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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2pd)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.862806
Energy at 298.15K-79.868704
HF Energy-79.862806
Nuclear repulsion energy42.269330
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 B3LYP/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 3026 2918 0.00      
2 A1g 1422 1371 0.00      
3 A1g 996 960 0.00      
4 A1u 305 294 0.00      
5 A2u 3026 2918 58.70      
6 A2u 1413 1362 1.14      
7 Eg 3071 2961 0.00      
7 Eg 3071 2961 0.00      
8 Eg 1504 1450 0.00      
8 Eg 1504 1450 0.00      
9 Eg 1222 1178 0.00      
9 Eg 1222 1178 0.00      
10 Eu 3096 2985 64.14      
10 Eu 3096 2985 64.15      
11 Eu 1507 1453 9.28      
11 Eu 1507 1453 9.28      
12 Eu 826 797 3.65      
12 Eu 826 797 3.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16319.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9642) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15735.6 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 B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
ABC
2.70108 0.66753 0.66753

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/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 1.016 1.161
H4 -0.880 -0.508 1.161
H5 0.880 -0.508 1.161
H6 0.000 -1.016 -1.161
H7 -0.880 0.508 -1.161
H8 0.880 0.508 -1.161

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52691.09081.09081.09082.17582.17582.1758
C21.52692.17582.17582.17581.09081.09081.0908
H31.09082.17581.75961.75963.08482.53372.5337
H41.09082.17581.75961.75962.53372.53373.0848
H51.09082.17581.75961.75962.53373.08482.5337
H62.17581.09083.08482.53372.53371.75961.7596
H72.17581.09082.53372.53373.08481.75961.7596
H82.17581.09082.53373.08482.53371.75961.7596

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.349 C1 C2 H7 111.349
C1 C2 H8 111.349 C2 C1 H3 111.349
C2 C1 H4 111.349 C2 C1 H5 111.349
H3 C1 H4 107.530 H3 C1 H5 107.530
H4 C1 H5 107.530 H6 C2 H7 107.530
H6 C2 H8 107.530 H7 C2 H8 107.530
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2pd) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.167      
2 C -0.167      
3 H 0.056      
4 H 0.056      
5 H 0.056      
6 H 0.056      
7 H 0.056      
8 H 0.056      


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 -15.041 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.041 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.706
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.333 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.333 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.665
Polar
3z2-r2-1.331
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 3.981 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.981 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.537


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.801
(<r2>)1/2 5.550