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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: CCSD/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at CCSD/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2834.355980
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2832.808478
Nuclear repulsion energy1019.697157
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 CCSD/cc-pVTZ
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 1036 975 0.00      
2 A1g 445 419 0.00      
3 A1g 227 213 0.00      
4 A1u 88 83 0.00      
5 A2u 707 666 47.01      
6 A2u 386 363 0.97      
7 Eg 906 853 0.00      
7 Eg 906 853 0.00      
8 Eg 350 329 0.00      
8 Eg 350 329 0.00      
9 Eg 229 215 0.00      
9 Eg 229 215 0.00      
10 Eu 826 777 167.33      
10 Eu 826 777 167.33      
11 Eu 284 267 0.01      
11 Eu 284 267 0.01      
12 Eu 168 158 0.09      
12 Eu 168 158 0.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4206.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9412) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3959.4 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 CCSD/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.02891 0.02370 0.02370

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

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.787
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.787
Cl3 0.000 1.667 1.389
Cl4 -1.444 -0.834 1.389
Cl5 1.444 -0.834 1.389
Cl6 0.000 -1.667 -1.389
Cl7 -1.444 0.834 -1.389
Cl8 1.444 0.834 -1.389

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.57441.77241.77241.77242.74132.74132.7413
C21.57442.74132.74132.74131.77241.77241.7724
Cl31.77242.74132.88742.88744.33983.23983.2398
Cl41.77242.74132.88742.88743.23983.23984.3398
Cl51.77242.74132.88742.88743.23984.33983.2398
Cl62.74131.77244.33983.23983.23982.88742.8874
Cl72.74131.77243.23983.23984.33982.88742.8874
Cl82.74131.77243.23984.33983.23982.88742.8874

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.848 C1 C2 Cl7 109.848
C1 C2 Cl8 109.848 C2 C1 Cl3 109.848
C2 C1 Cl4 109.848 C2 C1 Cl5 109.848
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.092 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.092
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.092 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.092
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.092 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.092
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability