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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: HF/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at HF/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2832.765883
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2832.765883
Nuclear repulsion energy1021.972497
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 HF/Def2TZVPP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1g 1095 993 0.00 9.15 0.51 0.68
2 A1g 467 423 0.00 23.05 0.03 0.06
3 A1g 239 217 0.00 1.07 0.45 0.62
4 A1u 91 82 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 750 680 57.99 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 409 371 0.88 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 971 880 0.00 21.83 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 971 880 0.00 21.83 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 370 335 0.00 7.16 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 370 335 0.00 7.16 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 244 221 0.00 2.90 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 244 221 0.00 2.90 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 874 793 189.67 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 874 793 189.67 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 302 274 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 302 274 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 179 162 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 179 162 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4465.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9064) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4047.2 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 HF/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.02930 0.02367 0.02367

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.788
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.788
Cl3 0.000 1.656 1.397
Cl4 -1.434 -0.828 1.397
Cl5 1.434 -0.828 1.397
Cl6 0.000 -1.656 -1.397
Cl7 -1.434 0.828 -1.397
Cl8 1.434 0.828 -1.397

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.57701.76441.76441.76442.74232.74232.7423
C21.57702.74232.74232.74231.76441.76441.7644
Cl31.76442.74232.86842.86844.33363.24843.2484
Cl41.76442.74232.86842.86843.24843.24844.3336
Cl51.76442.74232.86842.86843.24844.33363.2484
Cl62.74231.76444.33363.24843.24842.86842.8684
Cl72.74231.76443.24843.24844.33362.86842.8684
Cl82.74231.76443.24844.33363.24842.86842.8684

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 110.184 C1 C2 Cl7 110.184
C1 C2 Cl8 110.184 C2 C1 Cl3 110.184
C2 C1 Cl4 110.184 C2 C1 Cl5 110.184
Cl3 C1 Cl4 108.749 Cl3 C1 Cl5 108.749
Cl4 C1 Cl5 108.749 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.749
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.749 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.749
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.155      
2 C 0.155      
3 Cl -0.052      
4 Cl -0.052      
5 Cl -0.052      
6 Cl -0.052      
7 Cl -0.052      
8 Cl -0.052      


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 -85.185 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -85.185 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -87.248
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.032 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.032 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.064
Polar
3z2-r2-4.128
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 13.790 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.790 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.237


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 539.978
(<r2>)1/2 23.237