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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/daug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.836749
Energy at 298.15K-79.842642
HF Energy-79.836749
Nuclear repulsion energy42.047423
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 B3LYP/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 3029 3029 0.00 361.48 0.00 0.01
2 A1g 1401 1401 0.00 0.00 0.68 0.81
3 A1g 1005 1005 0.00 12.92 0.18 0.31
4 A1u 305 305 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 3030 3030 63.33 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 1377 1377 0.88 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 3084 3084 0.00 130.90 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 3084 3084 0.00 130.90 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1474 1474 0.00 9.09 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1474 1474 0.00 9.06 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1204 1204 0.00 0.09 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1204 1204 0.00 0.08 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 3107 3107 69.32 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 3107 3107 69.32 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 1477 1477 8.74 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 1477 1477 8.74 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 814 814 3.52 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 814 814 3.52 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16231.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16231.9 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 B3LYP/daug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.65951 0.66269 0.66269

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/daug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.766
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.766
H3 0.000 1.024 1.165
H4 -0.887 -0.512 1.165
H5 0.887 -0.512 1.165
H6 0.000 -1.024 -1.165
H7 -0.887 0.512 -1.165
H8 0.887 0.512 -1.165

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53121.09891.09891.09892.18502.18502.1850
C21.53122.18502.18502.18501.09891.09891.0989
H31.09892.18501.77331.77333.10142.54442.5444
H41.09892.18501.77331.77332.54442.54443.1014
H51.09892.18501.77331.77332.54443.10142.5444
H62.18501.09893.10142.54442.54441.77331.7733
H72.18501.09892.54442.54443.10141.77331.7733
H82.18501.09892.54443.10142.54441.77331.7733

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.295 C1 C2 H7 111.295
C1 C2 H8 111.295 C2 C1 H3 111.295
C2 C1 H4 111.295 C2 C1 H5 111.295
H3 C1 H4 107.588 H3 C1 H5 107.588
H4 C1 H5 107.588 H6 C2 H7 107.588
H6 C2 H8 107.588 H7 C2 H8 107.588
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/daug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.276      
2 C 1.276      
3 H -0.425      
4 H -0.425      
5 H -0.425      
6 H -0.425      
7 H -0.425      
8 H -0.425      


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 -15.113 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.113 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.853
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.370 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.370 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.739
Polar
3z2-r2-1.479
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 4.179 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.179 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.778


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.055
(<r2>)1/2 5.573