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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2823.583689
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2823.583689
Nuclear repulsion energy994.854450
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 wB97X-D/3-21G
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 1045 1045 0.00 17.03 0.03 0.05
2 A1g 413 413 0.00 30.05 0.05 0.10
3 A1g 217 217 0.00 3.10 0.68 0.81
4 A1u 81 81 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 663 663 51.28 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 358 358 1.45 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 848 848 0.00 21.02 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 848 848 0.00 21.00 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 335 335 0.00 11.71 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 335 335 0.00 11.70 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 217 217 0.00 7.53 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 217 217 0.00 7.53 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 780 780 196.93 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 780 780 197.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 266 266 0.78 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 266 266 0.78 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 161 161 0.69 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 161 161 0.69 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3994.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3994.5 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 wB97X-D/3-21G
ABC
0.02706 0.02282 0.02282

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.770
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.770
Cl3 0.000 1.723 1.403
Cl4 -1.492 -0.862 1.403
Cl5 1.492 -0.862 1.403
Cl6 0.000 -1.723 -1.403
Cl7 -1.492 0.862 -1.403
Cl8 1.492 0.862 -1.403

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.53931.83601.83601.83602.77322.77322.7732
C21.53932.77322.77322.77321.83601.83601.8360
Cl31.83602.77322.98462.98464.44453.29323.2932
Cl41.83602.77322.98462.98463.29323.29324.4445
Cl51.83602.77322.98462.98463.29324.44453.2932
Cl62.77321.83604.44453.29323.29322.98462.9846
Cl72.77321.83603.29323.29324.44452.98462.9846
Cl82.77321.83603.29324.44453.29322.98462.9846

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 110.188 C1 C2 Cl7 110.188
C1 C2 Cl8 110.188 C2 C1 Cl3 110.188
C2 C1 Cl4 110.188 C2 C1 Cl5 110.188
Cl3 C1 Cl4 108.745 Cl3 C1 Cl5 108.745
Cl4 C1 Cl5 108.745 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.745
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.745 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.745
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.631      
2 C -0.631      
3 Cl 0.210      
4 Cl 0.210      
5 Cl 0.210      
6 Cl 0.210      
7 Cl 0.210      
8 Cl 0.210      


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 -87.747 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -87.747 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -89.225
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.739 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.739 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.479
Polar
3z2-r2-2.957
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 12.033 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.031 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 8.329


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 565.929
(<r2>)1/2 23.789