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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ

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 CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.674445
Energy at 298.15K-79.680356
HF Energy-79.259787
Nuclear repulsion energy42.235092
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(T)/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 3040 2963        
2 A1g 1428 1392        
3 A1g 1015 989        
4 A1u 309 301        
5 A2u 3038 2962        
6 A2u 1407 1372        
7 Eg 3097 3019        
7 Eg 3097 3019        
8 Eg 1511 1473        
8 Eg 1511 1473        
9 Eg 1225 1194        
9 Eg 1225 1194        
10 Eu 3120 3041        
10 Eu 3120 3041        
11 Eu 1513 1475        
11 Eu 1512 1474        
12 Eu 821 800        
12 Eu 821 800        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16404.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9748) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15990.7 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(T)/cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.69082 0.66683 0.66683

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

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 1.018 1.159
H4 -0.881 -0.509 1.159
H5 0.881 -0.509 1.159
H6 0.000 -1.018 -1.159
H7 -0.881 0.509 -1.159
H8 0.881 0.509 -1.159

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52861.09191.09191.09192.17642.17642.1764
C21.52862.17642.17642.17641.09191.09191.0919
H31.09192.17641.76301.76303.08562.53242.5324
H41.09192.17641.76301.76302.53242.53243.0856
H51.09192.17641.76301.76302.53243.08562.5324
H62.17641.09193.08562.53242.53241.76301.7630
H72.17641.09192.53242.53243.08561.76301.7630
H82.17641.09192.53243.08562.53241.76301.7630

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.216 C1 C2 H7 111.216
C1 C2 H8 111.216 C2 C1 H3 111.216
C2 C1 H4 111.216 C2 C1 H5 111.216
H3 C1 H4 107.671 H3 C1 H5 107.671
H4 C1 H5 107.671 H6 C2 H7 107.671
H6 C2 H8 107.671 H7 C2 H8 107.671
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.669979
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-79.254953
Nuclear repulsion energy42.068329
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(T)/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 A1' 3054 2977        
2 A1' 1442 1405        
3 A1' 1010 985        
4 A1" 309i 301i        
5 A2" 3045 2968        
6 A2" 1400 1365        
7 E' 3127 3048        
7 E' 3127 3048        
8 E' 1519 1481        
8 E' 1518 1480        
9 E' 894 872        
9 E' 894 872        
10 E" 3105 3027        
10 E" 3105 3027        
11 E" 1508 1470        
11 E" 1507 1469        
12 E" 1174 1145        
12 E" 1174 1144        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16147.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9748) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15740.3 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(T)/cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.71186 0.65548 0.65548

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

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.771
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.771
H3 0.000 1.014 1.174
H4 -0.878 -0.507 1.174
H5 0.878 -0.507 1.174
H6 0.000 1.014 -1.174
H7 0.878 -0.507 -1.174
H8 -0.878 -0.507 -1.174

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.54281.09081.09081.09082.19342.19342.1934
C21.54282.19342.19342.19341.09081.09081.0908
H31.09082.19341.75611.75612.34712.93142.9314
H41.09082.19341.75611.75612.93142.93142.3471
H51.09082.19341.75611.75612.93142.34712.9314
H62.19341.09082.34712.93142.93141.75611.7561
H72.19341.09082.93142.93142.34711.75611.7561
H82.19341.09082.93142.34712.93141.75611.7561

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.636 C1 C2 H7 111.636
C1 C2 H8 111.636 C2 C1 H3 111.636
C2 C1 H4 111.636 C2 C1 H5 111.636
H3 C1 H4 107.222 H3 C1 H5 107.222
H4 C1 H5 107.222 H6 C2 H7 107.222
H6 C2 H8 107.222 H7 C2 H8 107.222
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability