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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/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 B3PW91/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-13.699523
Energy at 298.15K-13.702643
HF Energy-13.699523
Nuclear repulsion energy19.195509
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 B3PW91/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 3173 3037 0.00      
2 Ag 1712 1639 0.00      
3 Ag 1359 1301 0.00      
4 Au 1034 990 0.00      
5 B1u 3153 3019 25.89      
6 B1u 1441 1380 9.39      
7 B2g 914 875 0.00      
8 B2u 3265 3126 52.90      
9 B2u 795 761 2.12      
10 B3g 3221 3084 0.00      
11 B3g 1173 1123 0.00      
12 B3u 951 910 157.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11094.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9573) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10621.0 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 B3PW91/CEP-31G*
ABC
4.77815 0.96333 0.80170

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/CEP-31G*

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.682
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.682
H3 0.000 0.936 1.253
H4 0.000 -0.936 1.253
H5 0.000 -0.936 -1.253
H6 0.000 0.936 -1.253

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.36421.09611.09612.14972.1497
C21.36422.14972.14971.09611.0961
H31.09612.14971.87103.12802.5067
H41.09612.14971.87102.50673.1280
H52.14971.09613.12802.50671.8710
H62.14971.09612.50673.12801.8710

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.410 C1 C2 H6 121.410
C2 C1 H3 121.410 C2 C1 H4 121.410
H3 C1 H4 117.181 H5 C2 H6 117.181
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.389      
2 C -0.389      
3 H 0.195      
4 H 0.195      
5 H 0.195      
6 H 0.195      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.549 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.623 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.719
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.878 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.011 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.867
Polar
3z2-r23.734
x2-y2-3.925
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.639 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.580 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.927


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.604
(<r2>)1/2 4.648