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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.599813
Energy at 298.15K-78.602983
HF Energy-78.599813
Nuclear repulsion energy33.367994
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 TPSSh/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 3154 3044 0.00 189.22 0.12 0.21
2 Ag 1696 1637 0.00 7.58 0.03 0.06
3 Ag 1391 1342 0.00 36.09 0.39 0.56
4 Au 1078 1040 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 B1u 3136 3026 19.42 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 B1u 1480 1428 5.21 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 B2g 961 927 0.00 0.57 0.75 0.86
8 B2u 3238 3124 29.86 0.00 0.00 0.00
9 B2u 816 787 0.27 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 B3g 3209 3097 0.00 124.44 0.75 0.86
11 B3g 1241 1198 0.00 1.05 0.75 0.86
12 B3u 987 953 74.60 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11193.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10801.3 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 TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
4.92079 1.00354 0.83354

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

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.665
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.665
H3 0.000 0.922 1.239
H4 0.000 -0.922 1.239
H5 0.000 -0.922 -1.239
H6 0.000 0.922 -1.239

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.32971.08611.08612.11542.1154
C21.32972.11542.11541.08611.0861
H31.08612.11541.84373.08882.4782
H41.08612.11541.84372.47823.0888
H52.11541.08613.08882.47821.8437
H62.11541.08612.47823.08881.8437

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.920 C1 C2 H6 121.920
C2 C1 H3 121.920 C2 C1 H4 121.920
H3 C1 H4 116.160 H5 C2 H6 116.160
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.276      
2 C -0.276      
3 H 0.138      
4 H 0.138      
5 H 0.138      
6 H 0.138      


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


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.730 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.185 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.643


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 22.941
(<r2>)1/2 4.790