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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.419030
Energy at 298.15K-78.422207
HF Energy-78.062255
Nuclear repulsion energy33.396080
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 QCISD/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 3173 3026 0.00      
2 Ag 1694 1615 0.00      
3 Ag 1384 1320 0.00      
4 Au 1061 1012 0.00      
5 B1u 3153 3007 13.43      
6 B1u 1490 1421 8.98      
7 B2g 969 924 0.00      
8 B2u 3261 3110 18.52      
9 B2u 833 794 0.00      
10 B3g 3235 3085 0.00      
11 B3g 1254 1196 0.00      
12 B3u 980 935 92.67      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11242.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9537) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10721.6 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 QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
4.91530 1.00503 0.83442

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

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.666
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.666
H3 0.000 0.922 1.233
H4 0.000 -0.922 1.233
H5 0.000 -0.922 -1.233
H6 0.000 0.922 -1.233

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.33211.08251.08252.11092.1109
C21.33212.11092.11091.08251.0825
H31.08252.11091.84473.07912.4654
H41.08252.11091.84472.46543.0791
H52.11091.08253.07912.46541.8447
H62.11091.08252.46543.07911.8447

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.562 C1 C2 H6 121.562
C2 C1 H3 121.562 C2 C1 H4 121.562
H3 C1 H4 116.875 H5 C2 H6 116.875
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability