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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-31G**

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/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2836.295314
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2835.939797
Nuclear repulsion energy1013.586384
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/6-31G**
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 976 976 0.00 3.84 0.13 0.24
2 A1g 438 438 0.00 23.79 0.05 0.09
3 A1g 227 227 0.00 1.82 0.65 0.79
4 A1u 87 87 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 692 692 65.47 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 387 387 0.99 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 870 870 0.00 9.78 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 870 870 0.00 9.79 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 346 346 0.00 9.03 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 346 346 0.00 9.03 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 229 229 0.00 4.34 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 229 229 0.00 4.34 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 786 786 228.32 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 786 786 228.33 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 286 286 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 286 286 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 168 168 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 168 168 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4087.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4087.9 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/6-31G**
ABC
0.02856 0.02342 0.02342

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G**

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.794
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.794
Cl3 0.000 1.677 1.397
Cl4 -1.453 -0.839 1.397
Cl5 1.453 -0.839 1.397
Cl6 0.000 -1.677 -1.397
Cl7 -1.453 0.839 -1.397
Cl8 1.453 0.839 -1.397

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.58881.78221.78221.78222.75962.75962.7596
C21.58882.75962.75962.75961.78221.78221.7822
Cl31.78222.75962.90522.90524.36573.25873.2587
Cl41.78222.75962.90522.90523.25873.25874.3657
Cl51.78222.75962.90522.90523.25874.36573.2587
Cl62.75961.78224.36573.25873.25872.90522.9052
Cl72.75961.78223.25873.25874.36572.90522.9052
Cl82.75961.78223.25874.36573.25872.90522.9052

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.761 C1 C2 Cl7 109.761
C1 C2 Cl8 109.761 C2 C1 Cl3 109.761
C2 C1 Cl4 109.761 C2 C1 Cl5 109.761
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.180 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.180
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.180 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.180
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.180 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.180
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.275      
2 C -0.275      
3 Cl 0.092      
4 Cl 0.092      
5 Cl 0.092      
6 Cl 0.092      
7 Cl 0.092      
8 Cl 0.092      


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 -85.107 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -85.107 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -87.090
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.992 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.992 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.984
Polar
3z2-r2-3.967
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 12.457 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.457 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.307


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 547.147
(<r2>)1/2 23.391