return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Energy > Optimized > Energy

All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCH2Cl (Ethane, 1,2-dichloro-)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
1 2 no C2 1A

Conformer 1 (C2H)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-997.620882
Energy at 298.15K-997.625668
HF Energy-997.038580
Nuclear repulsion energy195.355225
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=FULL/6-31+G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3182 2989 0.00      
2 Ag 1535 1442 0.00      
3 Ag 1413 1327 0.00      
4 Ag 1108 1041 0.00      
5 Ag 826 775 0.00      
6 Ag 314 295 0.00      
7 Au 3272 3073 2.80      
8 Au 1190 1117 2.45      
9 Au 802 754 1.57      
10 Au 126 119 6.73      
11 Bg 3252 3054 0.00      
12 Bg 1335 1254 0.00      
13 Bg 1064 999 0.00      
14 Bu 3189 2996 16.52      
15 Bu 1536 1442 6.53      
16 Bu 1321 1241 44.60      
17 Bu 780 733 77.75      
18 Bu 222 209 9.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13233.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9392) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12428.8 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=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
0.98610 0.05045 0.04888

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.756 0.000
C2 0.000 -0.756 0.000
Cl3 -1.681 1.349 0.000
Cl4 1.681 -1.349 0.000
H5 0.493 1.144 0.886
H6 0.493 1.144 -0.886
H7 -0.493 -1.144 0.886
H8 -0.493 -1.144 -0.886

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51191.78252.69401.08541.08542.15342.1534
C21.51192.69401.78252.15342.15341.08541.0854
Cl31.78252.69404.31092.35622.35622.90052.9005
Cl42.69401.78254.31092.90052.90052.35622.3562
H51.08542.15342.35622.90051.77172.49123.0569
H61.08542.15342.35622.90051.77173.05692.4912
H72.15341.08542.90052.35622.49123.05691.7717
H82.15341.08542.90052.35623.05692.49121.7717

picture of Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl4 109.450 C1 C2 H7 110.943
C1 C2 H8 110.943 C2 C1 Cl3 109.450
C2 C1 H5 110.943 C2 C1 H6 110.943
Cl3 C1 H5 108.007 Cl3 C1 H6 108.007
Cl4 C2 H7 108.007 Cl4 C2 H8 108.007
H5 C1 H6 109.397 H7 C2 H8 109.397
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-997.618574
Energy at 298.15K-997.623499
HF Energy-997.035454
Nuclear repulsion energy203.130223
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=FULL/6-31+G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3237 3040 0.99      
2 A 3169 2976 23.24      
3 A 1516 1424 0.04      
4 A 1404 1319 24.19      
5 A 1274 1197 1.30      
6 A 1096 1029 0.51      
7 A 1005 944 9.39      
8 A 709 666 16.46      
9 A 270 253 0.58      
10 A 123 115 0.80      
11 B 3248 3050 3.74      
12 B 3163 2971 4.43      
13 B 1510 1419 12.71      
14 B 1386 1302 40.82      
15 B 1206 1133 1.67      
16 B 936 879 17.46      
17 B 737 692 19.35      
18 B 425 399 6.70      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13206.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9392) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12403.3 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=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
0.33408 0.07534 0.06530

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.290 0.697 0.894
C2 -0.290 -0.697 0.894
Cl3 -0.290 1.677 -0.472
Cl4 0.290 -1.677 -0.472
H5 -0.015 1.201 1.809
H6 1.374 0.666 0.847
H7 0.015 -1.201 1.809
H8 -1.374 -0.666 0.847

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51021.77802.73901.08781.08622.12542.1519
C21.51022.73901.77802.12542.15191.08781.0862
Cl31.77802.73903.40282.34612.35153.68492.8993
Cl42.73901.77803.40283.68492.89932.34612.3515
H51.08782.12542.34613.68491.77242.40292.5023
H61.08622.15192.35152.89931.77242.50233.0547
H72.12541.08783.68492.34612.40292.50231.7724
H82.15191.08622.89932.35152.50233.05471.7724

picture of Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl4 112.562 C1 C2 H7 108.697
C1 C2 H8 110.897 C2 C1 Cl3 112.562
C2 C1 H5 108.697 C2 C1 H6 110.897
Cl3 C1 H5 107.441 Cl3 C1 H6 107.921
Cl4 C2 H7 107.441 Cl4 C2 H8 107.921
H5 C1 H6 109.224 H7 C2 H8 109.224
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability