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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: CCSD(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 CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.597970
Energy at 298.15K-79.603869
HF Energy-79.236368
Nuclear repulsion energy41.805173
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(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 3024 2910        
2 A1g 1408 1355        
3 A1g 1012 974        
4 A1u 312 301        
5 A2u 3019 2906        
6 A2u 1380 1328        
7 Eg 3085 2969        
7 Eg 3085 2969        
8 Eg 1483 1427        
8 Eg 1482 1427        
9 Eg 1206 1161        
9 Eg 1206 1161        
10 Eu 3106 2990        
10 Eu 3106 2990        
11 Eu 1485 1429        
11 Eu 1484 1428        
12 Eu 809 778        
12 Eu 809 778        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16250.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15640.9 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(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.62180 0.65558 0.65558

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(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
C11.54051.10551.10551.10552.19622.19622.1962
C21.54052.19622.19622.19621.10551.10551.1055
H31.10552.19621.78601.78603.11732.55492.5549
H41.10552.19621.78601.78602.55492.55493.1173
H51.10552.19621.78601.78602.55493.11732.5549
H62.19621.10553.11732.55492.55491.78601.7860
H72.19621.10552.55492.55493.11731.78601.7860
H82.19621.10552.55493.11732.55491.78601.7860

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 CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.593341
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-79.231214
Nuclear repulsion energy41.636222
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(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 2921        
2 A1' 1427 1374        
3 A1' 1009 971        
4 A1" 309i 298i        
5 A2" 3024 2910        
6 A2" 1373 1321        
7 E' 3111 2994        
7 E' 3111 2994        
8 E' 1489 1433        
8 E' 1488 1432        
9 E' 886 853        
9 E' 886 852        
10 E" 3088 2972        
10 E" 3088 2972        
11 E" 1477 1421        
11 E" 1476 1421        
12 E" 1156 1113        
12 E" 1156 1113        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15984.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15384.6 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 CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.64553 0.64417 0.64417

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(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
C11.55411.10461.10461.10462.21442.21442.2144
C21.55412.21442.21442.21441.10461.10461.1046
H31.10462.21441.77801.77802.37012.96292.9629
H41.10462.21441.77801.77802.96292.96292.3701
H51.10462.21441.77801.77802.96292.37012.9629
H62.21441.10462.37012.96292.96291.77801.7780
H72.21441.10462.96292.96292.37011.77801.7780
H82.21441.10462.96292.37012.96291.77801.7780

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 107.181 H3 C1 H5 107.181
H4 C1 H5 107.181 H6 C2 H7 107.181
H6 C2 H8 107.181 H7 C2 H8 107.181
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability