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. 2026 Apr 21;37(4):1703–1718. doi: 10.1007/s11224-026-02730-8

Table 14.

Conformational energetics of ethane’s atoms. Method: 2PDM-M/CCSD(T)/uncontracted 6–31 + G(d, p). Grid is (15,15). Units: kJ/mol

atom Minimum Optimised eclipsed Rigid rotation eclipsed
C1 87.2 87.4 87.1
C2 87.2 87.4 87.1
H3 29.9 29.8 29.8
H4 29.9 29.8 29.8
H5 29.9 29.8 29.8
H6 29.9 29.8 29.8
H7 29.9 29.8 29.8
H8 29.9 29.8 29.8