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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ

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 QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.680126
Energy at 298.15K-79.686036
HF Energy-79.260157
Nuclear repulsion energy42.196122
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 QCISD(T)/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 3032 2931        
2 A1g 1428 1381        
3 A1g 1010 977        
4 A1u 307 297        
5 A2u 3031 2930        
6 A2u 1412 1365        
7 Eg 3089 2987        
7 Eg 3089 2987        
8 Eg 1514 1464        
8 Eg 1514 1463        
9 Eg 1226 1185        
9 Eg 1226 1185        
10 Eu 3113 3009        
10 Eu 3113 3009        
11 Eu 1515 1465        
11 Eu 1515 1465        
12 Eu 823 795        
12 Eu 822 795        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16389.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9668) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15845.0 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 QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.68467 0.66565 0.66565

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

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.765
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.765
H3 0.000 1.019 1.160
H4 -0.883 -0.510 1.160
H5 0.883 -0.510 1.160
H6 0.000 -1.019 -1.160
H7 -0.883 0.510 -1.160
H8 0.883 0.510 -1.160

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53031.09281.09281.09282.17812.17812.1781
C21.53032.17812.17812.17811.09281.09281.0928
H31.09282.17811.76501.76503.08792.53372.5337
H41.09282.17811.76501.76502.53372.53373.0879
H51.09282.17811.76501.76502.53373.08792.5337
H62.17811.09283.08792.53372.53371.76501.7650
H72.17811.09282.53372.53373.08791.76501.7650
H82.17811.09282.53373.08792.53371.76501.7650

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.176 C1 C2 H7 111.176
C1 C2 H8 111.176 C2 C1 H3 111.176
C2 C1 H4 111.176 C2 C1 H5 111.176
H3 C1 H4 107.714 H3 C1 H5 107.714
H4 C1 H5 107.714 H6 C2 H7 107.714
H6 C2 H8 107.714 H7 C2 H8 107.714
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.675704
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-79.255309
Nuclear repulsion energy42.031183
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 QCISD(T)/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 A1' 3045 2944        
2 A1' 1443 1395        
3 A1' 1007 973        
4 A1" 310i 300i        
5 A2" 3037 2936        
6 A2" 1405 1358        
7 E' 3119 3015        
7 E' 3119 3015        
8 E' 1521 1471        
8 E' 1521 1471        
9 E' 897 867        
9 E' 897 867        
10 E" 3097 2994        
10 E" 3097 2994        
11 E" 1511 1461        
11 E" 1510 1460        
12 E" 1175 1136        
12 E" 1175 1136        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16132.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9668) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15596.8 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 QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.70550 0.65445 0.65445

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

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.772
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.772
H3 0.000 1.015 1.174
H4 -0.879 -0.508 1.174
H5 0.879 -0.508 1.174
H6 0.000 1.015 -1.174
H7 0.879 -0.508 -1.174
H8 -0.879 -0.508 -1.174

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.54421.09181.09181.09182.19502.19502.1950
C21.54422.19502.19502.19501.09181.09181.0918
H31.09182.19501.75821.75822.34812.93342.9334
H41.09182.19501.75821.75822.93342.93342.3481
H51.09182.19501.75821.75822.93342.34812.9334
H62.19501.09182.34812.93342.93341.75821.7582
H72.19501.09182.93342.93342.34811.75821.7582
H82.19501.09182.93342.34812.93341.75821.7582

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.601 C1 C2 H7 111.601
C1 C2 H8 111.601 C2 C1 H3 111.601
C2 C1 H4 111.601 C2 C1 H5 111.601
H3 C1 H4 107.260 H3 C1 H5 107.260
H4 C1 H5 107.260 H6 C2 H7 107.260
H6 C2 H8 107.260 H7 C2 H8 107.260
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability