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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: CCSD/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 CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.588080
Energy at 298.15K-79.593995
HF Energy-79.236579
Nuclear repulsion energy41.871777
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/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 3043 2931 0.00      
2 A1g 1424 1372 0.00      
3 A1g 1022 985 0.00      
4 A1u 316 304 0.00      
5 A2u 3038 2927 58.10      
6 A2u 1394 1343 0.16      
7 Eg 3102 2989 0.00      
7 Eg 3102 2989 0.00      
8 Eg 1493 1439 0.00      
8 Eg 1493 1439 0.00      
9 Eg 1218 1173 0.00      
9 Eg 1218 1173 0.00      
10 Eu 3123 3009 69.67      
10 Eu 3123 3009 69.67      
11 Eu 1495 1441 6.37      
11 Eu 1495 1441 6.37      
12 Eu 817 787 1.98      
12 Eu 817 787 1.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16366.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9634) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15767.7 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/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.63013 0.65788 0.65788

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

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.769
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.769
H3 0.000 1.030 1.167
H4 -0.892 -0.515 1.167
H5 0.892 -0.515 1.167
H6 0.000 -1.030 -1.167
H7 -0.892 0.515 -1.167
H8 0.892 0.515 -1.167

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53751.10391.10391.10392.19252.19252.1925
C21.53752.19252.19252.19251.10391.10391.1039
H31.10392.19251.78321.78323.11252.55112.5511
H41.10392.19251.78321.78322.55112.55113.1125
H51.10392.19251.78321.78322.55113.11252.5511
H62.19251.10393.11252.55112.55111.78321.7832
H72.19251.10392.55112.55113.11251.78321.7832
H82.19251.10392.55113.11252.55111.78321.7832

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.150 C1 C2 H7 111.150
C1 C2 H8 111.150 C2 C1 H3 111.150
C2 C1 H4 111.150 C2 C1 H5 111.150
H3 C1 H4 107.741 H3 C1 H5 107.741
H4 C1 H5 107.741 H6 C2 H7 107.741
H6 C2 H8 107.741 H7 C2 H8 107.741
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.583412
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-79.231422
Nuclear repulsion energy41.701046
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/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' 3054 2942 0.00      
2 A1' 1442 1389 0.00      
3 A1' 1019 982 0.00      
4 A1" 309i 298i 0.00      
5 A2" 3042 2931 60.48      
6 A2" 1387 1336 0.04      
7 E' 3128 3013 60.35      
7 E' 3128 3013 60.35      
8 E' 1500 1445 7.61      
8 E' 1500 1445 7.61      
9 E' 894 861 1.41      
9 E' 894 861 1.41      
10 E" 3105 2992 0.00      
10 E" 3105 2992 0.00      
11 E" 1487 1433 0.00      
11 E" 1487 1433 0.00      
12 E" 1168 1126 0.00      
12 E" 1168 1126 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16099.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9634) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15510.0 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 CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.65379 0.64635 0.64635

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

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.776
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.776
H3 0.000 1.025 1.183
H4 -0.888 -0.512 1.183
H5 0.888 -0.512 1.183
H6 0.000 1.025 -1.183
H7 0.888 -0.512 -1.183
H8 -0.888 -0.512 -1.183

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.55131.10301.10301.10302.21082.21082.2108
C21.55132.21082.21082.21081.10301.10301.1030
H31.10302.21081.77521.77522.36652.95842.9584
H41.10302.21081.77521.77522.95842.95842.3665
H51.10302.21081.77521.77522.95842.36652.9584
H62.21081.10302.36652.95842.95841.77521.7752
H72.21081.10302.95842.95842.36651.77521.7752
H82.21081.10302.95842.36652.95841.77521.7752

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.689 C1 C2 H7 111.689
C1 C2 H8 111.689 C2 C1 H3 111.689
C2 C1 H4 111.689 C2 C1 H5 111.689
H3 C1 H4 107.166 H3 C1 H5 107.166
H4 C1 H5 107.166 H6 C2 H7 107.166
H6 C2 H8 107.166 H7 C2 H8 107.166
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability