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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2837.138221
Energy at 298.15K-2837.138937
HF Energy-2837.138221
Nuclear repulsion energy1014.176208
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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
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 979 944 0.00      
2 A1g 436 421 0.00      
3 A1g 222 215 0.00      
4 A1u 85 82 0.00      
5 A2u 685 661 70.54      
6 A2u 381 367 0.72      
7 Eg 846 817 0.00      
7 Eg 846 817 0.00      
8 Eg 340 328 0.00      
8 Eg 340 328 0.00      
9 Eg 224 216 0.00      
9 Eg 224 216 0.00      
10 Eu 777 750 254.02      
10 Eu 777 750 254.01      
11 Eu 280 270 0.00      
11 Eu 280 270 0.00      
12 Eu 165 159 0.28      
12 Eu 165 159 0.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4025.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3884.9 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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.02856 0.02347 0.02347

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.793
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.793
Cl3 0.000 1.677 1.394
Cl4 -1.453 -0.839 1.394
Cl5 1.453 -0.839 1.394
Cl6 0.000 -1.677 -1.394
Cl7 -1.453 0.839 -1.394
Cl8 1.453 0.839 -1.394

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.58601.78201.78201.78202.75662.75662.7566
C21.58602.75662.75662.75661.78201.78201.7820
Cl31.78202.75662.90532.90534.36273.25453.2545
Cl41.78202.75662.90532.90533.25453.25454.3627
Cl51.78202.75662.90532.90533.25454.36273.2545
Cl62.75661.78204.36273.25453.25452.90532.9053
Cl72.75661.78203.25453.25454.36272.90532.9053
Cl82.75661.78203.25454.36273.25452.90532.9053

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.726 C1 C2 Cl7 109.726
C1 C2 Cl8 109.726 C2 C1 Cl3 109.726
C2 C1 Cl4 109.726 C2 C1 Cl5 109.726
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.215 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.215
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.215 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.215
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.215 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.215
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.234      
2 C -0.234      
3 Cl 0.078      
4 Cl 0.078      
5 Cl 0.078      
6 Cl 0.078      
7 Cl 0.078      
8 Cl 0.078      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -83.606 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -83.606 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -86.017
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.205 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.205 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.411
Polar
3z2-r2-4.821
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.677 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.677 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.215


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 545.606
(<r2>)1/2 23.358