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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/CEP-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-13.537269
Energy at 298.15K-13.540411
HF Energy-13.483129
Nuclear repulsion energy19.106533
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 B2PLYP/CEP-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 3177 3177 0.00      
2 Ag 1674 1674 0.00      
3 Ag 1373 1373 0.00      
4 Au 1035 1035 0.00      
5 B1u 3151 3151 31.32      
6 B1u 1483 1483 10.97      
7 B2g 909 909 0.00      
8 B2u 3279 3279 85.81      
9 B2u 821 821 3.08      
10 B3g 3231 3231 0.00      
11 B3g 1211 1211 0.00      
12 B3u 972 972 181.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11157.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11157.1 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 B2PLYP/CEP-31G
ABC
4.78448 0.94660 0.79025

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/CEP-31G

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.689
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.689
H3 0.000 0.935 1.261
H4 0.000 -0.935 1.261
H5 0.000 -0.935 -1.261
H6 0.000 0.935 -1.261

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.37831.09591.09592.16272.1627
C21.37832.16272.16271.09591.0959
H31.09592.16271.86983.13952.5220
H41.09592.16271.86982.52203.1395
H52.16271.09593.13952.52201.8698
H62.16271.09592.52203.13951.8698

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.454 C1 C2 H6 121.454
C2 C1 H3 121.454 C2 C1 H4 121.454
H3 C1 H4 117.092 H5 C2 H6 117.092
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.338      
2 C -0.338      
3 H 0.169      
4 H 0.169      
5 H 0.169      
6 H 0.169      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.484 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.487 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.897


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.950
(<r2>)1/2 4.685