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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2833.641587
Energy at 298.15K-2833.642454
HF Energy-2832.554902
Nuclear repulsion energy1019.384832
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 MP2/6-31+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 A1g 1004 944 0.00      
2 A1g 450 423 0.00      
3 A1g 228 215 0.00      
4 A1u 80 75 0.00      
5 A2u 712 670 49.77      
6 A2u 395 372 0.86      
7 Eg 911 856 0.00      
7 Eg 911 856 0.00      
8 Eg 355 334 0.00      
8 Eg 355 334 0.00      
9 Eg 225 212 0.00      
9 Eg 225 212 0.00      
10 Eu 822 773 185.89      
10 Eu 822 773 185.89      
11 Eu 292 275 0.01      
11 Eu 292 275 0.01      
12 Eu 164 154 0.12      
12 Eu 164 154 0.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4203.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9406) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3954.2 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 MP2/6-31+G**
ABC
0.02896 0.02365 0.02365

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

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.792
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.792
Cl3 0.000 1.666 1.392
Cl4 -1.443 -0.833 1.392
Cl5 1.443 -0.833 1.392
Cl6 0.000 -1.666 -1.392
Cl7 -1.443 0.833 -1.392
Cl8 1.443 0.833 -1.392

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.58381.77061.77061.77062.74672.74672.7467
C21.58382.74672.74672.74671.77061.77061.7706
Cl31.77062.74672.88512.88514.34173.24453.2445
Cl41.77062.74672.88512.88513.24453.24454.3417
Cl51.77062.74672.88512.88513.24454.34173.2445
Cl62.74671.77064.34173.24453.24452.88512.8851
Cl72.74671.77063.24453.24454.34172.88512.8851
Cl82.74671.77063.24454.34173.24452.88512.8851

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.817 C1 C2 Cl7 109.817
C1 C2 Cl8 109.817 C2 C1 Cl3 109.817
C2 C1 Cl4 109.817 C2 C1 Cl5 109.817
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.124 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.124
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.124 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.124
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.124 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.124
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability