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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/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 CCSD(T)/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.017198
Energy at 298.15K-79.023132
HF Energy-78.792745
Nuclear repulsion energy41.714841
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(T)/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 3016 2988        
2 A1g 1471 1457        
3 A1g 948 939        
4 A1u 311 308        
5 A2u 3016 2987        
6 A2u 1476 1462        
7 Eg 3066 3037        
7 Eg 3066 3037        
8 Eg 1577 1562        
8 Eg 1576 1562        
9 Eg 1270 1258        
9 Eg 1270 1258        
10 Eu 3089 3060        
10 Eu 3089 3060        
11 Eu 1580 1565        
11 Eu 1579 1564        
12 Eu 857 849        
12 Eu 857 849        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16556.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9906) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16401.3 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(T)/3-21G
ABC
2.63071 0.64725 0.64725

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/3-21G

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.780
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.780
H3 0.000 1.029 1.168
H4 -0.892 -0.515 1.168
H5 0.892 -0.515 1.168
H6 0.000 -1.029 -1.168
H7 -0.892 0.515 -1.168
H8 0.892 0.515 -1.168

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.55941.10021.10021.10022.20312.20312.2031
C21.55942.20312.20312.20311.10021.10021.1002
H31.10022.20311.78301.78303.11392.55292.5529
H41.10022.20311.78301.78302.55292.55293.1139
H51.10022.20311.78301.78302.55293.11392.5529
H62.20311.10023.11392.55292.55291.78301.7830
H72.20311.10022.55292.55293.11391.78301.7830
H82.20311.10022.55293.11392.55291.78301.7830

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 110.670 C1 C2 H7 110.670
C1 C2 H8 110.670 C2 C1 H3 110.670
C2 C1 H4 110.670 C2 C1 H5 110.670
H3 C1 H4 108.247 H3 C1 H5 108.247
H4 C1 H5 108.247 H6 C2 H7 108.247
H6 C2 H8 108.247 H7 C2 H8 108.247
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability