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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.398129
Energy at 298.15K-78.401291
HF Energy-78.042293
Nuclear repulsion energy33.274067
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 QCISD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3190 3190        
2 Ag 1674 1674        
3 Ag 1378 1378        
4 Au 1058 1058        
5 B1u 3173 3173        
6 B1u 1480 1480        
7 B2g 943 943        
8 B2u 3280 3280        
9 B2u 822 822        
10 B3g 3255 3255        
11 B3g 1244 1244        
12 B3u 974 974        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11234.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11234.8 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 QCISD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
4.90885 0.99532 0.82753

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)

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 0.923 1.239
H4 0.000 -0.923 1.239
H5 0.000 -0.923 -1.239
H6 0.000 0.923 -1.239

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.33821.08501.08502.12002.1200
C21.33822.12002.12001.08501.0850
H31.08502.12001.84593.09072.4789
H41.08502.12001.84592.47893.0907
H52.12001.08503.09072.47891.8459
H62.12001.08502.47893.09071.8459

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.714 C1 C2 H6 121.714
C2 C1 H3 121.714 C2 C1 H4 121.714
H3 C1 H4 116.571 H5 C2 H6 116.571
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability