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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.357466
Energy at 298.15K-78.360644
HF Energy-78.042699
Nuclear repulsion energy33.388033
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 MP2/6-31G(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 3229 3049 0.00 162.20 0.12 0.21
2 Ag 1689 1595 0.00 4.47 0.14 0.24
3 Ag 1394 1317 0.00 26.16 0.39 0.57
4 Au 1089 1029 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 B1u 3211 3033 5.62 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 B1u 1486 1403 6.58 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 B2g 964 911 0.00 0.20 0.75 0.86
8 B2u 3326 3142 11.84 0.00 0.75 0.86
9 B2u 828 782 0.42 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 B3g 3302 3118 0.00 96.68 0.75 0.86
11 B3g 1248 1179 0.00 1.30 0.75 0.86
12 B3u 992 937 76.06 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11379.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10747.6 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
4.92064 1.00389 0.83379

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.666
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.666
H3 0.000 0.922 1.234
H4 0.000 -0.922 1.234
H5 0.000 -0.922 -1.234
H6 0.000 0.922 -1.234

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.33281.08241.08242.11182.1118
C21.33282.11182.11181.08241.0824
H31.08242.11181.84373.08002.4672
H41.08242.11181.84372.46723.0800
H52.11181.08243.08002.46721.8437
H62.11181.08242.46723.08001.8437

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.603 C1 C2 H6 121.603
C2 C1 H3 121.603 C2 C1 H4 121.603
H3 C1 H4 116.794 H5 C2 H6 116.794
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability