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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.586584
Energy at 298.15K-79.592501
HF Energy-79.236615
Nuclear repulsion energy41.879015
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 CCD/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 3049 2940 0.00      
2 A1g 1426 1375 0.00      
3 A1g 1024 987 0.00      
4 A1u 316 305 0.00      
5 A2u 3045 2937 56.24      
6 A2u 1396 1346 0.23      
7 Eg 3112 3002 0.00      
7 Eg 3112 3002 0.00      
8 Eg 1495 1442 0.00      
8 Eg 1495 1442 0.00      
9 Eg 1219 1176 0.00      
9 Eg 1219 1176 0.00      
10 Eu 3133 3022 66.54      
10 Eu 3133 3022 66.54      
11 Eu 1497 1444 6.65      
11 Eu 1497 1444 6.65      
12 Eu 818 789 2.07      
12 Eu 818 789 2.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16402.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9645) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15819.8 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 CCD/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.63243 0.65792 0.65792

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/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 1.029 1.167
H4 -0.891 -0.515 1.167
H5 0.891 -0.515 1.167
H6 0.000 -1.029 -1.167
H7 -0.891 0.515 -1.167
H8 0.891 0.515 -1.167

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53751.10351.10351.10352.19242.19242.1924
C21.53752.19242.19242.19241.10351.10351.1035
H31.10352.19241.78241.78243.11212.55112.5511
H41.10352.19241.78241.78242.55112.55113.1121
H51.10352.19241.78241.78242.55113.11212.5511
H62.19241.10353.11212.55112.55111.78241.7824
H72.19241.10352.55112.55113.11211.78241.7824
H82.19241.10352.55113.11212.55111.78241.7824

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.165 C1 C2 H7 111.165
C1 C2 H8 111.165 C2 C1 H3 111.165
C2 C1 H4 111.165 C2 C1 H5 111.165
H3 C1 H4 107.726 H3 C1 H5 107.726
H4 C1 H5 107.726 H6 C2 H7 107.726
H6 C2 H8 107.726 H7 C2 H8 107.726
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at CCD/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.581917
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-79.231466
Nuclear repulsion energy41.713477
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 CCD/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' 3060 2951 0.00      
2 A1' 1444 1393 0.00      
3 A1' 1022 986 0.00      
4 A1" 309i 299i 0.00      
5 A2" 3050 2941 58.56      
6 A2" 1389 1340 0.08      
7 E' 3137 3026 57.47      
7 E' 3137 3026 57.47      
8 E' 1502 1448 7.91      
8 E' 1502 1448 7.91      
9 E' 895 863 1.49      
9 E' 895 863 1.49      
10 E" 3115 3005 0.00      
10 E" 3115 3005 0.00      
11 E" 1489 1436 0.00      
11 E" 1489 1436 0.00      
12 E" 1170 1128 0.00      
12 E" 1170 1128 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16135.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9645) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15563.0 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 CCD/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.65601 0.64666 0.64666

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

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.775
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.775
H3 0.000 1.025 1.183
H4 -0.887 -0.512 1.183
H5 0.887 -0.512 1.183
H6 0.000 1.025 -1.183
H7 0.887 -0.512 -1.183
H8 -0.887 -0.512 -1.183

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.55091.10261.10261.10262.21032.21032.2103
C21.55092.21032.21032.21031.10261.10261.1026
H31.10262.21031.77451.77452.36612.95762.9576
H41.10262.21031.77451.77452.95762.95762.3661
H51.10262.21031.77451.77452.95762.36612.9576
H62.21031.10262.36612.95762.95761.77451.7745
H72.21031.10262.95762.95762.36611.77451.7745
H82.21031.10262.95762.36612.95761.77451.7745

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.696 C1 C2 H7 111.696
C1 C2 H8 111.696 C2 C1 H3 111.696
C2 C1 H4 111.696 C2 C1 H5 111.696
H3 C1 H4 107.158 H3 C1 H5 107.158
H4 C1 H5 107.158 H6 C2 H7 107.158
H6 C2 H8 107.158 H7 C2 H8 107.158
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability