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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-517.195065
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-517.068579
Nuclear repulsion energy49.748438
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 B2PLYP=FULL/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 A1 3516 3516 3.16      
2 A1 2004 2004 2196.17      
3 A1 1198 1198 121.66      
4 A1 225 225 41.90      
5 E 3643 3643 11.24      
5 E 3643 3643 11.24      
6 E 1746 1746 35.92      
6 E 1746 1746 35.92      
7 E 908 908 75.69      
7 E 908 908 75.70      
8 E 286 286 16.55      
8 E 286 286 16.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10055.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10055.1 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
6.23339 0.14960 0.14960

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.872
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.176
H3 0.000 0.946 -2.234
H4 0.819 -0.473 -2.234
H5 -0.819 -0.473 -2.234
H6 0.000 0.000 -0.184

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5 H6
N13.04771.01261.01261.01261.6882
Cl23.04773.53823.53823.53821.3594
H31.01263.53821.63811.63812.2576
H41.01263.53821.63811.63812.2576
H51.01263.53821.63811.63812.2576
H61.68821.35942.25762.25762.2576

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 107.971
H3 N1 H5 107.971 H3 N1 H6 110.933
H4 N1 H5 107.971 H4 N1 H6 110.933
H5 N1 H6 110.933
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability