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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2824.273885
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2824.273885
Nuclear repulsion energy1012.282498
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 wB97X-D/3-21G*
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 948 899 0.00 3.33 0.26 0.41
2 A1g 435 412 0.00 24.61 0.05 0.09
3 A1g 228 216 0.00 1.87 0.65 0.79
4 A1u 85 80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 693 657 44.31 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 383 363 0.63 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 857 812 0.00 9.78 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 857 812 0.00 9.79 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 347 329 0.00 9.20 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 347 329 0.00 9.20 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 229 217 0.00 4.85 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 229 217 0.00 4.85 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 782 741 191.51 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 782 741 191.31 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 283 268 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 283 268 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 170 161 0.45 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 170 161 0.45 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4053.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9478) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3841.4 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 wB97X-D/3-21G*
ABC
0.02836 0.02343 0.02343

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.794
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.794
Cl3 0.000 1.683 1.393
Cl4 -1.458 -0.842 1.393
Cl5 1.458 -0.842 1.393
Cl6 0.000 -1.683 -1.393
Cl7 -1.458 0.842 -1.393
Cl8 1.458 0.842 -1.393

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.58731.78671.78671.78672.75932.75932.7593
C21.58732.75932.75932.75931.78671.78671.7867
Cl31.78672.75932.91562.91564.36963.25463.2546
Cl41.78672.75932.91562.91563.25463.25464.3696
Cl51.78672.75932.91562.91563.25464.36963.2546
Cl62.75931.78674.36963.25463.25462.91562.9156
Cl72.75931.78673.25463.25464.36962.91562.9156
Cl82.75931.78673.25464.36963.25462.91562.9156

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.591 C1 C2 Cl7 109.591
C1 C2 Cl8 109.591 C2 C1 Cl3 109.591
C2 C1 Cl4 109.591 C2 C1 Cl5 109.591
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.352 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.352
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.352 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.352
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.352 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.352
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.391      
2 C -0.391      
3 Cl 0.130      
4 Cl 0.130      
5 Cl 0.130      
6 Cl 0.130      
7 Cl 0.130      
8 Cl 0.130      


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 -85.581 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -85.581 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -87.647
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.033 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.033 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.066
Polar
3z2-r2-4.132
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 12.070 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.066 -0.002
z 0.000 -0.002 9.634


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 548.313
(<r2>)1/2 23.416