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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-13.631670
Energy at 298.15K-13.634802
HF Energy-13.631670
Nuclear repulsion energy19.215986
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 M06-2X/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 3203 3203 0.00      
2 Ag 1734 1734 0.00      
3 Ag 1361 1361 0.00      
4 Au 1038 1038 0.00      
5 B1u 3182 3182 17.39      
6 B1u 1444 1444 9.47      
7 B2g 963 963 0.00      
8 B2u 3291 3291 42.67      
9 B2u 787 787 1.54      
10 B3g 3249 3249 0.00      
11 B3g 1162 1162 0.00      
12 B3u 970 970 151.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11191.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11191.5 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 M06-2X/CEP-31G*
ABC
4.78206 0.96533 0.80320

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/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 0.935 1.251
H4 0.000 -0.935 1.251
H5 0.000 -0.935 -1.251
H6 0.000 0.935 -1.251

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.36361.09461.09462.14692.1469
C21.36362.14692.14691.09461.0946
H31.09462.14691.87023.12332.5014
H41.09462.14691.87022.50143.1233
H52.14691.09463.12332.50141.8702
H62.14691.09462.50143.12331.8702

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.314 C1 C2 H6 121.314
C2 C1 H3 121.314 C2 C1 H4 121.314
H3 C1 H4 117.372 H5 C2 H6 117.372
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.391      
2 C -0.391      
3 H 0.196      
4 H 0.196      
5 H 0.196      
6 H 0.196      


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 -15.543 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.701 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.825
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.781 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.984 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.797
Polar
3z2-r23.594
x2-y2-3.843
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.612 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.576 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.839


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.608
(<r2>)1/2 4.648