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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/daug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/daug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.599476
Energy at 298.15K-79.605373
HF Energy-79.236708
Nuclear repulsion energy41.813340
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 QCISD(T)/daug-cc-pVDZ
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 3019 3019        
2 A1g 1407 1407        
3 A1g 1010 1010        
4 A1u 309 309        
5 A2u 3016 3016        
6 A2u 1379 1379        
7 Eg 3081 3081        
7 Eg 3081 3081        
8 Eg 1483 1483        
8 Eg 1482 1482        
9 Eg 1205 1205        
9 Eg 1205 1205        
10 Eu 3103 3103        
10 Eu 3103 3103        
11 Eu 1485 1485        
11 Eu 1484 1484        
12 Eu 808 808        
12 Eu 808 808        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16234.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16234.5 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 QCISD(T)/daug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.62474 0.65556 0.65556

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/daug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.770
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.770
H3 0.000 1.031 1.169
H4 -0.893 -0.515 1.169
H5 0.893 -0.515 1.169
H6 0.000 -1.031 -1.169
H7 -0.893 0.515 -1.169
H8 0.893 0.515 -1.169

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.54061.10501.10501.10502.19612.19612.1961
C21.54062.19612.19612.19611.10501.10501.1050
H31.10502.19611.78501.78503.11672.55492.5549
H41.10502.19611.78501.78502.55492.55493.1167
H51.10502.19611.78501.78502.55493.11672.5549
H62.19611.10503.11672.55492.55491.78501.7850
H72.19611.10502.55492.55493.11671.78501.7850
H82.19611.10502.55493.11672.55491.78501.7850

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.146 C1 C2 H7 111.146
C1 C2 H8 111.146 C2 C1 H3 111.146
C2 C1 H4 111.146 C2 C1 H5 111.146
H3 C1 H4 107.746 H3 C1 H5 107.746
H4 C1 H5 107.746 H6 C2 H7 107.746
H6 C2 H8 107.746 H7 C2 H8 107.746
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability