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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2837.136989
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2837.136989
Nuclear repulsion energy1017.783000
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 M06-2X/6-31+G**
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 992 944 0.00 6.85 0.32 0.48
2 A1g 447 425 0.00 30.09 0.03 0.05
3 A1g 228 217 0.00 2.93 0.34 0.51
4 A1u 82 78 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 699 666 57.90 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 387 368 1.32 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 887 845 0.00 18.31 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 887 844 0.00 17.88 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 349 332 0.00 7.84 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 349 332 0.00 7.74 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 226 215 0.00 4.78 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 226 215 0.00 4.63 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 806 767 207.61 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 806 767 208.45 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 285 271 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 285 271 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 167 159 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 167 159 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4136.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9522) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3938.7 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 M06-2X/6-31+G**
ABC
0.02878 0.02363 0.02363

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31+G**

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.793
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.793
Cl3 0.000 1.671 1.390
Cl4 -1.447 -0.835 1.390
Cl5 1.447 -0.835 1.390
Cl6 0.000 -1.671 -1.390
Cl7 -1.447 0.835 -1.390
Cl8 1.447 0.835 -1.390

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.58561.77451.77451.77452.74922.74922.7492
C21.58562.74922.74922.74921.77451.77451.7745
Cl31.77452.74922.89402.89404.34733.24413.2441
Cl41.77452.74922.89402.89403.24413.24414.3473
Cl51.77452.74922.89402.89403.24414.34733.2441
Cl62.74921.77454.34733.24413.24412.89402.8940
Cl72.74921.77453.24413.24414.34732.89402.8940
Cl82.74921.77453.24414.34733.24412.89402.8940

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.679 C1 C2 Cl7 109.679
C1 C2 Cl8 109.679 C2 C1 Cl3 109.679
C2 C1 Cl4 109.679 C2 C1 Cl5 109.679
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.262 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.262
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.262 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.262
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.262 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.262
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.825      
2 C -0.825      
3 Cl 0.275      
4 Cl 0.275      
5 Cl 0.275      
6 Cl 0.275      
7 Cl 0.275      
8 Cl 0.275      


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
Primitive
 xyz
x -85.454 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -85.454 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -87.592
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.069 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.069 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.138
Polar
3z2-r2-4.277
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 14.317 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 14.318 0.007
z 0.000 0.007 12.733


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 543.289
(<r2>)1/2 23.309