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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2836.316799
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2835.939813
Nuclear repulsion energy1013.928384
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 B2PLYP=FULL/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 978 927 0.00      
2 A1g 438 416 0.00      
3 A1g 227 215 0.00      
4 A1u 87 82 0.00      
5 A2u 693 657 65.23      
6 A2u 387 367 0.99      
7 Eg 869 825 0.00      
7 Eg 869 824 0.00      
8 Eg 346 328 0.00      
8 Eg 346 328 0.00      
9 Eg 229 217 0.00      
9 Eg 229 217 0.00      
10 Eu 786 745 227.84      
10 Eu 786 745 227.83      
11 Eu 287 272 0.02      
11 Eu 287 272 0.02      
12 Eu 168 160 0.28      
12 Eu 168 160 0.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4089.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9484) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3878.0 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.02858 0.02344 0.02344

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.794
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.794
Cl3 0.000 1.677 1.396
Cl4 -1.452 -0.838 1.396
Cl5 1.452 -0.838 1.396
Cl6 0.000 -1.677 -1.396
Cl7 -1.452 0.838 -1.396
Cl8 1.452 0.838 -1.396

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.58741.78181.78181.78182.75832.75832.7583
C21.58742.75832.75832.75831.78181.78181.7818
Cl31.78182.75832.90432.90434.36423.25753.2575
Cl41.78182.75832.90432.90433.25753.25754.3642
Cl51.78182.75832.90432.90433.25754.36423.2575
Cl62.75831.78184.36423.25753.25752.90432.9043
Cl72.75831.78183.25753.25754.36422.90432.9043
Cl82.75831.78183.25754.36423.25752.90432.9043

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.770 C1 C2 Cl7 109.770
C1 C2 Cl8 109.770 C2 C1 Cl3 109.770
C2 C1 Cl4 109.770 C2 C1 Cl5 109.770
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.170 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.170
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.170 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.170
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.170 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.170
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability