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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.328918
Energy at 298.15K-78.332086
HF Energy-78.042535
Nuclear repulsion energy33.025603
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 MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 3193 3062 0.00 221.34 0.09 0.16
2 Ag 1668 1600 0.00 21.06 0.01 0.01
3 Ag 1371 1315 0.00 33.48 0.22 0.36
4 Au 1048 1005 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 B1u 3176 3045 11.38 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 B1u 1468 1408 7.61 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 B2g 953 914 0.00 2.28 0.75 0.86
8 B2u 3298 3163 17.40 0.00 0.00 0.00
9 B2u 821 787 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 B3g 3271 3136 0.00 105.63 0.75 0.86
11 B3g 1230 1180 0.00 0.21 0.75 0.86
12 B3u 979 939 94.95 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11238.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.959) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10777.4 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 MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
4.79538 0.98299 0.81577

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ

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 0.934 1.243
H4 0.000 -0.934 1.243
H5 0.000 -0.934 -1.243
H6 0.000 0.934 -1.243

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.34921.09311.09312.13282.1328
C21.34922.13282.13281.09311.0931
H31.09312.13281.86763.10912.4857
H41.09312.13281.86762.48573.1091
H52.13281.09313.10912.48571.8676
H62.13281.09312.48573.10911.8676

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.320 C1 C2 H6 121.320
C2 C1 H3 121.320 C2 C1 H4 121.320
H3 C1 H4 117.360 H5 C2 H6 117.360
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability