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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/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 MP4=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.707461
Energy at 298.15K-79.713413
HF Energy-79.259974
Nuclear repulsion energy42.387511
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 MP4=FULL/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 3062 2949        
2 A1g 1436 1383        
3 A1g 1023 985        
4 A1u 336 323        
5 A2u 3062 2948        
6 A2u 1414 1361        
7 Eg 3108 2992        
7 Eg 3108 2992        
8 Eg 1525 1469        
8 Eg 1524 1468        
9 Eg 1234 1188        
9 Eg 1233 1188        
10 Eu 3131 3015        
10 Eu 3131 3015        
11 Eu 1525 1469        
11 Eu 1525 1469        
12 Eu 827 797        
12 Eu 827 796        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16515.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9629) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15902.6 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 MP4=FULL/cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.70692 0.67215 0.67215

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.761
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.761
H3 0.000 1.015 1.154
H4 -0.879 -0.507 1.154
H5 0.879 -0.507 1.154
H6 0.000 -1.015 -1.154
H7 -0.879 0.507 -1.154
H8 0.879 0.507 -1.154

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52301.08801.08801.08802.16752.16752.1675
C21.52302.16752.16752.16751.08801.08801.0880
H31.08802.16751.75771.75773.07312.52082.5208
H41.08802.16751.75771.75772.52082.52083.0731
H51.08802.16751.75771.75772.52083.07312.5208
H62.16751.08803.07312.52082.52081.75771.7577
H72.16751.08802.52082.52083.07311.75771.7577
H82.16751.08802.52083.07312.52081.75771.7577

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.132 C1 C2 H7 111.132
C1 C2 H8 111.132 C2 C1 H3 111.132
C2 C1 H4 111.132 C2 C1 H5 111.132
H3 C1 H4 107.761 H3 C1 H5 107.761
H4 C1 H5 107.761 H6 C2 H7 107.761
H6 C2 H8 107.761 H7 C2 H8 107.761
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.702708
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-79.255141
Nuclear repulsion energy42.217013
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 MP4=FULL/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' 3076 2961        
2 A1' 1446 1392        
3 A1' 1019 981        
4 A1" 306i 295i        
5 A2" 3067 2954        
6 A2" 1410 1358        
7 E' 3137 3021        
7 E' 3137 3020        
8 E' 1533 1476        
8 E' 1533 1476        
9 E' 897 864        
9 E' 897 863        
10 E" 3114 2999        
10 E" 3114 2999        
11 E" 1521 1465        
11 E" 1521 1464        
12 E" 1179 1135        
12 E" 1179 1135        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16236.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9629) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15634.3 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 MP4=FULL/cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.72909 0.66049 0.66049

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.769
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.769
H3 0.000 1.011 1.168
H4 -0.875 -0.505 1.168
H5 0.875 -0.505 1.168
H6 0.000 1.011 -1.168
H7 0.875 -0.505 -1.168
H8 -0.875 -0.505 -1.168

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53721.08691.08691.08692.18492.18492.1849
C21.53722.18492.18492.18491.08691.08691.0869
H31.08692.18491.75061.75062.33692.91992.9199
H41.08692.18491.75061.75062.91992.91992.3369
H51.08692.18491.75061.75062.91992.33692.9199
H62.18491.08692.33692.91992.91991.75061.7506
H72.18491.08692.91992.91992.33691.75061.7506
H82.18491.08692.91992.33692.91991.75061.7506

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.584 C1 C2 H7 111.584
C1 C2 H8 111.584 C2 C1 H3 111.584
C2 C1 H4 111.584 C2 C1 H5 111.584
H3 C1 H4 107.278 H3 C1 H5 107.278
H4 C1 H5 107.278 H6 C2 H7 107.278
H6 C2 H8 107.278 H7 C2 H8 107.278
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability