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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2819.513882
Energy at 298.15K-2819.514192
HF Energy-2818.996934
Nuclear repulsion energy978.521738
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 MP2=FULL/3-21G
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 1031 984 0.00      
2 A1g 377 360 0.00      
3 A1g 209 199 0.00      
4 A1u 80 77 0.00      
5 A2u 622 593 42.37      
6 A2u 337 322 0.66      
7 Eg 814 777 0.00      
7 Eg 814 777 0.00      
8 Eg 320 305 0.00      
8 Eg 320 305 0.00      
9 Eg 209 200 0.00      
9 Eg 209 200 0.00      
10 Eu 729 696 148.51      
10 Eu 729 696 148.51      
11 Eu 254 243 0.50      
11 Eu 254 243 0.50      
12 Eu 157 149 0.54      
12 Eu 157 149 0.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3809.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3637.6 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 MP2=FULL/3-21G
ABC
0.02620 0.02206 0.02206

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.767
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.767
Cl3 0.000 1.751 1.429
Cl4 -1.517 -0.876 1.429
Cl5 1.517 -0.876 1.429
Cl6 0.000 -1.751 -1.429
Cl7 -1.517 0.876 -1.429
Cl8 1.517 0.876 -1.429

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.53401.87211.87211.87212.80852.80852.8085
C21.53402.80852.80852.80851.87211.87211.8721
Cl31.87212.80853.03343.03344.52023.35133.3513
Cl41.87212.80853.03343.03343.35133.35134.5202
Cl51.87212.80853.03343.03343.35134.52023.3513
Cl62.80851.87214.52023.35133.35133.03343.0334
Cl72.80851.87213.35133.35134.52023.03343.0334
Cl82.80851.87213.35134.52023.35133.03343.0334

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 110.697 C1 C2 Cl7 110.697
C1 C2 Cl8 110.697 C2 C1 Cl3 110.697
C2 C1 Cl4 110.697 C2 C1 Cl5 110.697
Cl3 C1 Cl4 108.218 Cl3 C1 Cl5 108.218
Cl4 C1 Cl5 108.218 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.218
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.218 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.218
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability