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All results from a given calculation for C2H4 (Ethylene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/CEP-121G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-13.664708
Energy at 298.15K-13.667817
HF Energy-13.664708
Nuclear repulsion energy19.280895
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 PBEPBE/CEP-121G*
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 3065 3065 0.00      
2 Ag 1628 1628 0.00      
3 Ag 1328 1328 0.00      
4 Au 1023 1023 0.00      
5 B1u 3050 3050 23.58      
6 B1u 1416 1416 7.80      
7 B2g 886 886 0.00      
8 B2u 3161 3161 39.14      
9 B2u 797 797 1.40      
10 B3g 3132 3132 0.00      
11 B3g 1184 1184 0.00      
12 B3u 921 921 119.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10794.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10794.9 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 PBEPBE/CEP-121G*
ABC
4.78800 0.98001 0.81350

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/CEP-121G*

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.674
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.674
H3 0.000 0.935 1.250
H4 0.000 -0.935 1.250
H5 0.000 -0.935 -1.250
H6 0.000 0.935 -1.250

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C11.34801.09781.09782.13892.1389
C21.34802.13892.13891.09781.0978
H31.09782.13891.86913.12142.4999
H41.09782.13891.86912.49993.1214
H52.13891.09783.12142.49991.8691
H62.13891.09782.49993.12141.8691

picture of Ethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 121.644 C1 C2 H6 121.644
C2 C1 H3 121.644 C2 C1 H4 121.644
H3 C1 H4 116.711 H5 C2 H6 116.711
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.324      
2 C -0.324      
3 H 0.162      
4 H 0.162      
5 H 0.162      
6 H 0.162      


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 -15.722 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.137 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.078
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.614 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.763 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.851
Polar
3z2-r23.702
x2-y2-3.585
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.944 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.324 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.141


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.692
(<r2>)1/2 4.657