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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/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 MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.436856
Energy at 298.15K-78.440035
HF Energy-78.062473
Nuclear repulsion energy33.479998
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 MP2=FULL/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 3205 3021 0.00 194.81 0.09 0.17
2 Ag 1685 1588 0.00 20.93 0.01 0.02
3 Ag 1386 1307 0.00 32.01 0.23 0.38
4 Au 1077 1016 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 B1u 3185 3003 9.16 0.00 0.16 0.00
6 B1u 1484 1399 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 B2g 968 912 0.00 2.30 0.75 0.86
8 B2u 3303 3114 11.87 0.00 0.00 0.00
9 B2u 831 783 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 B3g 3277 3089 0.00 101.94 0.75 0.86
11 B3g 1247 1175 0.00 0.38 0.75 0.86
12 B3u 981 925 94.15 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11314.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9427) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10665.9 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/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
4.92893 1.01069 0.83871

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.665
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.665
H3 0.000 0.921 1.228
H4 0.000 -0.921 1.228
H5 0.000 -0.921 -1.228
H6 0.000 0.921 -1.228

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.32941.07951.07952.10462.1046
C21.32942.10462.10461.07951.0795
H31.07952.10461.84223.06952.4553
H41.07952.10461.84222.45533.0695
H52.10461.07953.06952.45531.8422
H62.10461.07952.45533.06951.8422

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.432 C1 C2 H6 121.432
C2 C1 H3 121.432 C2 C1 H4 121.432
H3 C1 H4 117.136 H5 C2 H6 117.136
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability