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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G**

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/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.319834
Energy at 298.15K-78.323037
HF Energy-78.038662
Nuclear repulsion energy33.508730
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/6-31G**
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 3283 3034 0.00      
2 Ag 1781 1645 0.00      
3 Ag 1438 1329 0.00      
4 Au 1098 1015 0.00      
5 B1u 3262 3015 15.53      
6 B1u 1547 1429 4.24      
7 B2g 988 913 0.00      
8 B2u 3373 3117 30.85      
9 B2u 861 795 0.17      
10 B3g 3349 3095 0.00      
11 B3g 1290 1192 0.00      
12 B3u 1019 942 82.82      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11644.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10759.2 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/6-31G**
ABC
4.96909 1.01033 0.83962

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/6-31G**

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.664
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.664
H3 0.000 0.917 1.231
H4 0.000 -0.917 1.231
H5 0.000 -0.917 -1.231
H6 0.000 0.917 -1.231

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.32781.07841.07842.10522.1052
C21.32782.10522.10521.07841.0784
H31.07842.10521.83473.07032.4618
H41.07842.10521.83472.46183.0703
H52.10521.07843.07032.46181.8347
H62.10521.07842.46183.07031.8347

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.720 C1 C2 H6 121.720
C2 C1 H3 121.720 C2 C1 H4 121.720
H3 C1 H4 116.560 H5 C2 H6 116.560
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability