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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/daug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/daug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.833284
Energy at 298.15K-79.839189
HF Energy-79.833284
Nuclear repulsion energy42.327214
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 wB97X-D/daug-cc-pVTZ
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 3051 3051 0.00 347.97 0.00 0.01
2 A1g 1431 1431 0.00 0.00 0.59 0.74
3 A1g 1013 1013 0.00 12.42 0.19 0.33
4 A1u 306 306 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 3050 3050 58.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 1411 1411 2.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 3108 3108 0.00 119.16 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 3108 3108 0.00 120.28 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1509 1509 0.00 8.12 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1509 1509 0.00 8.08 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1226 1226 0.00 0.09 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1226 1226 0.00 0.07 0.73 0.84
10 Eu 3131 3131 60.90 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 3131 3131 61.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 1509 1509 10.21 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 1509 1509 10.21 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 832 832 3.99 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 832 832 3.99 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16446.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16446.0 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 wB97X-D/daug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.70014 0.67043 0.67043

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/daug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.762
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.762
H3 0.000 1.016 1.157
H4 -0.880 -0.508 1.157
H5 0.880 -0.508 1.157
H6 0.000 -1.016 -1.157
H7 -0.880 0.508 -1.157
H8 0.880 0.508 -1.157

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52371.09021.09021.09022.17122.17122.1712
C21.52372.17122.17122.17121.09021.09021.0902
H31.09022.17121.75991.75993.07962.52712.5271
H41.09022.17121.75991.75992.52712.52713.0796
H51.09022.17121.75991.75992.52713.07962.5271
H62.17121.09023.07962.52712.52711.75991.7599
H72.17121.09022.52712.52713.07961.75991.7599
H82.17121.09022.52713.07962.52711.75991.7599

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.247 C1 C2 H7 111.247
C1 C2 H8 111.247 C2 C1 H3 111.247
C2 C1 H4 111.247 C2 C1 H5 111.247
H3 C1 H4 107.638 H3 C1 H5 107.638
H4 C1 H5 107.638 H6 C2 H7 107.638
H6 C2 H8 107.638 H7 C2 H8 107.638
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/daug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -1.054      
2 C -1.054      
3 H 0.351      
4 H 0.351      
5 H 0.351      
6 H 0.351      
7 H 0.351      
8 H 0.351      


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 -14.799 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.799 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.520
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.360 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.360 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.721
Polar
3z2-r2-1.442
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 4.058 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.058 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.616


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.583
(<r2>)1/2 5.530