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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
1 2 no D3H 1A1'

Conformer 1 (D3D)

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Energy calculated at CCD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.578167
Energy at 298.15K-79.584120
HF Energy-79.238668
Nuclear repulsion energy42.269023
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 CCD/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 3111 2931 0.00      
2 A1g 1486 1400 0.00      
3 A1g 1039 979 0.00      
4 A1u 326 307 0.00      
5 A2u 3108 2928 60.44      
6 A2u 1457 1373 0.71      
7 Eg 3178 2995 0.00      
7 Eg 3178 2995 0.00      
8 Eg 1548 1459 0.00      
8 Eg 1548 1459 0.00      
9 Eg 1262 1190 0.00      
9 Eg 1262 1190 0.00      
10 Eu 3199 3015 70.89      
10 Eu 3199 3015 70.89      
11 Eu 1552 1462 8.26      
11 Eu 1552 1462 8.26      
12 Eu 842 793 1.97      
12 Eu 842 793 1.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16843.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9423) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15871.8 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 CCD/6-31+G**
ABC
2.69411 0.66796 0.66796

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

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.764
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.764
H3 0.000 1.017 1.158
H4 -0.881 -0.509 1.158
H5 0.881 -0.509 1.158
H6 0.000 -1.017 -1.158
H7 -0.881 0.509 -1.158
H8 0.881 0.509 -1.158

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52791.09071.09071.09072.17422.17422.1742
C21.52792.17422.17422.17421.09071.09071.0907
H31.09072.17421.76191.76193.08202.52882.5288
H41.09072.17421.76191.76192.52882.52883.0820
H51.09072.17421.76191.76192.52883.08202.5288
H62.17421.09073.08202.52882.52881.76191.7619
H72.17421.09072.52882.52883.08201.76191.7619
H82.17421.09072.52883.08202.52881.76191.7619

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.155 C1 C2 H7 111.155
C1 C2 H8 111.155 C2 C1 H3 111.155
C2 C1 H4 111.155 C2 C1 H5 111.155
H3 C1 H4 107.737 H3 C1 H5 107.737
H4 C1 H5 107.737 H6 C2 H7 107.737
H6 C2 H8 107.737 H7 C2 H8 107.737
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at CCD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.573308
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-79.233943
Nuclear repulsion energy42.107765
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 CCD/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 A1' 3122 2942 0.00      
2 A1' 1502 1416 0.00      
3 A1' 1036 976 0.00      
4 A1" 319i 301i 0.00      
5 A2" 3113 2934 65.81      
6 A2" 1453 1369 0.50      
7 E' 3204 3019 61.71      
7 E' 3204 3019 61.72      
8 E' 1556 1466 9.85      
8 E' 1556 1466 9.85      
9 E' 922 869 1.53      
9 E' 922 869 1.53      
10 E" 3184 3000 0.00      
10 E" 3184 3000 0.00      
11 E" 1537 1449 0.00      
11 E" 1537 1449 0.00      
12 E" 1205 1136 0.00      
12 E" 1205 1136 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16562.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9423) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15606.6 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 CCD/6-31+G**
ABC
2.71544 0.65704 0.65704

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

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.770
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.770
H3 0.000 1.013 1.172
H4 -0.877 -0.507 1.172
H5 0.877 -0.507 1.172
H6 0.000 1.013 -1.172
H7 0.877 -0.507 -1.172
H8 -0.877 -0.507 -1.172

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.54091.08991.08991.08992.19092.19092.1909
C21.54092.19092.19092.19091.08991.08991.0899
H31.08992.19091.75501.75502.34422.92832.9283
H41.08992.19091.75501.75502.92832.92832.3442
H51.08992.19091.75501.75502.92832.34422.9283
H62.19091.08992.34422.92832.92831.75501.7550
H72.19091.08992.92832.92832.34421.75501.7550
H82.19091.08992.92832.34422.92831.75501.7550

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.623 C1 C2 H7 111.623
C1 C2 H8 111.623 C2 C1 H3 111.623
C2 C1 H4 111.623 C2 C1 H5 111.623
H3 C1 H4 107.236 H3 C1 H5 107.236
H4 C1 H5 107.236 H6 C2 H7 107.236
H6 C2 H8 107.236 H7 C2 H8 107.236
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability