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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/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 PBE1PBE/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-13.667986
Energy at 298.15K-13.671140
HF Energy-13.667986
Nuclear repulsion energy19.421815
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 PBE1PBE/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 3158 3158 0.00      
2 Ag 1689 1689 0.00      
3 Ag 1370 1370 0.00      
4 Au 1058 1058 0.00      
5 B1u 3141 3141 20.29      
6 B1u 1461 1461 9.20      
7 B2g 944 944 0.00      
8 B2u 3255 3255 33.76      
9 B2u 819 819 1.32      
10 B3g 3228 3228 0.00      
11 B3g 1224 1224 0.00      
12 B3u 966 966 126.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11156.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11156.9 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 PBE1PBE/CEP-121G*
ABC
4.85295 0.99500 0.82571

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/CEP-121G*

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.669
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.669
H3 0.000 0.928 1.240
H4 0.000 -0.928 1.240
H5 0.000 -0.928 -1.240
H6 0.000 0.928 -1.240

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.33781.09011.09012.12312.1231
C21.33782.12312.12311.09011.0901
H31.09012.12311.85653.09872.4810
H41.09012.12311.85652.48103.0987
H52.12311.09013.09872.48101.8565
H62.12311.09012.48103.09871.8565

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.622 C1 C2 H6 121.622
C2 C1 H3 121.622 C2 C1 H4 121.622
H3 C1 H4 116.757 H5 C2 H6 116.757
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.352      
2 C -0.352      
3 H 0.176      
4 H 0.176      
5 H 0.176      
6 H 0.176      


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 -15.705 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.029 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.931
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.725 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.789 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.936
Polar
3z2-r23.872
x2-y2-3.676
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.927 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.175 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.044


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.440
(<r2>)1/2 4.630