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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: MP4/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 MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.596584
Energy at 298.15K-79.602486
HF Energy-79.236431
Nuclear repulsion energy41.821281
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 MP4/6-31G*
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 3061 2990        
2 A1g 1477 1443        
3 A1g 1035 1011        
4 A1u 324 316        
5 A2u 3060 2990        
6 A2u 1449 1416        
7 Eg 3127 3055        
7 Eg 3127 3055        
8 Eg 1548 1513        
8 Eg 1548 1512        
9 Eg 1257 1228        
9 Eg 1257 1228        
10 Eu 3148 3075        
10 Eu 3148 3075        
11 Eu 1554 1518        
11 Eu 1553 1517        
12 Eu 839 820        
12 Eu 839 820        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16674.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9769) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16289.6 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 MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.62450 0.65600 0.65600

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/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 1.168
H4 -0.893 -0.515 1.168
H5 0.893 -0.515 1.168
H6 0.000 -1.031 -1.168
H7 -0.893 0.515 -1.168
H8 0.893 0.515 -1.168

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.54001.10501.10501.10502.19542.19542.1954
C21.54002.19542.19542.19541.10501.10501.1050
H31.10502.19541.78511.78513.11612.55412.5541
H41.10502.19541.78511.78512.55412.55413.1161
H51.10502.19541.78511.78512.55413.11612.5541
H62.19541.10503.11612.55412.55411.78511.7851
H72.19541.10502.55412.55413.11611.78511.7851
H82.19541.10502.55413.11612.55411.78511.7851

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.138 C1 C2 H7 111.138
C1 C2 H8 111.138 C2 C1 H3 111.138
C2 C1 H4 111.138 C2 C1 H5 111.138
H3 C1 H4 107.754 H3 C1 H5 107.754
H4 C1 H5 107.754 H6 C2 H7 107.754
H6 C2 H8 107.754 H7 C2 H8 107.754
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.591934
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-79.231278
Nuclear repulsion energy41.652916
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 MP4/6-31G*
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' 3073 3002        
2 A1' 1496 1462        
3 A1' 1030 1006        
4 A1" 318i 310i        
5 A2" 3067 2996        
6 A2" 1448 1415        
7 E' 3153 3081        
7 E' 3153 3080        
8 E' 1559 1523        
8 E' 1558 1522        
9 E' 924 903        
9 E' 924 903        
10 E" 3134 3062        
10 E" 3134 3062        
11 E" 1545 1510        
11 E" 1545 1509        
12 E" 1203 1175        
12 E" 1203 1175        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16416.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9769) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16037.3 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 MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.64841 0.64460 0.64460

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/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 1.026 1.185
H4 -0.889 -0.513 1.185
H5 0.889 -0.513 1.185
H6 0.000 1.026 -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
C11.55361.10411.10411.10412.21372.21372.2137
C21.55362.21372.21372.21371.10411.10411.1041
H31.10412.21371.77701.77702.36962.96192.9619
H41.10412.21371.77701.77702.96192.96192.3696
H51.10412.21371.77701.77702.96192.36962.9619
H62.21371.10412.36962.96192.96191.77701.7770
H72.21371.10412.96192.96192.36961.77701.7770
H82.21371.10412.96192.36962.96191.77701.7770

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.686 C1 C2 H7 111.686
C1 C2 H8 111.686 C2 C1 H3 111.686
C2 C1 H4 111.686 C2 C1 H5 111.686
H3 C1 H4 107.168 H3 C1 H5 107.168
H4 C1 H5 107.168 H6 C2 H7 107.168
H6 C2 H8 107.168 H7 C2 H8 107.168
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability