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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: CCSD/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 CCSD/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-13.561574
Energy at 298.15K-13.564694
HF Energy-13.275873
Nuclear repulsion energy19.348001
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 CCSD/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 3148 2969 0.00      
2 Ag 1673 1578 0.00      
3 Ag 1366 1288 0.00      
4 Au 1034 975 0.00      
5 B1u 3130 2952 21.13      
6 B1u 1483 1399 6.62      
7 B2g 831 783 0.00      
8 B2u 3242 3057 39.15      
9 B2u 825 778 0.64      
10 B3g 3217 3034 0.00      
11 B3g 1235 1165 0.00      
12 B3u 946 892 117.70      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11064.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9431) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10434.8 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 CCSD/CEP-121G*
ABC
4.84853 0.98144 0.81622

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

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.675
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.675
H3 0.000 0.929 1.245
H4 0.000 -0.929 1.245
H5 0.000 -0.929 -1.245
H6 0.000 0.929 -1.245

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.34941.08991.08992.13272.1327
C21.34942.13272.13271.08991.0899
H31.08992.13271.85743.10682.4905
H41.08992.13271.85742.49053.1068
H52.13271.08993.10682.49051.8574
H62.13271.08992.49053.10681.8574

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.564 C1 C2 H6 121.564
C2 C1 H3 121.564 C2 C1 H4 121.564
H3 C1 H4 116.872 H5 C2 H6 116.872
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability