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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2836.307210
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2835.945014
Nuclear repulsion energy1012.417801
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 B2PLYP/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 969 922 0.00      
2 A1g 436 415 0.00      
3 A1g 225 214 0.00      
4 A1u 81 77 0.00      
5 A2u 689 657 59.48      
6 A2u 385 367 0.79      
7 Eg 865 824 0.00      
7 Eg 865 824 0.00      
8 Eg 343 327 0.00      
8 Eg 343 327 0.00      
9 Eg 223 212 0.00      
9 Eg 223 212 0.00      
10 Eu 778 741 214.87      
10 Eu 778 741 214.82      
11 Eu 285 271 0.00      
11 Eu 284 271 0.00      
12 Eu 163 156 0.17      
12 Eu 163 156 0.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4047.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9524) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3855.0 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 B2PLYP/6-31+G**
ABC
0.02857 0.02333 0.02333

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31+G**

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.796
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.796
Cl3 0.000 1.677 1.402
Cl4 -1.452 -0.839 1.402
Cl5 1.452 -0.839 1.402
Cl6 0.000 -1.677 -1.402
Cl7 -1.452 0.839 -1.402
Cl8 1.452 0.839 -1.402

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.59101.78341.78341.78342.76432.76432.7643
C21.59102.76432.76432.76431.78341.78341.7834
Cl31.78342.76432.90482.90484.37173.26713.2671
Cl41.78342.76432.90482.90483.26713.26714.3717
Cl51.78342.76432.90482.90483.26714.37173.2671
Cl62.76431.78344.37173.26713.26712.90482.9048
Cl72.76431.78343.26713.26714.37172.90482.9048
Cl82.76431.78343.26714.37173.26712.90482.9048

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.879 C1 C2 Cl7 109.879
C1 C2 Cl8 109.879 C2 C1 Cl3 109.879
C2 C1 Cl4 109.879 C2 C1 Cl5 109.879
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.061 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.061
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.061 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.061
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.061 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.061
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.212      
2 C -0.212      
3 Cl 0.071      
4 Cl 0.071      
5 Cl 0.071      
6 Cl 0.071      
7 Cl 0.071      
8 Cl 0.071      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 14.544 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 14.543 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 12.917


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 549.033
(<r2>)1/2 23.431