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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: CID/6-311+G(3df,2pd)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at CID/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.392014
Energy at 298.15K-78.395218
HF Energy-78.063303
Nuclear repulsion energy33.598175
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 CID/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
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 3230 3230 0.00      
2 Ag 1745 1745 0.00      
3 Ag 1417 1417 0.00      
4 Au 1091 1091 0.00      
5 B1u 3209 3209 11.16      
6 B1u 1518 1518 10.39      
7 B2g 1015 1015 0.00      
8 B2u 3319 3319 16.31      
9 B2u 850 850 0.00      
10 B3g 3293 3293 0.00      
11 B3g 1280 1280 0.00      
12 B3u 1015 1015 97.63      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11490.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11490.6 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 CID/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
ABC
4.95967 1.01881 0.84519

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/6-311+G(3df,2pd)

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.661
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.661
H3 0.000 0.918 1.225
H4 0.000 -0.918 1.225
H5 0.000 -0.918 -1.225
H6 0.000 0.918 -1.225

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.32271.07741.07742.09792.0979
C21.32272.09792.09791.07741.0774
H31.07742.09791.83653.06182.4499
H41.07742.09791.83652.44993.0618
H52.09791.07743.06182.44991.8365
H62.09791.07742.44993.06181.8365

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 116.918 H5 C2 H6 116.918
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability