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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: CID/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 CID/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.316421
Energy at 298.15K-78.319610
HF Energy-78.047106
Nuclear repulsion energy33.411444
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/6-311G*
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 3216 2988 0.00      
2 Ag 1743 1620 0.00      
3 Ag 1414 1314 0.00      
4 Au 1081 1005 0.00      
5 B1u 3195 2969 16.19      
6 B1u 1516 1409 10.11      
7 B2g 964 895 0.00      
8 B2u 3303 3069 30.48      
9 B2u 856 795 0.74      
10 B3g 3277 3045 0.00      
11 B3g 1275 1185 0.00      
12 B3u 996 925 112.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11417.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9291) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10608.2 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/6-311G*
ABC
4.92230 1.00642 0.83558

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/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 0.922 1.234
H4 0.000 -0.922 1.234
H5 0.000 -0.922 -1.234
H6 0.000 0.922 -1.234

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.32961.08351.08352.11112.1111
C21.32962.11112.11111.08351.0835
H31.08352.11111.84343.08112.4689
H41.08352.11111.84342.46893.0811
H52.11111.08353.08112.46891.8434
H62.11111.08352.46893.08111.8434

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.716 C1 C2 H6 121.716
C2 C1 H3 121.716 C2 C1 H4 121.716
H3 C1 H4 116.567 H5 C2 H6 116.567
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability