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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/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 MP4=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.720399
Energy at 298.15K-79.726315
HF Energy-79.258533
Nuclear repulsion energy42.291733
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 MP4=FULL/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 3036 3036        
2 A1g 1428 1428        
3 A1g 1022 1022        
4 A1u 316 316        
5 A2u 3035 3035        
6 A2u 1410 1410        
7 Eg 3101 3101        
7 Eg 3100 3100        
8 Eg 1513 1513        
8 Eg 1513 1513        
9 Eg 1224 1224        
9 Eg 1224 1224        
10 Eu 3123 3123        
10 Eu 3123 3123        
11 Eu 1514 1514        
11 Eu 1513 1513        
12 Eu 824 824        
12 Eu 824 824        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16421.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16421.4 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 MP4=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
ABC
2.69527 0.66939 0.66939

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2pd)

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.763
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.763
H3 0.000 1.017 1.157
H4 -0.881 -0.509 1.157
H5 0.881 -0.509 1.157
H6 0.000 -1.017 -1.157
H7 -0.881 0.509 -1.157
H8 0.881 0.509 -1.157

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52511.09101.09101.09102.17272.17272.1727
C21.52512.17272.17272.17271.09101.09101.0910
H31.09102.17271.76151.76153.08162.52852.5285
H41.09102.17271.76151.76152.52852.52853.0816
H51.09102.17271.76151.76152.52853.08162.5285
H62.17271.09103.08162.52852.52851.76151.7615
H72.17271.09102.52852.52853.08161.76151.7615
H82.17271.09102.52853.08162.52851.76151.7615

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.223 C1 C2 H7 111.223
C1 C2 H8 111.223 C2 C1 H3 111.223
C2 C1 H4 111.223 C2 C1 H5 111.223
H3 C1 H4 107.664 H3 C1 H5 107.664
H4 C1 H5 107.664 H6 C2 H7 107.664
H6 C2 H8 107.664 H7 C2 H8 107.664
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability