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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.818035
Energy at 298.15K-79.823962
HF Energy-79.818035
Nuclear repulsion energy42.051301
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 TPSSh/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 3044 2928 0.00 233.98 0.01 0.02
2 A1g 1467 1412 0.00 8.74 0.71 0.83
3 A1g 1015 977 0.00 9.58 0.28 0.44
4 A1u 303 292 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 3040 2925 70.27 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 1468 1412 2.52 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 3101 2984 0.00 144.11 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 3101 2984 0.00 144.10 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1558 1499 0.00 46.48 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1558 1499 0.00 46.48 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1256 1209 0.00 4.19 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1256 1209 0.00 4.19 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 3129 3011 90.36 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 3129 3011 90.35 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 1562 1503 10.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 1562 1503 10.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 852 820 6.53 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 852 820 6.53 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16627.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9621) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15997.2 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 TPSSh/6-31G
ABC
2.66878 0.66080 0.66080

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

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.768
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.768
H3 0.000 1.022 1.164
H4 -0.885 -0.511 1.164
H5 0.885 -0.511 1.164
H6 0.000 -1.022 -1.164
H7 -0.885 0.511 -1.164
H8 0.885 0.511 -1.164

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53611.09611.09611.09612.18592.18592.1859
C21.53612.18592.18592.18591.09611.09611.0961
H31.09612.18591.77021.77023.09832.54282.5428
H41.09612.18591.77021.77022.54282.54283.0983
H51.09612.18591.77021.77022.54283.09832.5428
H62.18591.09613.09832.54282.54281.77021.7702
H72.18591.09612.54282.54283.09831.77021.7702
H82.18591.09612.54283.09832.54281.77021.7702

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.187 C1 C2 H7 111.187
C1 C2 H8 111.187 C2 C1 H3 111.187
C2 C1 H4 111.187 C2 C1 H5 111.187
H3 C1 H4 107.702 H3 C1 H5 107.702
H4 C1 H5 107.702 H6 C2 H7 107.702
H6 C2 H8 107.702 H7 C2 H8 107.702
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.446      
2 C -0.446      
3 H 0.149      
4 H 0.149      
5 H 0.149      
6 H 0.149      
7 H 0.149      
8 H 0.149      


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


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.326 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.326 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.514


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.779
(<r2>)1/2 5.548