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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2837.753180
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2837.753180
Nuclear repulsion energy1022.234496
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 B1B95/6-311G*
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 984 943 0.00 3.19 0.18 0.30
2 A1g 444 426 0.00 22.66 0.04 0.08
3 A1g 232 223 0.00 2.09 0.66 0.80
4 A1u 93 89 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 692 663 69.42 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 387 371 0.53 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 864 828 0.00 11.96 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 863 827 0.00 12.04 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 348 334 0.00 9.06 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 348 334 0.00 9.07 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 232 222 0.00 4.93 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 232 222 0.00 4.93 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 790 758 258.70 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 790 758 258.65 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 288 276 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 288 276 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 172 165 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 172 165 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4109.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9586) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3939.6 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 B1B95/6-311G*
ABC
0.02894 0.02388 0.02388

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G*

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.788
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.788
Cl3 0.000 1.666 1.380
Cl4 -1.443 -0.833 1.380
Cl5 1.443 -0.833 1.380
Cl6 0.000 -1.666 -1.380
Cl7 -1.443 0.833 -1.380
Cl8 1.443 0.833 -1.380

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.57691.76811.76811.76812.73482.73482.7348
C21.57692.73482.73482.73481.76811.76811.7681
Cl31.76812.73482.88592.88594.32723.22423.2242
Cl41.76812.73482.88592.88593.22423.22424.3272
Cl51.76812.73482.88592.88593.22424.32723.2242
Cl62.73481.76814.32723.22423.22422.88592.8859
Cl72.73481.76813.22423.22424.32722.88592.8859
Cl82.73481.76813.22424.32723.22422.88592.8859

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.551 C1 C2 Cl7 109.551
C1 C2 Cl8 109.551 C2 C1 Cl3 109.551
C2 C1 Cl4 109.551 C2 C1 Cl5 109.551
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.391 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.391
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.391 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.391
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.391 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.391
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.379      
2 C -0.379      
3 Cl 0.126      
4 Cl 0.126      
5 Cl 0.126      
6 Cl 0.126      
7 Cl 0.126      
8 Cl 0.126      


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 -85.331 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -85.331 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -88.346
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.507 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.507 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.014
Polar
3z2-r2-6.029
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 13.157 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.158 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 10.537


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 538.855
(<r2>)1/2 23.213