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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-13.649697
Energy at 298.15K-13.652843
HF Energy-13.649697
Nuclear repulsion energy19.219241
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 PBEPBE/CEP-121G
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 3058 3058 0.00      
2 Ag 1618 1618 0.00      
3 Ag 1342 1342 0.00      
4 Au 1025 1025 0.00      
5 B1u 3032 3032 23.64      
6 B1u 1436 1436 10.29      
7 B2g 933 933 0.00      
8 B2u 3163 3163 54.01      
9 B2u 812 812 3.07      
10 B3g 3130 3130 0.00      
11 B3g 1196 1196 0.00      
12 B3u 949 949 138.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10847.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10847.5 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 PBEPBE/CEP-121G
ABC
4.79743 0.96785 0.80537

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/CEP-121G

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.679
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.679
H3 0.000 0.934 1.256
H4 0.000 -0.934 1.256
H5 0.000 -0.934 -1.256
H6 0.000 0.934 -1.256

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.35781.09741.09742.14802.1480
C21.35782.14802.14801.09741.0974
H31.09742.14801.86723.12942.5112
H41.09742.14801.86722.51123.1294
H52.14801.09743.12942.51121.8672
H62.14801.09742.51123.12941.8672

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.705 C1 C2 H6 121.705
C2 C1 H3 121.705 C2 C1 H4 121.705
H3 C1 H4 116.591 H5 C2 H6 116.591
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.264      
2 C -0.264      
3 H 0.132      
4 H 0.132      
5 H 0.132      
6 H 0.132      


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 -15.748 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.210 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.159
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.564 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.743 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.821
Polar
3z2-r23.642
x2-y2-3.538
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.811 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.228 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.127


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.833
(<r2>)1/2 4.673