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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2832.717009
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2832.717009
Nuclear repulsion energy1019.235019
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 HF/6-311G*
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 1100 995 0.00 8.95 0.45 0.62
2 A1g 468 423 0.00 24.56 0.05 0.09
3 A1g 245 221 0.00 1.97 0.60 0.75
4 A1u 95 86 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 749 677 68.37 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 412 373 0.65 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 978 885 0.00 27.46 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 978 885 0.00 27.46 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 373 338 0.00 10.21 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 373 338 0.00 10.21 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 249 226 0.00 4.49 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 249 226 0.00 4.49 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 877 793 218.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 877 793 218.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 310 280 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 310 280 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 184 166 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 184 166 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4505.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4074.7 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 HF/6-311G*
ABC
0.02910 0.02356 0.02356

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G*

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.789
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.789
Cl3 0.000 1.662 1.399
Cl4 -1.439 -0.831 1.399
Cl5 1.439 -0.831 1.399
Cl6 0.000 -1.662 -1.399
Cl7 -1.439 0.831 -1.399
Cl8 1.439 0.831 -1.399

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.57851.77011.77011.77012.74792.74792.7479
C21.57852.74792.74792.74791.77011.77011.7701
Cl31.77012.74792.87802.87804.34473.25483.2548
Cl41.77012.74792.87802.87803.25483.25484.3447
Cl51.77012.74792.87802.87803.25484.34473.2548
Cl62.74791.77014.34473.25483.25482.87802.8780
Cl72.74791.77013.25483.25484.34472.87802.8780
Cl82.74791.77013.25484.34473.25482.87802.8780

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 110.163 C1 C2 Cl7 110.163
C1 C2 Cl8 110.163 C2 C1 Cl3 110.163
C2 C1 Cl4 110.163 C2 C1 Cl5 110.163
Cl3 C1 Cl4 108.771 Cl3 C1 Cl5 108.771
Cl4 C1 Cl5 108.771 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.771
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.771 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.771
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.235      
2 C -0.235      
3 Cl 0.078      
4 Cl 0.078      
5 Cl 0.078      
6 Cl 0.078      
7 Cl 0.078      
8 Cl 0.078      


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 ÅAn error occurred on the server when processing the URL. Please contact the system administrator.

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