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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*

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/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-517.126334
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-517.021664
Nuclear repulsion energy49.589284
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/6-31G*
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 3492 3312 5.19      
2 A1 2143 2032 2008.24      
3 A1 1205 1143 103.07      
4 A1 226 214 32.99      
5 E 3631 3443 13.33      
5 E 3631 3443 13.33      
6 E 1729 1640 26.92      
6 E 1729 1640 26.92      
7 E 873 828 90.03      
7 E 873 828 90.03      
8 E 279 264 19.81      
8 E 278 264 19.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10043.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9484) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9525.0 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/6-31G*
ABC
6.22603 0.14827 0.14827

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.879
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.181
H3 0.000 0.946 -2.251
H4 0.820 -0.473 -2.251
H5 -0.820 -0.473 -2.251
H6 0.000 0.000 -0.167

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5 H6
N13.05981.01701.01701.01701.7121
Cl23.05983.56033.56033.56031.3476
H31.01703.56031.63911.63912.2893
H41.01703.56031.63911.63912.2893
H51.01703.56031.63911.63912.2893
H61.71211.34762.28932.28932.2893

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 107.386
H3 N1 H5 107.386 H3 N1 H6 111.483
H4 N1 H5 107.386 H4 N1 H6 111.483
H5 N1 H6 111.483
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability