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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-311+G(3df,2pd)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.836505
Energy at 298.15K-79.842408
HF Energy-79.836505
Nuclear repulsion energy42.372233
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 mPW1PW91/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
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 3052 3052 0.00      
2 A1g 1423 1423 0.00      
3 A1g 1022 1022 0.00      
4 A1u 307 307 0.00      
5 A2u 3051 3051 55.46      
6 A2u 1406 1406 2.06      
7 Eg 3107 3107 0.00      
7 Eg 3107 3107 0.00      
8 Eg 1504 1504 0.00      
8 Eg 1504 1504 0.00      
9 Eg 1220 1220 0.00      
9 Eg 1220 1220 0.00      
10 Eu 3132 3132 57.03      
10 Eu 3132 3132 57.04      
11 Eu 1505 1505 10.59      
11 Eu 1505 1505 10.59      
12 Eu 823 823 4.44      
12 Eu 823 823 4.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16421.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16421.2 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 mPW1PW91/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
ABC
2.70565 0.67250 0.67250

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311+G(3df,2pd)

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.760
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.760
H3 0.000 1.015 1.157
H4 -0.879 -0.508 1.157
H5 0.879 -0.508 1.157
H6 0.000 -1.015 -1.157
H7 -0.879 0.508 -1.157
H8 0.879 0.508 -1.157

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51941.09021.09021.09022.16922.16922.1692
C21.51942.16922.16922.16921.09021.09021.0902
H31.09022.16921.75811.75813.07892.52752.5275
H41.09022.16921.75811.75812.52752.52753.0789
H51.09022.16921.75811.75812.52753.07892.5275
H62.16921.09023.07892.52752.52751.75811.7581
H72.16921.09022.52752.52753.07891.75811.7581
H82.16921.09022.52753.07892.52751.75811.7581

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.393 C1 C2 H7 111.393
C1 C2 H8 111.393 C2 C1 H3 111.393
C2 C1 H4 111.393 C2 C1 H5 111.393
H3 C1 H4 107.483 H3 C1 H5 107.483
H4 C1 H5 107.483 H6 C2 H7 107.483
H6 C2 H8 107.483 H7 C2 H8 107.483
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-311+G(3df,2pd) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.089      
2 C -0.089      
3 H 0.030      
4 H 0.030      
5 H 0.030      
6 H 0.030      
7 H 0.030      
8 H 0.030      


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 -14.832 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.832 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.462
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.315 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.315 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.629
Polar
3z2-r2-1.259
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 3.938 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.938 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.483


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.540
(<r2>)1/2 5.526