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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: B1B95/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 B1B95/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.799822
Energy at 298.15K-79.805726
HF Energy-79.799822
Nuclear repulsion energy42.436241
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 B1B95/Def2TZVPP
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 3059 3059 0.00 302.64 0.01 0.01
2 A1g 1422 1422 0.00 0.79 0.75 0.86
3 A1g 1023 1023 0.00 11.26 0.21 0.34
4 A1u 309 309 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 3060 3060 57.74 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 1405 1405 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 3116 3116 0.00 132.28 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 3116 3116 0.00 132.29 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1503 1503 0.00 17.94 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1503 1503 0.00 17.94 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1218 1218 0.00 0.31 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1218 1218 0.00 0.31 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 3141 3141 58.99 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 3141 3141 58.99 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 1505 1505 9.61 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 1505 1505 9.61 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 821 821 4.31 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 821 821 4.31 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16442.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16442.5 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 B1B95/Def2TZVPP
ABC
2.71364 0.67450 0.67450

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.759
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.759
H3 0.000 1.014 1.155
H4 -0.878 -0.507 1.155
H5 0.878 -0.507 1.155
H6 0.000 -1.014 -1.155
H7 -0.878 0.507 -1.155
H8 0.878 0.507 -1.155

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51741.08851.08851.08852.16592.16592.1659
C21.51742.16592.16592.16591.08851.08851.0885
H31.08852.16591.75561.75563.07402.52332.5233
H41.08852.16591.75561.75562.52332.52333.0740
H51.08852.16591.75561.75562.52333.07402.5233
H62.16591.08853.07402.52332.52331.75561.7556
H72.16591.08852.52332.52333.07401.75561.7556
H82.16591.08852.52333.07402.52331.75561.7556

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.377 C1 C2 H7 111.377
C1 C2 H8 111.377 C2 C1 H3 111.377
C2 C1 H4 111.377 C2 C1 H5 111.377
H3 C1 H4 107.500 H3 C1 H5 107.500
H4 C1 H5 107.500 H6 C2 H7 107.500
H6 C2 H8 107.500 H7 C2 H8 107.500
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.264      
2 C -0.264      
3 H 0.088      
4 H 0.088      
5 H 0.088      
6 H 0.088      
7 H 0.088      
8 H 0.088      


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 -14.839 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.839 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.516
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.338 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.338 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.677
Polar
3z2-r2-1.353
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 3.889 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.889 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.370


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.490
(<r2>)1/2 5.522