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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2832.785689
Energy at 298.15K-2832.786354
HF Energy-2832.370740
Nuclear repulsion energy986.593516
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 CID/6-31G
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 1088 1017 0.00      
2 A1g 413 386 0.00      
3 A1g 224 210 0.00      
4 A1u 86 80 0.00      
5 A2u 672 628 46.11      
6 A2u 366 342 1.23      
7 Eg 865 809 0.00      
7 Eg 865 809 0.00      
8 Eg 340 318 0.00      
8 Eg 340 318 0.00      
9 Eg 224 209 0.00      
9 Eg 224 209 0.00      
10 Eu 770 720 141.01      
10 Eu 770 720 141.01      
11 Eu 277 259 0.67      
11 Eu 277 259 0.67      
12 Eu 166 155 0.50      
12 Eu 166 155 0.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4064.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3801.4 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 CID/6-31G
ABC
0.02688 0.02229 0.02229

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/6-31G

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.773
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.773
Cl3 0.000 1.729 1.429
Cl4 -1.497 -0.864 1.429
Cl5 1.497 -0.864 1.429
Cl6 0.000 -1.729 -1.429
Cl7 -1.497 0.864 -1.429
Cl8 1.497 0.864 -1.429

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.54671.84891.84891.84892.79982.79982.7998
C21.54672.79982.79982.79981.84891.84891.8489
Cl31.84892.79982.99432.99434.48583.34023.3402
Cl41.84892.79982.99432.99433.34023.34024.4858
Cl51.84892.79982.99432.99433.34024.48583.3402
Cl62.79981.84894.48583.34023.34022.99432.9943
Cl72.79981.84893.34023.34024.48582.99432.9943
Cl82.79981.84893.34024.48583.34022.99432.9943

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 110.770 C1 C2 Cl7 110.770
C1 C2 Cl8 110.770 C2 C1 Cl3 110.770
C2 C1 Cl4 110.770 C2 C1 Cl5 110.770
Cl3 C1 Cl4 108.141 Cl3 C1 Cl5 108.141
Cl4 C1 Cl5 108.141 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.141
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.141 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.141
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability