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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: CCD/cc-pCVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at CCD/cc-pCVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.346488
Energy at 298.15K-78.349666
HF Energy-78.040129
Nuclear repulsion energy33.070226
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 CCD/cc-pCVDZ
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 3186 3186 0.00      
2 Ag 1710 1710 0.00      
3 Ag 1380 1380 0.00      
4 Au 1051 1051 0.00      
5 B1u 3165 3165 12.66      
6 B1u 1476 1476 5.60      
7 B2g 948 948 0.00      
8 B2u 3280 3280 22.73      
9 B2u 831 831 0.19      
10 B3g 3255 3255 0.00      
11 B3g 1243 1243 0.00      
12 B3u 974 974 77.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11249.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11249.6 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 CCD/cc-pCVDZ
ABC
4.79323 0.98835 0.81940

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/cc-pCVDZ

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.671
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.671
H3 0.000 0.934 1.245
H4 0.000 -0.934 1.245
H5 0.000 -0.934 -1.245
H6 0.000 0.934 -1.245

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.34241.09601.09602.13132.1313
C21.34242.13132.13131.09601.0960
H31.09602.13131.86813.11212.4891
H41.09602.13131.86812.48913.1121
H52.13131.09603.11212.48911.8681
H62.13131.09602.48913.11211.8681

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.542 C1 C2 H6 121.542
C2 C1 H3 121.542 C2 C1 H4 121.542
H3 C1 H4 116.915 H5 C2 H6 116.915
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability