6 0.000 -1.031 -1.169
H7 -0.893 0.516 -1.169
H8 0.893 0.516 -1.169

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.54061.10551.10551.10552.19632.19632.1963
C21.54062.19632.19632.19631.10551.10551.1055
H31.10552.19631.78611.78613.11742.55502.5550
H41.10552.19631.78611.78612.55502.55503.1174
H51.10552.19631.78611.78612.55503.11742.5550
H62.19631.10553.11742.55502.55501.78611.7861
H72.19631.10552.55502.55503.11741.78611.7861
H82.19631.10552.55503.11742.55501.78611.7861

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.130 C1 C2 H7 111.130
C1 C2 H8 111.130 C2 C1 H3 111.130
C2 C1 H4 111.130 C2 C1 H5 111.130
H3 C1 H4 107.763 H3 C1 H5 107.763
H4 C1 H5 107.763 H6 C2 H7 107.763
H6 C2 H8 107.763 H7 C2 H8 107.763
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.593484
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-79.231208
Nuclear repulsion energy41.634237
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 QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1' 3034 2966        
2 A1' 1427 1395        
3 A1' 1008 986        
4 A1" 309i 302i        
5 A2" 3023 2956        
6 A2" 1373 1342        
7 E' 3110 3041        
7 E' 3110 3041        
8 E' 1488 1455        
8 E' 1488 1455        
9 E' 886 866        
9 E' 886 866        
10 E" 3088 3019        
10 E" 3088 3019        
11 E" 1477 1444        
11 E" 1476 1443        
12 E" 1156 1131        
12 E" 1156 1130        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15981.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9778) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15626.3 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 QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.64530 0.64410 0.64410

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.777
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.777
H3 0.000 1.027 1.185
H4 -0.889 -0.513 1.185
H5 0.889 -0.513 1.185
H6 0.000 1.027 -1.185
H7 0.889 -0.513 -1.185
H8 -0.889 -0.513 -1.185

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.55421.10471.10471.10472.21452.21452.2145
C21.55422.21452.21452.21451.10471.10471.1047
H31.10472.21451.77811.77812.37022.96302.9630
H41.10472.21451.77811.77812.96302.96302.3702
H51.10472.21451.77811.77812.96302.37022.9630
H62.21451.10472.37022.96302.96301.77811.7781
H72.21451.10472.96302.96302.37021.77811.7781
H82.21451.10472.96302.37022.96301.77811.7781

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.674 C1 C2 H7 111.674
C1 C2 H8 111.674 C2 C1 H3 111.674
C2 C1 H4 111.674 C2 C1 H5 111.674
H3 C1 H4 107.182 H3 C1 H5 107.182
H4 C1 H5 107.182 H6 C2 H7 107.182
H6 C2 H8 107.182 H7 C2 H8 107.182
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability