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All results from a given calculation for NH4Cl (Ammonium chloride)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-27.029082
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-26.703305
Nuclear repulsion energy22.694900
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 MP2/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 A1 3483 3318 1.83      
2 A1 2330 2220 1632.46      
3 A1 1222 1165 137.19      
4 A1 198 189 23.09      
5 E 3632 3461 10.78      
5 E 3632 3461 10.78      
6 E 1729 1648 34.76      
6 E 1729 1648 34.76      
7 E 792 755 88.50      
7 E 792 755 88.50      
8 E 227 217 15.38      
8 E 227 217 15.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9997.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9525.2 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 MP2/CEP-121G*
ABC
6.23006 0.14309 0.14309

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.914
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.201
H3 0.000 0.946 -2.296
H4 0.819 -0.473 -2.296
H5 -0.819 -0.473 -2.296
H6 0.000 0.000 -0.135

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5 H6
N13.11501.02021.02021.02021.7787
Cl23.11503.62273.62273.62271.3363
H31.02023.62271.63851.63852.3587
H41.02023.62271.63851.63862.3587
H51.02023.62271.63851.63862.3587
H61.77871.33632.35872.35872.3587

picture of Ammonium chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 H6 Cl2 180.000 H3 N1 H4 106.841
H3 N1 H5 106.841 H3 N1 H6 111.988
H4 N1 H5 106.841 H4 N1 H6 111.988
H5 N1 H6 111.988
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability