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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.562427
Energy at 298.15K-78.565609
HF Energy-78.562427
Nuclear repulsion energy33.476776
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 M06-2X/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 3177 3177 0.00 192.06 0.15 0.26
2 Ag 1719 1719 0.00 14.73 0.04 0.08
3 Ag 1387 1387 0.00 31.09 0.40 0.57
4 Au 1071 1071 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 B1u 3160 3160 10.65 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 B1u 1471 1471 11.19 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 B2g 996 996 0.00 1.70 0.75 0.86
8 B2u 3265 3265 18.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
9 B2u 830 830 0.80 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 B3g 3239 3239 0.00 119.06 0.75 0.86
11 B3g 1239 1239 0.00 0.90 0.75 0.86
12 B3u 987 987 110.25 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11269.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11269.4 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 M06-2X/6-311G**
ABC
4.90526 1.01382 0.84017

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G**

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.662
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.662
H3 0.000 0.923 1.230
H4 0.000 -0.923 1.230
H5 0.000 -0.923 -1.230
H6 0.000 0.923 -1.230

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.32451.08411.08412.10582.1058
C21.32452.10582.10581.08411.0841
H31.08412.10581.84663.07662.4607
H41.08412.10581.84662.46073.0766
H52.10581.08413.07662.46071.8466
H62.10581.08412.46073.07661.8466

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.606 C1 C2 H6 121.606
C2 C1 H3 121.606 C2 C1 H4 121.606
H3 C1 H4 116.789 H5 C2 H6 116.789
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.268      
2 C -0.268      
3 H 0.134      
4 H 0.134      
5 H 0.134      
6 H 0.134      


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 -15.540 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.231 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.191
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.330 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.635 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.695
Polar
3z2-r23.390
x2-y2-3.310
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.837 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.104 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.818


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 23.048
(<r2>)1/2 4.801