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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2832.837604
Energy at 298.15K-2832.837988
HF Energy-2832.368093
Nuclear repulsion energy977.978591
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 MP2/6-31G
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 1036 992 0.00      
2 A1g 388 371 0.00      
3 A1g 215 205 0.00      
4 A1u 82 79 0.00      
5 A2u 634 607 46.95      
6 A2u 349 334 0.72      
7 Eg 810 775 0.00      
7 Eg 810 775 0.00      
8 Eg 325 311 0.00      
8 Eg 325 311 0.00      
9 Eg 214 205 0.00      
9 Eg 214 205 0.00      
10 Eu 717 686 152.52      
10 Eu 717 686 152.52      
11 Eu 265 253 0.39      
11 Eu 265 253 0.39      
12 Eu 159 152 0.54      
12 Eu 159 152 0.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3841.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9568) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3675.3 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 MP2/6-31G
ABC
0.02636 0.02193 0.02193

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.776
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.776
Cl3 0.000 1.746 1.439
Cl4 -1.512 -0.873 1.439
Cl5 1.512 -0.873 1.439
Cl6 0.000 -1.746 -1.439
Cl7 -1.512 0.873 -1.439
Cl8 1.512 0.873 -1.439

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.55181.86751.86751.86752.82022.82022.8202
C21.55182.82022.82022.82021.86751.86751.8675
Cl31.86752.82023.02373.02374.52493.36623.3662
Cl41.86752.82023.02373.02373.36623.36624.5249
Cl51.86752.82023.02373.02373.36624.52493.3662
Cl62.82021.86754.52493.36623.36623.02373.0237
Cl72.82021.86753.36623.36624.52493.02373.0237
Cl82.82021.86753.36624.52493.36623.02373.0237

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 110.801 C1 C2 Cl7 110.801
C1 C2 Cl8 110.801 C2 C1 Cl3 110.801
C2 C1 Cl4 110.801 C2 C1 Cl5 110.801
Cl3 C1 Cl4 108.109 Cl3 C1 Cl5 108.109
Cl4 C1 Cl5 108.109 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.109
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.109 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.109
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability