Molecule
Name
Ethane
IUPAC name
Ethane
Secondary names
Methylmethane, Bimethyl, Dimethyl, Ethyl hydride, C2H6
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H6/c1-2/h1-2H3
InChI key
OTMSDBZUPAUEDD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number
74-84-0
Comments
natural C2H6
Formula
C2H6
Chemical formula
C2H6
Structural formula
[CH3][CH3]
Charge
0
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
C Carbon 2
H Hydrogen 6
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
equilibrated
Molar mass
30.069 g/mol
State STP
gas
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
nonpolar
Dipole
0.0 D
Molecule symmetry
D3d
Case
nonlinear-polyatomic
Vibrations number
12
Vibrations
Label Mode Bond Symmetry Degeneracy Fundamental frequency Observed frequency Observed frequency Harmonic frequency Activity IR Activity Raman Strength Comments
V1 stretching sym. CH3 A1 no 2954.0 inactive active ia Raman: 2953.7 cm1
V2 bending sym. CH3 A1 no 1388.0 inactive active ia Raman: 1388.4 cm1
V3 stretching CC A1 no 995.0 inactive active ia Raman: 994.8 cm1
V4 deformation C2H6 A1 no 289.0 289.0 active inactive
V5 stretching sym. CH3 A2 no 2896.0 2895.8 active inactive
V6 bending sym. CH3 A2 no 1379.0 1379.2 active inactive
V7 stretching CH3 E double 2969.0 inactive active ia Raman: 2968.7 cm1 - intensity is 'vs' in "BaseMol database" 2002 (J. Crovisier)!
V8 deformation CH3 E double 1468.0 inactive active ia Raman: 1468.1 cm1
V9 bending asym. in-p (rocking) CH3 E double 1190.0 inactive active ia fundamental frequency determined from an overtone or combination
V10 stretching CH3 E double 2985.0 2985.4 active inactive inactive (?) in "BaseMol database" 2002 (J. Crovisier)
V11 deformation CH3 E double 1469.0 1469.0 active inactive Fermi resonance with ν4+ν12 - inactive (?) in "BaseMol database" 2002 (J. Crovisier)
V12 bending asym. in-p (rocking) CH3 E double 822.0 821.6 active inactive s intensity from "BaseMol database" 2002 (J. Crovisier)
Comments
Vibrations of the main isotope: 12C2H6. Data from NIST Chemistry WebBook
Publications
Chemical functions
  Function Number
RCH3 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
CH 6
CC 1