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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.866206
Energy at 298.15K-79.872106
HF Energy-79.866206
Nuclear repulsion energy42.222517
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 TPSSh/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 3023 2918 0.00 357.01 0.00 0.01
2 A1g 1425 1375 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.03
3 A1g 997 962 0.00 12.62 0.18 0.31
4 A1u 304 293 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 3023 2918 63.71 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 1413 1363 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 3070 2963 0.00 129.26 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 3070 2963 0.00 129.27 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1512 1459 0.00 8.86 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1512 1459 0.00 8.88 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1225 1182 0.00 0.09 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1225 1182 0.00 0.09 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 3096 2988 70.71 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 3096 2988 70.71 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 1515 1462 7.43 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 1515 1462 7.43 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 816 788 3.12 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 816 788 3.12 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16324.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9652) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15756.4 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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.68876 0.66680 0.66680

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

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.764
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.764
H3 0.000 1.018 1.160
H4 -0.882 -0.509 1.160
H5 0.882 -0.509 1.160
H6 0.000 -1.018 -1.160
H7 -0.882 0.509 -1.160
H8 0.882 0.509 -1.160

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52801.09261.09261.09262.17692.17692.1769
C21.52802.17692.17692.17691.09261.09261.0926
H31.09262.17691.76371.76373.08722.53382.5338
H41.09262.17691.76371.76372.53382.53383.0872
H51.09262.17691.76371.76372.53383.08722.5338
H62.17691.09263.08722.53382.53381.76371.7637
H72.17691.09262.53382.53383.08721.76371.7637
H82.17691.09262.53383.08722.53381.76371.7637

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.256 C1 C2 H7 111.256
C1 C2 H8 111.256 C2 C1 H3 111.256
C2 C1 H4 111.256 C2 C1 H5 111.256
H3 C1 H4 107.629 H3 C1 H5 107.629
H4 C1 H5 107.629 H6 C2 H7 107.629
H6 C2 H8 107.629 H7 C2 H8 107.629
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.329      
2 C -0.329      
3 H 0.110      
4 H 0.110      
5 H 0.110      
6 H 0.110      
7 H 0.110      
8 H 0.110      


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


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.099 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.099 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.724


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.746
(<r2>)1/2 5.545