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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: B97D3/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 B97D3/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.779153
Energy at 298.15K-79.785040
HF Energy-79.779153
Nuclear repulsion energy41.876026
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 B97D3/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 2979 2953 0.00 272.30 0.01 0.01
2 A1g 1384 1372 0.00 4.89 0.72 0.84
3 A1g 994 986 0.00 9.14 0.28 0.44
4 A1u 316 313 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 2977 2952 71.51 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 1362 1351 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 3040 3014 0.00 158.70 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 3040 3014 0.00 158.70 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1451 1439 0.00 30.72 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1451 1439 0.00 30.72 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1182 1172 0.00 0.85 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1182 1172 0.00 0.85 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 3065 3039 73.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 3065 3039 73.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 1453 1441 6.11 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 1453 1441 6.11 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 812 805 4.29 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 812 805 4.29 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16008.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9915) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15872.2 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 B97D3/cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.63044 0.65931 0.65931

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.766
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.766
H3 0.000 1.029 1.171
H4 -0.892 -0.515 1.171
H5 0.892 -0.515 1.171
H6 0.000 -1.029 -1.171
H7 -0.892 0.515 -1.171
H8 0.892 0.515 -1.171

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53171.10621.10621.10622.19322.19322.1932
C21.53172.19322.19322.19321.10621.10621.1062
H31.10622.19321.78311.78313.11792.55772.5577
H41.10622.19321.78311.78312.55772.55773.1179
H51.10622.19321.78311.78312.55773.11792.5577
H62.19321.10623.11792.55772.55771.78311.7831
H72.19321.10622.55772.55773.11791.78311.7831
H82.19321.10622.55773.11792.55771.78311.7831

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.465 C1 C2 H7 111.465
C1 C2 H8 111.465 C2 C1 H3 111.465
C2 C1 H4 111.465 C2 C1 H5 111.465
H3 C1 H4 107.406 H3 C1 H5 107.406
H4 C1 H5 107.406 H6 C2 H7 107.406
H6 C2 H8 107.406 H7 C2 H8 107.406
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.060      
2 C -0.060      
3 H 0.020      
4 H 0.020      
5 H 0.020      
6 H 0.020      
7 H 0.020      
8 H 0.020      


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 -14.789 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.789 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.350
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.280 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.280 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.561
Polar
3z2-r2-1.122
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 3.582 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.582 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.999


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.974
(<r2>)1/2 5.565