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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/cc-pVDZ

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 MP4=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.586777
Energy at 298.15K-79.592704
HF Energy-79.234309
Nuclear repulsion energy41.890108
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 MP4=FULL/cc-pVDZ
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 3061 2954        
2 A1g 1429 1379        
3 A1g 1030 994        
4 A1u 327 315        
5 A2u 3056 2949        
6 A2u 1397 1348        
7 Eg 3133 3024        
7 Eg 3133 3024        
8 Eg 1498 1445        
8 Eg 1497 1445        
9 Eg 1220 1177        
9 Eg 1220 1177        
10 Eu 3154 3044        
10 Eu 3154 3044        
11 Eu 1500 1448        
11 Eu 1500 1447        
12 Eu 818 790        
12 Eu 818 790        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16471.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9651) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15896.8 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 MP4=FULL/cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.62782 0.65950 0.65950

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.767
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.767
H3 0.000 1.030 1.167
H4 -0.892 -0.515 1.167
H5 0.892 -0.515 1.167
H6 0.000 -1.030 -1.167
H7 -0.892 0.515 -1.167
H8 0.892 0.515 -1.167

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53381.10501.10501.10502.19122.19122.1912
C21.53382.19122.19122.19121.10501.10501.1050
H31.10502.19121.78401.78403.11332.55152.5515
H41.10502.19121.78401.78402.55152.55153.1133
H51.10502.19121.78401.78402.55153.11332.5515
H62.19121.10503.11332.55152.55151.78401.7840
H72.19121.10502.55152.55153.11331.78401.7840
H82.19121.10502.55153.11332.55151.78401.7840

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.236 C1 C2 H7 111.236
C1 C2 H8 111.236 C2 C1 H3 111.236
C2 C1 H4 111.236 C2 C1 H5 111.236
H3 C1 H4 107.651 H3 C1 H5 107.651
H4 C1 H5 107.651 H6 C2 H7 107.651
H6 C2 H8 107.651 H7 C2 H8 107.651
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.581741
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-79.229050
Nuclear repulsion energy41.709863
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 MP4=FULL/cc-pVDZ
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' 3071 2964        
2 A1' 1441 1390        
3 A1' 1024 988        
4 A1" 322i 310i        
5 A2" 3061 2954        
6 A2" 1393 1344        
7 E' 3158 3047        
7 E' 3158 3047        
8 E' 1502 1450        
8 E' 1502 1449        
9 E' 891 860        
9 E' 891 860        
10 E" 3138 3028        
10 E" 3138 3028        
11 E" 1494 1442        
11 E" 1493 1441        
12 E" 1166 1126        
12 E" 1166 1126        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16182.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9651) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15617.8 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 MP4=FULL/cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.64986 0.64781 0.64781

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.774
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.774
H3 0.000 1.026 1.183
H4 -0.888 -0.513 1.183
H5 0.888 -0.513 1.183
H6 0.000 1.026 -1.183
H7 0.888 -0.513 -1.183
H8 -0.888 -0.513 -1.183

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.54811.10421.10421.10422.20952.20952.2095
C21.54812.20952.20952.20951.10421.10421.1042
H31.10422.20951.77661.77662.36582.95862.9586
H41.10422.20951.77661.77662.95862.95862.3658
H51.10422.20951.77661.77662.95862.36582.9586
H62.20951.10422.36582.95862.95861.77661.7766
H72.20951.10422.95862.95862.36581.77661.7766
H82.20951.10422.95862.36582.95861.77661.7766

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.731 C1 C2 H7 111.731
C1 C2 H8 111.731 C2 C1 H3 111.731
C2 C1 H4 111.731 C2 C1 H5 111.731
H3 C1 H4 107.120 H3 C1 H5 107.120
H4 C1 H5 107.120 H6 C2 H7 107.120
H6 C2 H8 107.120 H7 C2 H8 107.120
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability