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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.640819
Energy at 298.15K-79.646773
HF Energy-79.257663
Nuclear repulsion energy42.329660
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 MP3=FULL/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 3094 2889 0.00      
2 A1g 1470 1373 0.00      
3 A1g 1028 960 0.00      
4 A1u 328 306 0.00      
5 A2u 3092 2887 54.67      
6 A2u 1443 1347 0.61      
7 Eg 3156 2947 0.00      
7 Eg 3156 2947 0.00      
8 Eg 1526 1424 0.00      
8 Eg 1526 1424 0.00      
9 Eg 1253 1170 0.00      
9 Eg 1253 1170 0.00      
10 Eu 3179 2968 67.88      
10 Eu 3179 2968 67.88      
11 Eu 1529 1428 8.14      
11 Eu 1529 1428 8.14      
12 Eu 839 783 1.90      
12 Eu 839 783 1.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16709.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9337) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15601.2 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 MP3=FULL/TZVP
ABC
2.70149 0.66991 0.66991

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/TZVP

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 1.156
H4 -0.880 -0.508 1.156
H5 0.880 -0.508 1.156
H6 0.000 -1.016 -1.156
H7 -0.880 0.508 -1.156
H8 0.880 0.508 -1.156

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52571.08921.08921.08922.17102.17102.1710
C21.52572.17102.17102.17101.08921.08921.0892
H31.08922.17101.75951.75953.07752.52502.5250
H41.08922.17101.75951.75952.52502.52503.0775
H51.08922.17101.75951.75952.52503.07752.5250
H62.17101.08923.07752.52502.52501.75951.7595
H72.17101.08922.52502.52503.07751.75951.7595
H82.17101.08922.52503.07752.52501.75951.7595

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.148 C1 C2 H7 111.148
C1 C2 H8 111.148 C2 C1 H3 111.148
C2 C1 H4 111.148 C2 C1 H5 111.148
H3 C1 H4 107.744 H3 C1 H5 107.744
H4 C1 H5 107.744 H6 C2 H7 107.744
H6 C2 H8 107.744 H7 C2 H8 107.744
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability