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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/CEP-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 PBE1PBE/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-13.640696
Energy at 298.15K-13.643858
HF Energy-13.640696
Nuclear repulsion energy19.186343
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 PBE1PBE/CEP-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 3198 3198 0.00      
2 Ag 1706 1706 0.00      
3 Ag 1380 1380 0.00      
4 Au 1045 1045 0.00      
5 B1u 3170 3170 25.64      
6 B1u 1469 1469 15.19      
7 B2g 979 979 0.00      
8 B2u 3301 3301 72.92      
9 B2u 824 824 4.30      
10 B3g 3255 3255 0.00      
11 B3g 1201 1201 0.00      
12 B3u 988 988 192.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11257.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11257.9 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 PBE1PBE/CEP-31G
ABC
4.79844 0.95920 0.79940

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/CEP-31G

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.684
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.684
H3 0.000 0.934 1.256
H4 0.000 -0.934 1.256
H5 0.000 -0.934 -1.256
H6 0.000 0.934 -1.256

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.36751.09471.09472.15232.1523
C21.36752.15232.15231.09471.0947
H31.09472.15231.86713.12912.5111
H41.09472.15231.86712.51113.1291
H52.15231.09473.12912.51111.8671
H62.15231.09472.51113.12911.8671

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.488 C1 C2 H6 121.488
C2 C1 H3 121.488 C2 C1 H4 121.488
H3 C1 H4 117.025 H5 C2 H6 117.025
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.363      
2 C -0.363      
3 H 0.182      
4 H 0.182      
5 H 0.182      
6 H 0.182      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.679 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.746 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.839
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.886 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.013 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.873
Polar
3z2-r23.747
x2-y2-3.933
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.494 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.467 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.888


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.706
(<r2>)1/2 4.659