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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
1 2 no D3H 1A1'

Conformer 1 (D3D)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.619788
Energy at 298.15K-79.625722
HF Energy-79.257434
Nuclear repulsion energy42.187822
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 CCSD(T)/TZVP
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 3050 2935        
2 A1g 1452 1397        
3 A1g 1011 973        
4 A1u 324 312        
5 A2u 3047 2933        
6 A2u 1426 1372        
7 Eg 3109 2992        
7 Eg 3108 2992        
8 Eg 1509 1452        
8 Eg 1508 1452        
9 Eg 1239 1193        
9 Eg 1239 1193        
10 Eu 3132 3014        
10 Eu 3132 3014        
11 Eu 1513 1456        
11 Eu 1513 1456        
12 Eu 827 796        
12 Eu 827 796        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16482.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15864.4 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 CCSD(T)/TZVP
ABC
2.67997 0.66584 0.66584

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/TZVP

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.765
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.765
H3 0.000 1.020 1.159
H4 -0.883 -0.510 1.159
H5 0.883 -0.510 1.159
H6 0.000 -1.020 -1.159
H7 -0.883 0.510 -1.159
H8 0.883 0.510 -1.159

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53011.09341.09341.09342.17782.17782.1778
C21.53012.17782.17782.17781.09341.09341.0934
H31.09342.17781.76651.76653.08802.53272.5327
H41.09342.17781.76651.76662.53272.53273.0880
H51.09342.17781.76651.76662.53273.08802.5327
H62.17781.09343.08802.53272.53271.76651.7665
H72.17781.09342.53272.53273.08801.76651.7666
H82.17781.09342.53273.08802.53271.76651.7666

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.126 C1 C2 H7 111.126
C1 C2 H8 111.126 C2 C1 H3 111.126
C2 C1 H4 111.126 C2 C1 H5 111.126
H3 C1 H4 107.767 H3 C1 H5 107.767
H4 C1 H5 107.767 H6 C2 H7 107.767
H6 C2 H8 107.767 H7 C2 H8 107.767
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.614901
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-79.252638
Nuclear repulsion energy42.020083
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 CCSD(T)/TZVP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1' 3063 2948        
2 A1' 1467 1412        
3 A1' 1007 969        
4 A1" 319i 307i        
5 A2" 3054 2939        
6 A2" 1418 1364        
7 E' 3137 3019        
7 E' 3137 3019        
8 E' 1519 1462        
8 E' 1519 1462        
9 E' 904 870        
9 E' 903 869        
10 E" 3116 2999        
10 E" 3116 2999        
11 E" 1490 1434        
11 E" 1490 1434        
12 E" 1178 1134        
12 E" 1177 1133        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16186.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15579.7 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 CCSD(T)/TZVP
ABC
2.70115 0.65455 0.65455

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/TZVP

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.772
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.772
H3 0.000 1.016 1.174
H4 -0.880 -0.508 1.174
H5 0.880 -0.508 1.174
H6 0.000 1.016 -1.174
H7 0.880 -0.508 -1.174
H8 -0.880 -0.508 -1.174

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.54391.09251.09251.09252.19502.19502.1950
C21.54392.19502.19502.19501.09251.09251.0925
H31.09252.19501.75961.75962.34772.93392.9339
H41.09252.19501.75961.75962.93392.93392.3477
H51.09252.19501.75961.75962.93392.34772.9339
H62.19501.09252.34772.93392.93391.75961.7596
H72.19501.09252.93392.93392.34771.75961.7596
H82.19501.09252.93392.34772.93391.75961.7596

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.583 C1 C2 H7 111.583
C1 C2 H8 111.583 C2 C1 H3 111.583
C2 C1 H4 111.583 C2 C1 H5 111.583
H3 C1 H4 107.280 H3 C1 H5 107.280
H4 C1 H5 107.280 H6 C2 H7 107.280
H6 C2 H8 107.280 H7 C2 H8 107.280
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability