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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/cc-pVDZ

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 QCISD(T)/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.583282
Energy at 298.15K-79.589202
HF Energy-79.234119
Nuclear repulsion energy41.832812
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 QCISD(T)/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 3047 2904        
2 A1g 1425 1358        
3 A1g 1025 977        
4 A1u 325 310        
5 A2u 3041 2899        
6 A2u 1393 1328        
7 Eg 3114 2968        
7 Eg 3114 2968        
8 Eg 1492 1422        
8 Eg 1491 1422        
9 Eg 1217 1160        
9 Eg 1216 1159        
10 Eu 3136 2988        
10 Eu 3135 2988        
11 Eu 1495 1425        
11 Eu 1494 1424        
12 Eu 816 777        
12 Eu 816 777        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16395.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9531) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15626.8 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 QCISD(T)/cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.61933 0.65785 0.65785

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.768
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.768
H3 0.000 1.032 1.168
H4 -0.893 -0.516 1.168
H5 0.893 -0.516 1.168
H6 0.000 -1.032 -1.168
H7 -0.893 0.516 -1.168
H8 0.893 0.516 -1.168

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53581.10661.10661.10662.19402.19402.1940
C21.53582.19402.19402.19401.10661.10661.1066
H31.10662.19401.78691.78693.11732.55432.5543
H41.10662.19401.78691.78692.55432.55433.1173
H51.10662.19401.78691.78692.55433.11732.5543
H62.19401.10663.11732.55432.55431.78691.7869
H72.19401.10662.55432.55433.11731.78691.7869
H82.19401.10662.55433.11732.55431.78691.7869

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.214 C1 C2 H7 111.214
C1 C2 H8 111.214 C2 C1 H3 111.214
C2 C1 H4 111.214 C2 C1 H5 111.214
H3 C1 H4 107.674 H3 C1 H5 107.674
H4 C1 H5 107.674 H6 C2 H7 107.674
H6 C2 H8 107.674 H7 C2 H8 107.674
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.578291
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-79.228859
Nuclear repulsion energy41.656845
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 QCISD(T)/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 A1' 3057 2914        
2 A1' 1437 1369        
3 A1' 1019 971        
4 A1" 320i 305i        
5 A2" 3046 2903        
6 A2" 1389 1324        
7 E' 3139 2991        
7 E' 3139 2991        
8 E' 1497 1427        
8 E' 1497 1426        
9 E' 888 847        
9 E' 888 847        
10 E" 3119 2972        
10 E" 3119 2972        
11 E" 1489 1419        
11 E" 1488 1418        
12 E" 1164 1109        
12 E" 1163 1109        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16107.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9531) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15352.4 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 QCISD(T)/cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.64112 0.64619 0.64619

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.775
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.775
H3 0.000 1.027 1.184
H4 -0.890 -0.514 1.184
H5 0.890 -0.514 1.184
H6 0.000 1.027 -1.184
H7 0.890 -0.514 -1.184
H8 -0.890 -0.514 -1.184

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.55021.10581.10581.10582.21222.21222.2122
C21.55022.21222.21222.21221.10581.10581.1058
H31.10582.21221.77951.77952.36822.96222.9622
H41.10582.21221.77951.77952.96222.96222.3682
H51.10582.21221.77951.77952.96222.36822.9622
H62.21221.10582.36822.96222.96221.77951.7795
H72.21221.10582.96222.96222.36821.77951.7795
H82.21221.10582.96222.36822.96221.77951.7795

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.708 C1 C2 H7 111.708
C1 C2 H8 111.708 C2 C1 H3 111.708
C2 C1 H4 111.708 C2 C1 H5 111.708
H3 C1 H4 107.145 H3 C1 H5 107.145
H4 C1 H5 107.145 H6 C2 H7 107.145
H6 C2 H8 107.145 H7 C2 H8 107.145
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability