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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: G2

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at G2
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.415943
Energy at 298.15K-78.419274
HF Energy-78.031718
Nuclear repulsion energy33.684696
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 HF/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3345 3152 0.00 180.39 0.14 0.24
2 Ag 1856 1749 0.00 17.02 0.09 0.16
3 Ag 1497 1410 0.00 46.45 0.40 0.57
4 Au 1155 1088 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 B1u 3322 3130 25.15 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 B1u 1610 1517 5.92 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 B2g 1099 1036 0.00 3.65 0.75 0.86
8 B2u 3421 3224 40.35 0.00 0.00 0.00
9 B2u 897 845 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 B3g 3395 3199 0.00 125.28 0.75 0.86
11 B3g 1352 1274 0.00 1.30 0.75 0.86
12 B3u 1095 1032 101.19 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12021.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11326.8 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
4.90931 0.99936 0.83033

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.668
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.668
H3 0.000 0.923 1.238
H4 0.000 -0.923 1.238
H5 0.000 -0.923 -1.238
H6 0.000 0.923 -1.238

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.33501.08481.08482.11692.1169
C21.33502.11692.11691.08481.0848
H31.08482.11691.84583.08772.4752
H41.08482.11691.84582.47523.0877
H52.11691.08483.08772.47521.8458
H62.11691.08482.47523.08771.8458

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 120.703 C1 C2 H6 120.703
C2 C1 H3 120.703 C2 C1 H4 120.703
H3 C1 H4 118.595 H5 C2 H6 118.595
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability