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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: BLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at BLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.769824
Energy at 298.15K-79.775667
HF Energy-79.769824
Nuclear repulsion energy41.752684
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 BLYP/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 2957 2951 0.00 362.09 0.00 0.01
2 A1g 1362 1359 0.00 0.01 0.16 0.27
3 A1g 969 967 0.00 13.14 0.19 0.32
4 A1u 296 295 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 2957 2951 65.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 1343 1340 0.26 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 3006 3000 0.00 136.47 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 3006 3000 0.00 136.44 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1434 1432 0.00 9.40 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1434 1432 0.00 9.40 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1171 1169 0.00 0.12 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1171 1169 0.00 0.12 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 3028 3023 70.79 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 3028 3023 70.79 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 1438 1435 7.32 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 1438 1435 7.33 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 794 792 2.99 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 794 792 2.99 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15811.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9981) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15781.6 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 BLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.62405 0.65318 0.65318

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

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.771
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.771
H3 0.000 1.031 1.173
H4 -0.893 -0.515 1.173
H5 0.893 -0.515 1.173
H6 0.000 -1.031 -1.173
H7 -0.893 0.515 -1.173
H8 0.893 0.515 -1.173

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.54241.10631.10631.10632.20072.20072.2007
C21.54242.20072.20072.20071.10631.10631.1063
H31.10632.20071.78531.78533.12332.56282.5628
H41.10632.20071.78531.78532.56282.56283.1233
H51.10632.20071.78531.78532.56283.12332.5628
H62.20071.10633.12332.56282.56281.78531.7853
H72.20071.10632.56282.56283.12331.78531.7853
H82.20071.10632.56283.12332.56281.78531.7853

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.307 C1 C2 H7 111.307
C1 C2 H8 111.307 C2 C1 H3 111.307
C2 C1 H4 111.307 C2 C1 H5 111.307
H3 C1 H4 107.575 H3 C1 H5 107.575
H4 C1 H5 107.575 H6 C2 H7 107.575
H6 C2 H8 107.575 H7 C2 H8 107.575
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.978      
2 C 0.978      
3 H -0.326      
4 H -0.326      
5 H -0.326      
6 H -0.326      
7 H -0.326      
8 H -0.326      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.306 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.306 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.063
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.378 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.378 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.757
Polar
3z2-r2-1.514
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.327 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.327 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.972


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.487
(<r2>)1/2 5.611