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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/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 B3PW91/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-13.711489
Energy at 298.15K-13.714639
HF Energy-13.711489
Nuclear repulsion energy19.409764
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-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 3141 3007 0.00      
2 Ag 1679 1607 0.00      
3 Ag 1365 1307 0.00      
4 Au 1054 1009 0.00      
5 B1u 3124 2991 23.52      
6 B1u 1460 1397 8.50      
7 B2g 936 896 0.00      
8 B2u 3236 3097 38.62      
9 B2u 819 784 1.25      
10 B3g 3208 3071 0.00      
11 B3g 1222 1170 0.00      
12 B3u 960 919 125.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11101.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9573) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10627.7 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-121G*
ABC
4.85331 0.99303 0.82436

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/CEP-121G*

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.670
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.670
H3 0.000 0.928 1.242
H4 0.000 -0.928 1.242
H5 0.000 -0.928 -1.242
H6 0.000 0.928 -1.242

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.33921.09041.09042.12482.1248
C21.33922.12482.12481.09041.0904
H31.09042.12481.85653.10062.4835
H41.09042.12481.85652.48353.1006
H52.12481.09043.10062.48351.8565
H62.12481.09042.48353.10061.8565

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.649 C1 C2 H6 121.649
C2 C1 H3 121.649 C2 C1 H4 121.649
H3 C1 H4 116.703 H5 C2 H6 116.703
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.345      
2 C -0.345      
3 H 0.173      
4 H 0.173      
5 H 0.173      
6 H 0.173      


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 -15.651 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.898
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.702 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.774 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.928
Polar
3z2-r23.855
x2-y2-3.651
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.933 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.183 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.067


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.435
(<r2>)1/2 4.630