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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2836.492123
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2836.113463
Nuclear repulsion energy1013.827613
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 B2PLYP/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 968 968 0.00      
2 A1g 435 435 0.00      
3 A1g 230 230 0.00      
4 A1u 89 89 0.00      
5 A2u 686 686 63.97      
6 A2u 386 386 0.26      
7 Eg 859 859 0.00      
7 Eg 859 859 0.00      
8 Eg 345 345 0.00      
8 Eg 345 345 0.00      
9 Eg 231 231 0.00      
9 Eg 231 231 0.00      
10 Eu 775 775 239.63      
10 Eu 775 775 239.65      
11 Eu 289 289 0.14      
11 Eu 289 289 0.14      
12 Eu 171 171 0.32      
12 Eu 171 171 0.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4066.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4066.9 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 B2PLYP/6-311G**
ABC
0.02858 0.02343 0.02343

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-311G**

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.793
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.793
Cl3 0.000 1.677 1.397
Cl4 -1.452 -0.838 1.397
Cl5 1.452 -0.838 1.397
Cl6 0.000 -1.677 -1.397
Cl7 -1.452 0.838 -1.397
Cl8 1.452 0.838 -1.397

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.58581.78221.78221.78222.75812.75812.7581
C21.58582.75812.75812.75811.78221.78221.7822
Cl31.78222.75812.90412.90414.36483.25853.2585
Cl41.78222.75812.90412.90413.25853.25854.3648
Cl51.78222.75812.90412.90413.25854.36483.2585
Cl62.75811.78224.36483.25853.25852.90412.9041
Cl72.75811.78223.25853.25854.36482.90412.9041
Cl82.75811.78223.25854.36483.25852.90412.9041

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.814 C1 C2 Cl7 109.814
C1 C2 Cl8 109.814 C2 C1 Cl3 109.814
C2 C1 Cl4 109.814 C2 C1 Cl5 109.814
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.126 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.126
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.126 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.126
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.126 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.126
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.281      
2 C -0.281      
3 Cl 0.094      
4 Cl 0.094      
5 Cl 0.094      
6 Cl 0.094      
7 Cl 0.094      
8 Cl 0.094      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.190 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.190 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 10.452


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 548.022
(<r2>)1/2 23.410