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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.515816
Energy at 298.15K-78.518991
HF Energy-78.419421
Nuclear repulsion energy33.392289
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 B2PLYP/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 3167 3167 0.00 202.31 0.15 0.26
2 Ag 1689 1689 0.00 8.77 0.02 0.03
3 Ag 1384 1384 0.00 31.82 0.39 0.56
4 Au 1072 1072 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 B1u 3151 3151 16.65 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 B1u 1483 1483 8.75 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 B2g 956 956 0.00 1.34 0.75 0.86
8 B2u 3257 3257 27.72 0.00 0.51 0.68
9 B2u 835 835 0.53 0.00 0.50 0.67
10 B3g 3230 3230 0.00 129.54 0.75 0.86
11 B3g 1245 1245 0.00 0.55 0.75 0.86
12 B3u 977 977 98.97 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11222.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11222.1 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 B2PLYP/6-311G**
ABC
4.90961 1.00558 0.83463

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-311G**

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 0.923 1.234
H4 0.000 -0.923 1.234
H5 0.000 -0.923 -1.234
H6 0.000 0.923 -1.234

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.33101.08381.08382.11152.1115
C21.33102.11152.11151.08381.0838
H31.08382.11151.84583.08142.4674
H41.08382.11151.84582.46743.0814
H52.11151.08383.08142.46741.8458
H62.11151.08382.46743.08141.8458

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.619 C1 C2 H6 121.619
C2 C1 H3 121.619 C2 C1 H4 121.619
H3 C1 H4 116.761 H5 C2 H6 116.761
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.218      
2 C -0.218      
3 H 0.109      
4 H 0.109      
5 H 0.109      
6 H 0.109      


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
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.485 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.368 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.328
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.137 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.539 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.599
Polar
3z2-r23.197
x2-y2-3.117
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.819 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.132 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.808


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 23.174
(<r2>)1/2 4.814