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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2833.913529
Energy at 298.15K-2833.914530
HF Energy-2832.716771
Nuclear repulsion energy1017.767741
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/6-311G*
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 1030 986 0.00      
2 A1g 448 428 0.00      
3 A1g 236 226 0.00      
4 A1u 94 90 0.00      
5 A2u 709 679 52.97      
6 A2u 395 378 0.52      
7 Eg 916 877 0.00      
7 Eg 916 877 0.00      
8 Eg 358 342 0.00      
8 Eg 358 342 0.00      
9 Eg 238 228 0.00      
9 Eg 238 228 0.00      
10 Eu 826 791 192.69      
10 Eu 826 791 192.69      
11 Eu 297 285 0.03      
11 Eu 297 285 0.03      
12 Eu 177 169 0.25      
12 Eu 177 169 0.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4266.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9574) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4084.9 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/6-311G*
ABC
0.02879 0.02362 0.02362

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-311G*

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.790
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.790
Cl3 0.000 1.671 1.391
Cl4 -1.447 -0.835 1.391
Cl5 1.447 -0.835 1.391
Cl6 0.000 -1.671 -1.391
Cl7 -1.447 0.835 -1.391
Cl8 1.447 0.835 -1.391

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.58061.77531.77531.77532.74752.74752.7475
C21.58062.74752.74752.74751.77531.77531.7753
Cl31.77532.74752.89352.89354.34773.24503.2450
Cl41.77532.74752.89352.89353.24503.24504.3477
Cl51.77532.74752.89352.89353.24504.34773.2450
Cl62.74751.77534.34773.24503.24502.89352.8935
Cl72.74751.77533.24503.24504.34772.89352.8935
Cl82.74751.77533.24504.34773.24502.89352.8935

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.776 C1 C2 Cl7 109.776
C1 C2 Cl8 109.776 C2 C1 Cl3 109.776
C2 C1 Cl4 109.776 C2 C1 Cl5 109.776
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.164 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.164
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.164 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.164
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.164 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.164
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability