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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl6 (hexachloroethane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2837.523109
Energy at 298.15K-2837.523736
HF Energy-2837.523109
Nuclear repulsion energy1008.301352
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 B3LYP/6-311G*
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 935 904 0.00      
2 A1g 424 410 0.00      
3 A1g 225 217 0.00      
4 A1u 85 82 0.00      
5 A2u 670 647 71.91      
6 A2u 377 365 0.15      
7 Eg 823 795 0.00      
7 Eg 823 795 0.00      
8 Eg 334 323 0.00      
8 Eg 334 323 0.00      
9 Eg 226 218 0.00      
9 Eg 226 218 0.00      
10 Eu 737 712 263.37      
10 Eu 737 712 263.40      
11 Eu 283 273 0.27      
11 Eu 283 273 0.27      
12 Eu 167 161 0.34      
12 Eu 167 161 0.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3926.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3794.5 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 B3LYP/6-311G*
ABC
0.02832 0.02315 0.02315

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.796
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.796
Cl3 0.000 1.684 1.407
Cl4 -1.459 -0.842 1.407
Cl5 1.459 -0.842 1.407
Cl6 0.000 -1.684 -1.407
Cl7 -1.459 0.842 -1.407
Cl8 1.459 0.842 -1.407

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6 Cl7 Cl8
C11.59141.79191.79191.79192.77302.77302.7730
C21.59142.77302.77302.77301.79191.79191.7919
Cl31.79192.77302.91742.91744.38963.27983.2798
Cl41.79192.77302.91742.91743.27983.27984.3896
Cl51.79192.77302.91742.91743.27984.38963.2798
Cl62.77301.79194.38963.27983.27982.91742.9174
Cl72.77301.79193.27983.27984.38962.91742.9174
Cl82.77301.79193.27984.38963.27982.91742.9174

picture of hexachloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl6 109.951 C1 C2 Cl7 109.951
C1 C2 Cl8 109.951 C2 C1 Cl3 109.951
C2 C1 Cl4 109.951 C2 C1 Cl5 109.951
Cl3 C1 Cl4 108.987 Cl3 C1 Cl5 108.987
Cl4 C1 Cl5 108.987 Cl6 C2 Cl7 108.987
Cl6 C2 Cl8 108.987 Cl7 C2 Cl8 108.987
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.313      
2 C -0.313      
3 Cl 0.104      
4 Cl 0.104      
5 Cl 0.104      
6 Cl 0.104      
7 Cl 0.104      
8 Cl 0.104      


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 -86.334 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -86.334 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -89.201
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.433 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.433 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.867
Polar
3z2-r2-5.734
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 13.541 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 13.541 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.806


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 553.467
(<r2>)1/2 23.526