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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

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(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2836.477167
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2835.971748
Nuclear repulsion energy1018.129012
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(2df,p)
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 984 984 0.00 3.49 0.22 0.36
2 A1g 438 438 0.00 23.38 0.03 0.05
3 A1g 224 224 0.00 1.22 0.54 0.70
4 A1u 85 85 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 691 691 55.16 0.00 0.37 0.54
6 A2u 382 382 0.81 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 860 860 0.00 9.61 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 860 860 0.00 9.60 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 344 344 0.00 6.44 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 344 344 0.00 6.44 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 225 225 0.00 3.02 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 225 225 0.00 3.02 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 790 790 206.36 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 790 790 206.38 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 280 280 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 280 280 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 166 166 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 166 166 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4065.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4065.2 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(2df,p)
ABC
0.02881 0.02364 0.02364

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.791
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.791
Cl3 0.000 1.670 1.390
Cl4 -1.446 -0.835 1.390
Cl5 1.446 -0.835 1.390
Cl6 0.000 -1.670 -1.390
Cl7 -1.446 0.835 -1.390
Cl8 1.446 0.835 -1.390

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.58181.77441.77441.77442.74712.74712.7471
C21.58182.74712.74712.74711.77441.77441.7744
Cl31.77442.74712.89262.89264.34613.24373.2437
Cl41.77442.74712.89262.89263.24373.24374.3461
Cl51.77442.74712.89262.89263.24374.34613.2437
Cl62.74711.77444.34613.24373.24372.89262.8926
Cl72.74711.77443.24373.24374.34612.89262.8926
Cl82.74711.77443.24374.34613.24372.89262.8926

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.746 C1 C2 Cl7 109.746
C1 C2 Cl8 109.746 C2 C1 Cl3 109.746
C2 C1 Cl4 109.746 C2 C1 Cl5 109.746
Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.195 Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.195
Cl4 C1 Cl5 109.195 Cl6 C2 Cl7 109.195
Cl6 C2 Cl8 109.195 Cl7 C2 Cl8 109.195
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability