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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.433379
Energy at 298.15K-78.436539
HF Energy-78.061928
Nuclear repulsion energy33.305797
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 CCSD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3155 3114        
2 Ag 1666 1644        
3 Ag 1367 1349        
4 Au 1045 1031        
5 B1u 3136 3095        
6 B1u 1475 1456        
7 B2g 943 930        
8 B2u 3245 3203        
9 B2u 822 811        
10 B3g 3219 3177        
11 B3g 1241 1224        
12 B3u 961 948        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11137.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9869) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10991.1 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 CCSD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
4.89782 0.99850 0.82941

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.669
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.669
H3 0.000 0.924 1.235
H4 0.000 -0.924 1.235
H5 0.000 -0.924 -1.235
H6 0.000 0.924 -1.235

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.33741.08391.08392.11632.1163
C21.33742.11632.11631.08391.0839
H31.08392.11631.84803.08532.4706
H41.08392.11631.84802.47063.0853
H52.11631.08393.08532.47061.8480
H62.11631.08392.47063.08531.8480

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.517 C1 C2 H6 121.517
C2 C1 H3 121.517 C2 C1 H4 121.517
H3 C1 H4 116.965 H5 C2 H6 116.965
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability