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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-13.679543
Energy at 298.15K-13.682694
HF Energy-13.679543
Nuclear repulsion energy19.402458
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 B3LYP/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 3126 3031 0.00 222.64 0.16 0.27
2 Ag 1671 1620 0.00 11.47 0.02 0.03
3 Ag 1363 1322 0.00 41.87 0.36 0.53
4 Au 1052 1020 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 B1u 3112 3017 26.38 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 B1u 1467 1422 7.19 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 B2g 931 902 0.00 1.40 0.75 0.86
8 B2u 3218 3119 46.17 0.00 0.00 0.00
9 B2u 823 798 0.79 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 B3g 3189 3092 0.00 137.95 0.75 0.86
11 B3g 1226 1189 0.00 0.94 0.75 0.86
12 B3u 960 931 121.58 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11068.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9694) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10730.2 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 B3LYP/CEP-121G*
ABC
4.85875 0.99087 0.82303

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/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
C11.34101.08991.08992.12612.1261
C21.34102.12612.12611.08991.0899
H31.08992.12611.85543.10132.4850
H41.08992.12611.85542.48503.1013
H52.12611.08993.10132.48501.8554
H62.12611.08992.48503.10131.8554

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.657 C1 C2 H6 121.657
C2 C1 H3 121.657 C2 C1 H4 121.657
H3 C1 H4 116.686 H5 C2 H6 116.686
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.316      
2 C -0.316      
3 H 0.158      
4 H 0.158      
5 H 0.158      
6 H 0.158      


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 -15.779 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.213 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.091
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.627 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.723 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.905
Polar
3z2-r23.809
x2-y2-3.566
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.941 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.239 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.143


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.559
(<r2>)1/2 4.643