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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: CCD/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at CCD/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.453670
Energy at 298.15K-78.459507
HF Energy-78.302572
Nuclear repulsion energy41.432180
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 CCD/STO-3G
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 3280 3280 0.00      
2 A1g 1605 1605 0.00      
3 A1g 1098 1098 0.00      
4 A1u 293 293 0.00      
5 A2u 3281 3281 6.90      
6 A2u 1574 1574 0.95      
7 Eg 3434 3434 0.00      
7 Eg 3434 3434 0.00      
8 Eg 1685 1685 0.00      
8 Eg 1685 1685 0.00      
9 Eg 1339 1339 0.00      
9 Eg 1339 1339 0.00      
10 Eu 3446 3446 8.11      
10 Eu 3446 3446 8.11      
11 Eu 1701 1701 1.77      
11 Eu 1701 1701 1.77      
12 Eu 900 900 2.80      
12 Eu 900 900 2.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18069.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18069.9 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 CCD/STO-3G
ABC
2.57893 0.64178 0.64178

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/STO-3G

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.781
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.781
H3 0.000 1.040 1.175
H4 -0.900 -0.520 1.175
H5 0.900 -0.520 1.175
H6 0.000 -1.040 -1.175
H7 -0.900 0.520 -1.175
H8 0.900 0.520 -1.175

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.56281.11161.11161.11162.21522.21522.2152
C21.56282.21522.21522.21521.11161.11161.1116
H31.11162.21521.80081.80083.13742.56922.5692
H41.11162.21521.80081.80082.56922.56923.1374
H51.11162.21521.80081.80082.56923.13742.5692
H62.21521.11163.13742.56922.56921.80081.8008
H72.21521.11162.56922.56923.13741.80081.8008
H82.21521.11162.56923.13742.56921.80081.8008

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 110.720 C1 C2 H7 110.720
C1 C2 H8 110.720 C2 C1 H3 110.720
C2 C1 H4 110.720 C2 C1 H5 110.720
H3 C1 H4 108.195 H3 C1 H5 108.195
H4 C1 H5 108.195 H6 C2 H7 108.195
H6 C2 H8 108.195 H7 C2 H8 108.195
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability