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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2824.396832
Energy at 298.15K-2824.397319
HF Energy-2824.396832
Nuclear repulsion energy1005.271884
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 B3LYP/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 905 871 0.00      
2 A1g 415 399 0.00      
3 A1g 220 212 0.00      
4 A1u 80 77 0.00      
5 A2u 661 636 55.19      
6 A2u 369 355 0.39      
7 Eg 796 765 0.00      
7 Eg 795 765 0.00      
8 Eg 331 318 0.00      
8 Eg 331 318 0.00      
9 Eg 221 213 0.00      
9 Eg 221 213 0.00      
10 Eu 721 693 224.51      
10 Eu 721 693 224.53      
11 Eu 274 263 0.01      
11 Eu 274 263 0.01      
12 Eu 163 157 0.52      
12 Eu 163 157 0.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3829.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3684.2 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 B3LYP/3-21G*
ABC
0.02794 0.02312 0.02312

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.795
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.795
Cl3 0.000 1.696 1.402
Cl4 -1.469 -0.848 1.402
Cl5 1.469 -0.848 1.402
Cl6 0.000 -1.696 -1.402
Cl7 -1.469 0.848 -1.402
Cl8 1.469 0.848 -1.402

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.59061.80091.80091.80092.77522.77522.7752
C21.59062.77522.77522.77521.80091.80091.8009
Cl31.80092.77522.93712.93714.40003.27613.2761
Cl41.80092.77522.93712.93713.27613.27614.4000
Cl51.80092.77522.93712.93713.27614.40003.2761
Cl62.77521.80094.40003.27613.27612.93712.9371
Cl72.77521.80093.27613.27614.40002.93712.9371
Cl82.77521.80093.27614.40003.27612.93712.9371

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.673 C1 C2 Cl7 109.673
C1 C2 Cl8 109.673 C2 C1 Cl3 109.673
C2 C1 Cl4 109.673 C2 C1 Cl5 109.673
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.269 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.269
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.269 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.269
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.269 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.269
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.361      
2 C -0.361      
3 Cl 0.120      
4 Cl 0.120      
5 Cl 0.120      
6 Cl 0.120      
7 Cl 0.120      
8 Cl 0.120      


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 -85.498 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -85.498 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -87.516
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.009 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.009 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.018
Polar
3z2-r2-4.036
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 12.503 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.503 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 10.025


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 555.088
(<r2>)1/2 23.560