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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=FULL/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 CCSD(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.484880
Energy at 298.15K-78.488038
HF Energy-78.062712
Nuclear repulsion energy33.362852
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)=FULL/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 3155 3155        
2 Ag 1670 1670        
3 Ag 1368 1368        
4 Au 1048 1048        
5 B1u 3137 3137        
6 B1u 1472 1472        
7 B2g 946 946        
8 B2u 3247 3247        
9 B2u 821 821        
10 B3g 3221 3221        
11 B3g 1239 1239        
12 B3u 963 963        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11143.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11143.0 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)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
ABC
4.90994 1.00239 0.83244

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

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.667
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.667
H3 0.000 0.923 1.233
H4 0.000 -0.923 1.233
H5 0.000 -0.923 -1.233
H6 0.000 0.923 -1.233

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.33471.08241.08242.11262.1126
C21.33472.11262.11261.08241.0824
H31.08242.11261.84573.08022.4660
H41.08242.11261.84572.46603.0802
H52.11261.08243.08022.46601.8457
H62.11261.08242.46603.08021.8457

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.505 C1 C2 H6 121.505
C2 C1 H3 121.505 C2 C1 H4 121.505
H3 C1 H4 116.989 H5 C2 H6 116.989
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability