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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/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 QCISD(T)/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.217435
Energy at 298.15K-78.220594
HF Energy-78.001643
Nuclear repulsion energy32.877508
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 QCISD(T)/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 3119 2974        
2 Ag 1664 1587        
3 Ag 1385 1321        
4 Au 1025 977        
5 B1u 3096 2953        
6 B1u 1519 1449        
7 B2g 922 879        
8 B2u 3201 3053        
9 B2u 854 815        
10 B3g 3173 3027        
11 B3g 1262 1204        
12 B3u 964 920        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11092.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9537) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10578.5 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 QCISD(T)/6-31G
ABC
4.85193 0.96645 0.80592

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

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.679
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.679
H3 0.000 0.928 1.259
H4 0.000 -0.928 1.259
H5 0.000 -0.928 -1.259
H6 0.000 0.928 -1.259

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.35741.09471.09472.14842.1484
C21.35742.14842.14841.09471.0947
H31.09472.14841.85673.12822.5176
H41.09472.14841.85672.51763.1282
H52.14841.09473.12822.51761.8567
H62.14841.09472.51763.12821.8567

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.999 C1 C2 H6 121.999
C2 C1 H3 121.999 C2 C1 H4 121.999
H3 C1 H4 116.002 H5 C2 H6 116.002
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability