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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/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 CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.704692
Energy at 298.15K-79.710617
HF Energy-79.260394
Nuclear repulsion energy42.393757
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 CCSD=FULL/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 3067 2916 0.00      
2 A1g 1455 1384 0.00      
3 A1g 1028 978 0.00      
4 A1u 304 289 0.00      
5 A2u 3065 2915 52.04      
6 A2u 1431 1361 0.98      
7 Eg 3108 2955 0.00      
7 Eg 3108 2955 0.00      
8 Eg 1537 1461 0.00      
8 Eg 1537 1461 0.00      
9 Eg 1248 1187 0.00      
9 Eg 1248 1187 0.00      
10 Eu 3130 2976 58.44      
10 Eu 3130 2976 58.45      
11 Eu 1535 1460 7.88      
11 Eu 1535 1460 7.88      
12 Eu 834 793 2.75      
12 Eu 834 793 2.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16565.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.951) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15753.3 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 CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.70523 0.67285 0.67285

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

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.761
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.761
H3 0.000 1.015 1.154
H4 -0.879 -0.508 1.154
H5 0.879 -0.508 1.154
H6 0.000 -1.015 -1.154
H7 -0.879 0.508 -1.154
H8 0.879 0.508 -1.154

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52131.08861.08861.08862.16712.16712.1671
C21.52132.16712.16712.16711.08861.08861.0886
H31.08862.16711.75831.75833.07382.52122.5212
H41.08862.16711.75831.75832.52122.52123.0738
H51.08862.16711.75831.75832.52123.07382.5212
H62.16711.08863.07382.52122.52121.75831.7583
H72.16711.08862.52122.52123.07381.75831.7583
H82.16711.08862.52123.07382.52121.75831.7583

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.175 C1 C2 H7 111.175
C1 C2 H8 111.175 C2 C1 H3 111.175
C2 C1 H4 111.175 C2 C1 H5 111.175
H3 C1 H4 107.715 H3 C1 H5 107.715
H4 C1 H5 107.715 H6 C2 H7 107.715
H6 C2 H8 107.715 H7 C2 H8 107.715
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.700459
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-79.255543
Nuclear repulsion energy42.217201
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 CCSD=FULL/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' 3081 2930 0.00      
2 A1' 1475 1403 0.00      
3 A1' 1027 977 0.00      
4 A1" 304i 289i 0.00      
5 A2" 3072 2922 54.23      
6 A2" 1432 1362 0.61      
7 E' 3138 2984 50.23      
7 E' 3138 2984 50.23      
8 E' 1549 1473 9.35      
8 E' 1549 1473 9.34      
9 E' 923 878 2.02      
9 E' 923 878 2.02      
10 E" 3116 2963 0.00      
10 E" 3116 2963 0.00      
11 E" 1539 1463 0.00      
11 E" 1539 1463 0.00      
12 E" 1207 1148 0.00      
12 E" 1207 1148 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16362.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.951) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15560.8 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 CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.72411 0.66111 0.66111

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

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.768
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.768
H3 0.000 1.012 1.168
H4 -0.876 -0.506 1.168
H5 0.876 -0.506 1.168
H6 0.000 1.012 -1.168
H7 0.876 -0.506 -1.168
H8 -0.876 -0.506 -1.168

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53631.08761.08761.08762.18422.18422.1842
C21.53632.18422.18422.18421.08761.08761.0876
H31.08762.18421.75221.75222.33532.91952.9195
H41.08762.18421.75221.75222.91952.91952.3353
H51.08762.18421.75221.75222.91952.33532.9195
H62.18421.08762.33532.91952.91951.75221.7522
H72.18421.08762.91952.91952.33531.75221.7522
H82.18421.08762.91952.33532.91951.75221.7522

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.550 C1 C2 H7 111.550
C1 C2 H8 111.550 C2 C1 H3 111.550
C2 C1 H4 111.550 C2 C1 H5 111.550
H3 C1 H4 107.315 H3 C1 H5 107.315
H4 C1 H5 107.315 H6 C2 H7 107.315
H6 C2 H8 107.315 H7 C2 H8 107.315
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability