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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2837.548874
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2837.548874
Nuclear repulsion energy1018.632011
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 mPW1PW91/6-311G**
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 982 939 0.00 3.26 0.15 0.27
2 A1g 443 424 0.00 22.79 0.04 0.08
3 A1g 231 221 0.00 2.06 0.65 0.78
4 A1u 88 85 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 694 664 70.33 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 389 373 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 865 827 0.00 12.14 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 865 827 0.00 12.15 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 348 333 0.00 9.19 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 348 333 0.00 9.19 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 232 222 0.00 4.89 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 232 222 0.00 4.89 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 787 753 258.60 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 787 753 258.61 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 290 277 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 290 277 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 171 163 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 171 163 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4105.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3927.8 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 mPW1PW91/6-311G**
ABC
0.02885 0.02365 0.02365

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.791
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.791
Cl3 0.000 1.669 1.390
Cl4 -1.445 -0.834 1.390
Cl5 1.445 -0.834 1.390
Cl6 0.000 -1.669 -1.390
Cl7 -1.445 0.834 -1.390
Cl8 1.445 0.834 -1.390

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.58221.77311.77311.77312.74662.74662.7466
C21.58222.74662.74662.74661.77311.77311.7731
Cl31.77312.74662.89022.89024.34413.24313.2431
Cl41.77312.74662.89022.89033.24313.24314.3441
Cl51.77312.74662.89022.89033.24314.34413.2431
Cl62.74661.77314.34413.24313.24312.89022.8902
Cl72.74661.77313.24313.24314.34412.89022.8903
Cl82.74661.77313.24314.34413.24312.89022.8903

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.757 C1 C2 Cl7 109.757
C1 C2 Cl8 109.757 C2 C1 Cl3 109.757
C2 C1 Cl4 109.757 C2 C1 Cl5 109.757
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.184 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.184
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.184 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.184
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.184 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.184
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.367      
2 C -0.367      
3 Cl 0.122      
4 Cl 0.122      
5 Cl 0.122      
6 Cl 0.122      
7 Cl 0.122      
8 Cl 0.122      


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
Primitive
 xyz
x -85.482 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -85.482 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -88.417
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.468 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.468 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.935
Polar
3z2-r2-5.871
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.140 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.140 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.536


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 542.736
(<r2>)1/2 23.297