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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

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
1 2 no D3H 1A1'

Conformer 1 (D3D)

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Energy calculated at CID/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.400419
Energy at 298.15K-79.406381
HF Energy-79.196687
Nuclear repulsion energy41.919489
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 3072 2873 0.00      
2 A1g 1504 1407 0.00      
3 A1g 1026 960 0.00      
4 A1u 317 297 0.00      
5 A2u 3064 2865 56.43      
6 A2u 1500 1403 3.34      
7 Eg 3124 2921 0.00      
7 Eg 3124 2921 0.00      
8 Eg 1575 1473 0.00      
8 Eg 1575 1473 0.00      
9 Eg 1292 1208 0.00      
9 Eg 1292 1208 0.00      
10 Eu 3148 2944 79.90      
10 Eu 3148 2944 79.90      
11 Eu 1580 1478 9.05      
11 Eu 1580 1478 9.05      
12 Eu 866 810 4.57      
12 Eu 866 810 4.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16826.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15736.1 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
2.65516 0.65578 0.65578

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 0.772
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.772
H3 0.000 1.025 1.167
H4 -0.887 -0.512 1.167
H5 0.887 -0.512 1.167
H6 0.000 -1.025 -1.167
H7 -0.887 0.512 -1.167
H8 0.887 0.512 -1.167

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.54341.09841.09841.09842.19312.19312.1931
C21.54342.19312.19312.19311.09841.09841.0984
H31.09842.19311.77481.77483.10642.54952.5495
H41.09842.19311.77481.77482.54952.54953.1064
H51.09842.19311.77481.77482.54953.10642.5495
H62.19311.09843.10642.54952.54951.77481.7748
H72.19311.09842.54952.54953.10641.77481.7748
H82.19311.09842.54953.10642.54951.77481.7748

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.107 C1 C2 H7 111.107
C1 C2 H8 111.107 C2 C1 H3 111.107
C2 C1 H4 111.107 C2 C1 H5 111.107
H3 C1 H4 107.788 H3 C1 H5 107.788
H4 C1 H5 107.788 H6 C2 H7 107.788
H6 C2 H8 107.788 H7 C2 H8 107.788
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at CID/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.395750
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-79.192267
Nuclear repulsion energy41.767989
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 A1' 3083 2883 0.00      
2 A1' 1525 1426 0.00      
3 A1' 1017 951 0.00      
4 A1" 310i 290i 0.00      
5 A2" 3068 2869 60.21      
6 A2" 1496 1399 3.12      
7 E' 3151 2947 69.79      
7 E' 3151 2947 69.79      
8 E' 1586 1483 10.36      
8 E' 1586 1483 10.36      
9 E' 949 888 4.58      
9 E' 949 888 4.58      
10 E" 3129 2926 0.00      
10 E" 3129 2926 0.00      
11 E" 1570 1469 0.00      
11 E" 1570 1469 0.00      
12 E" 1237 1157 0.00      
12 E" 1237 1157 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16561.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15488.7 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
2.67405 0.64572 0.64572

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

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.778
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.778
H3 0.000 1.021 1.181
H4 -0.884 -0.511 1.181
H5 0.884 -0.511 1.181
H6 0.000 1.021 -1.181
H7 0.884 -0.511 -1.181
H8 -0.884 -0.511 -1.181

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.55581.09771.09771.09772.20892.20892.2089
C21.55582.20892.20892.20891.09771.09771.0977
H31.09772.20891.76851.76852.36172.95052.9505
H41.09772.20891.76851.76852.95052.95052.3617
H51.09772.20891.76851.76852.95052.36172.9505
H62.20891.09772.36172.95052.95051.76851.7685
H72.20891.09772.95052.95052.36171.76851.7685
H82.20891.09772.95052.36172.95051.76851.7685

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.538 C1 C2 H7 111.538
C1 C2 H8 111.538 C2 C1 H3 111.538
C2 C1 H4 111.538 C2 C1 H5 111.538
H3 C1 H4 107.328 H3 C1 H5 107.328
H4 C1 H5 107.328 H6 C2 H7 107.328
H6 C2 H8 107.328 H7 C2 H8 107.328
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability