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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl2 (dichloroacetylene)

using model chemistry: CCD/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Σg
Energy calculated at CCD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-990.486513
Energy at 298.15K-990.485219
HF Energy-990.015640
Nuclear repulsion energy152.003983
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 CCD/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 Σg 2354 2252 0.00      
2 Σg 457 437 0.00      
3 Σu 956 914 24.65      
4 Πg 414 396 0.00      
4 Πg 414 396 0.00      
5 Πu 176 169 0.62      
5 Πu 176 169 0.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2474.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2366.3 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 CCD/3-21G*
B
0.04578

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.604
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.604
Cl3 0.000 0.000 2.267
Cl4 0.000 0.000 -2.267

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.20761.66332.8710
C21.20762.87101.6633
Cl31.66332.87104.5343
Cl42.87101.66334.5343

picture of dichloroacetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl4 180.000 C2 C1 Cl3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability