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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=FULL/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 CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.365658
Energy at 298.15K-78.368818
HF Energy-78.038022
Nuclear repulsion energy33.288904
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/6-31G**
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 3221 3221        
2 Ag 1712 1712        
3 Ag 1394 1394        
4 Au 1056 1056        
5 B1u 3203 3203        
6 B1u 1517 1517        
7 B2g 916 916        
8 B2u 3313 3313        
9 B2u 840 840        
10 B3g 3290 3290        
11 B3g 1259 1259        
12 B3u 969 969        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11344.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11344.3 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/6-31G**
ABC
4.93170 0.99404 0.82729

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G**

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.670
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.670
H3 0.000 0.921 1.238
H4 0.000 -0.921 1.238
H5 0.000 -0.921 -1.238
H6 0.000 0.921 -1.238

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.34011.08211.08212.11902.1190
C21.34012.11902.11901.08211.0821
H31.08212.11901.84173.08652.4769
H41.08212.11901.84172.47693.0865
H52.11901.08213.08652.47691.8417
H62.11901.08212.47693.08651.8417

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.684 C1 C2 H6 121.684
C2 C1 H3 121.684 C2 C1 H4 121.684
H3 C1 H4 116.632 H5 C2 H6 116.632
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability