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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-311G**

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/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2833.910898
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2832.716811
Nuclear repulsion energy1018.337737
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/6-311G**
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 1035 1035 0.00      
2 A1g 449 449 0.00      
3 A1g 237 237 0.00      
4 A1u 94 94 0.00      
5 A2u 712 712 52.28      
6 A2u 396 396 0.56      
7 Eg 920 920 0.00      
7 Eg 920 920 0.00      
8 Eg 359 359 0.00      
8 Eg 359 359 0.00      
9 Eg 239 239 0.00      
9 Eg 239 239 0.00      
10 Eu 830 830 187.38      
10 Eu 830 830 187.38      
11 Eu 298 298 0.02      
11 Eu 298 298 0.02      
12 Eu 177 177 0.24      
12 Eu 177 177 0.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4283.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4283.6 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 CCSD/6-311G**
ABC
0.02882 0.02364 0.02364

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-311G**

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.790
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.790
Cl3 0.000 1.670 1.390
Cl4 -1.446 -0.835 1.390
Cl5 1.446 -0.835 1.390
Cl6 0.000 -1.670 -1.390
Cl7 -1.446 0.835 -1.390
Cl8 1.446 0.835 -1.390

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.57911.77441.77441.77442.74582.74582.7458
C21.57912.74582.74582.74581.77441.77441.7744
Cl31.77442.74582.89182.89184.34533.24343.2434
Cl41.77442.74582.89182.89183.24343.24344.3453
Cl51.77442.74582.89182.89183.24344.34533.2434
Cl62.74581.77444.34533.24343.24342.89182.8918
Cl72.74581.77443.24343.24344.34532.89182.8918
Cl82.74581.77443.24344.34533.24342.89182.8918

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.791 C1 C2 Cl7 109.791
C1 C2 Cl8 109.791 C2 C1 Cl3 109.791
C2 C1 Cl4 109.791 C2 C1 Cl5 109.791
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.150 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.150
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.150 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.150
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.150 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.150
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability