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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: MP2/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 MP2/daug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.552510
Energy at 298.15K-79.558430
HF Energy-79.237199
Nuclear repulsion energy41.987494
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 MP2/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 3066 3066 0.00 349.50 0.00 0.01
2 A1g 1412 1412 0.00 0.22 0.09 0.17
3 A1g 1030 1030 0.00 14.54 0.17 0.29
4 A1u 319 319 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 3066 3066 55.23 0.00 0.00 0.01
6 A2u 1384 1384 0.56 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 3144 3144 0.00 113.85 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 3144 3144 0.00 113.85 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1496 1496 0.00 8.54 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1496 1496 0.00 8.54 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1213 1213 0.00 0.05 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1213 1213 0.00 0.05 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 3164 3164 57.41 0.00 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 3164 3164 57.41 0.00 0.67 0.81
11 Eu 1496 1496 7.74 0.00 0.75 0.86
11 Eu 1496 1496 7.74 0.00 0.75 0.86
12 Eu 816 816 2.73 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 816 816 2.73 0.00 0.58 0.73

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16466.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16466.5 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 MP2/daug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.64712 0.66125 0.66125

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/daug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.767
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.767
H3 0.000 1.026 1.165
H4 -0.889 -0.513 1.165
H5 0.889 -0.513 1.165
H6 0.000 -1.026 -1.165
H7 -0.889 0.513 -1.165
H8 0.889 0.513 -1.165

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53341.10071.10071.10072.18702.18702.1870
C21.53342.18702.18702.18701.10071.10071.1007
H31.10072.18701.77751.77753.10442.54522.5452
H41.10072.18701.77751.77752.54522.54523.1044
H51.10072.18701.77751.77752.54523.10442.5452
H62.18701.10073.10442.54522.54521.77751.7775
H72.18701.10072.54522.54523.10441.77751.7775
H82.18701.10072.54523.10442.54521.77751.7775

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.192 C1 C2 H7 111.192
C1 C2 H8 111.192 C2 C1 H3 111.192
C2 C1 H4 111.192 C2 C1 H5 111.192
H3 C1 H4 107.697 H3 C1 H5 107.697
H4 C1 H5 107.697 H6 C2 H7 107.697
H6 C2 H8 107.697 H7 C2 H8 107.697
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability