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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.384052
Energy at 298.15K-78.387195
Nuclear repulsion energy33.153897
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 CCSD(T)/6-311G**
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 3153 3042        
2 Ag 1664 1606        
3 Ag 1365 1317        
4 Au 1038 1001        
5 B1u 3136 3025        
6 B1u 1474 1422        
7 B2g 890 859        
8 B2u 3244 3129        
9 B2u 821 792        
10 B3g 3217 3104        
11 B3g 1230 1186        
12 B3u 949 915        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11089.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9647) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10698.5 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 CCSD(T)/6-311G**
ABC
4.85822 0.98898 0.82171

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-311G**

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.672
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.672
H3 0.000 0.928 1.241
H4 0.000 -0.928 1.241
H5 0.000 -0.928 -1.241
H6 0.000 0.928 -1.241

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.34371.08861.08862.12632.1263
C21.34372.12632.12631.08861.0886
H31.08862.12631.85553.09942.4826
H41.08862.12631.85552.48263.0994
H52.12631.08863.09942.48261.8555
H62.12631.08862.48263.09941.8555

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.541 C1 C2 H6 121.541
C2 C1 H3 121.541 C2 C1 H4 121.541
H3 C1 H4 116.919 H5 C2 H6 116.919
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability