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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31+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 MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2833.674480
Energy at 298.15K-2833.675503
HF Energy-2832.551777
Nuclear repulsion energy1018.943112
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 MP3/6-31+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 1048 975 0.00      
2 A1g 455 424 0.00      
3 A1g 234 218 0.00      
4 A1u 92 85 0.00      
5 A2u 724 674 54.07      
6 A2u 399 371 1.35      
7 Eg 934 869 0.00      
7 Eg 934 869 0.00      
8 Eg 360 335 0.00      
8 Eg 360 335 0.00      
9 Eg 237 220 0.00      
9 Eg 237 220 0.00      
10 Eu 841 783 179.32      
10 Eu 841 783 179.32      
11 Eu 296 275 0.11      
11 Eu 296 275 0.11      
12 Eu 174 162 0.23      
12 Eu 174 162 0.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4318.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4018.1 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 MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
0.02886 0.02367 0.02367

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+G**

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.794
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.794
Cl3 0.000 1.667 1.402
Cl4 -1.443 -0.833 1.402
Cl5 1.443 -0.833 1.402
Cl6 0.000 -1.667 -1.402
Cl7 -1.443 0.833 -1.402
Cl8 1.443 0.833 -1.402

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.58771.77431.77431.77432.75712.75712.7571
C21.58772.75712.75712.75711.77431.77431.7743
Cl31.77432.75712.88672.88674.35643.26273.2627
Cl41.77432.75712.88672.88673.26273.26274.3564
Cl51.77432.75712.88672.88673.26274.35643.2627
Cl62.75711.77434.35643.26273.26272.88672.8867
Cl72.75711.77433.26273.26274.35642.88672.8867
Cl82.75711.77433.26274.35643.26272.88672.8867

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 110.061 C1 C2 Cl7 110.061
C1 C2 Cl8 110.061 C2 C1 Cl3 110.061
C2 C1 Cl4 110.061 C2 C1 Cl5 110.061
Cl3 C1 Cl4 108.875 Cl3 C1 Cl5 108.875
Cl4 C1 Cl5 108.875 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.875
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.875 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.875
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability