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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2837.255331
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2837.255331
Nuclear repulsion energy1018.740215
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 B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 968 934 0.00 4.63 0.23 0.37
2 A1g 435 420 0.00 29.95 0.01 0.03
3 A1g 219 211 0.00 1.32 0.30 0.46
4 A1u 81 78 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 685 661 52.68 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 378 365 0.55 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 840 811 0.00 12.30 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 840 811 0.00 12.35 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 338 326 0.00 5.59 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 338 326 0.00 5.60 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 221 213 0.00 2.37 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 221 213 0.00 2.37 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 769 742 208.41 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 769 742 208.40 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 275 266 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 275 266 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 161 155 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 161 155 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3985.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9651) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3846.7 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 B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.02885 0.02366 0.02366

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.790
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.790
Cl3 0.000 1.669 1.390
Cl4 -1.445 -0.834 1.390
Cl5 1.445 -0.834 1.390
Cl6 0.000 -1.669 -1.390
Cl7 -1.445 0.834 -1.390
Cl8 1.445 0.834 -1.390

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.57941.77341.77341.77342.74522.74522.7452
C21.57942.74522.74522.74521.77341.77341.7734
Cl31.77342.74522.89032.89034.34373.24243.2424
Cl41.77342.74522.89032.89033.24243.24244.3437
Cl51.77342.74522.89032.89033.24244.34373.2424
Cl62.74521.77344.34373.24243.24242.89032.8903
Cl72.74521.77343.24243.24244.34372.89032.8903
Cl82.74521.77343.24244.34373.24242.89032.8903

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.787 C1 C2 Cl7 109.787
C1 C2 Cl8 109.787 C2 C1 Cl3 109.787
C2 C1 Cl4 109.787 C2 C1 Cl5 109.787
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.154 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.154
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.154 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.154
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.154 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.154
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.866      
2 C 0.866      
3 Cl -0.289      
4 Cl -0.289      
5 Cl -0.289      
6 Cl -0.289      
7 Cl -0.289      
8 Cl -0.289      


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 -83.967 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -83.967 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -86.133
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.083 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.083 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.165
Polar
3z2-r2-4.330
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 16.197 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 16.198 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 15.224


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 541.498
(<r2>)1/2 23.270