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All results from a given calculation for NH3NH3 (Ammonia Dimer)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no    
1 2 no    

Conformer 1 ()

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.949775
Energy at 298.15K-112.955344
HF Energy-112.949775
Counterpoise corrected energy-56.470479
CP Energy at 298.15K-56.475863
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.643124
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/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 Ag 3466 3416 0.00      
2 Ag 3332 3284 0.00      
3 Ag 1693 1669 0.00      
4 Ag 1157 1141 0.00      
5 Ag 517 509 0.00      
6 Ag 167 165 0.00      
7 Au 3491 3441 0.74      
8 Au 1709 1685 26.84      
9 Au 273 269 115.07      
10 Au 109 107 34.97      
11 Bg 3490 3440 0.00      
12 Bg 1697 1673 0.00      
13 Bg 146 144 0.00      
14 Bu 3466 3416 21.45      
15 Bu 3336 3288 50.11      
16 Bu 1660 1636 11.94      
17 Bu 1127 1111 305.66      
18 Bu 106 104 345.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15470.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9857) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15249.3 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/6-31G*
ABC
4.52924 0.19900 0.19518

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.673 0.741 0.000
N2 0.000 1.521 0.000
N3 0.000 -1.521 0.000
H4 0.238 2.096 0.817
H5 0.238 2.096 -0.817
H6 -0.673 -0.741 0.000
H7 -0.238 -2.096 -0.817
H8 -0.238 -2.096 0.817

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.03002.35991.64071.64072.00303.09013.0901
N21.03003.04111.02721.02722.35993.71533.7153
N32.35993.04113.71533.71531.03001.02721.0272
H41.64071.02723.71531.63353.09014.52444.2192
H51.64071.02723.71531.63353.09014.21924.5244
H62.00302.35991.03003.09013.09011.64071.6407
H73.09013.71531.02724.52444.21921.64071.6335
H83.09013.71531.02724.21924.52441.64071.6335

picture of Ammonia Dimer state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H1 N2 H4 105.792 H1 N2 H5 105.792
H1 H3 N6 57.416 H1 H3 H7 127.102
H1 H3 H8 127.102 N2 H1 H3 122.584
H4 N2 H5 105.329 N6 H3 H7 105.792
N6 H3 H8 105.792 H7 H3 H8 105.329
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.325      
2 N -0.916      
3 N -0.916      
4 H 0.295      
5 H 0.295      
6 H 0.325      
7 H 0.295      
8 H 0.295      


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 -16.328 4.420 0.000
y 4.420 -9.323 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.423
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.455 4.420 0.000
y 4.420 5.053 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.402
Polar
3z2-r20.804
x2-y2-7.005
xy4.420
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.888 0.063 0.000
y 0.063 3.760 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.832


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 62.771
(<r2>)1/2 7.923

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.949775
Energy at 298.15K-112.955345
HF Energy-112.949775
Counterpoise corrected energy-56.470479
CP Energy at 298.15K-56.475863
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.643855
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/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 A' 3466 3416 21.38      
2 A' 3466 3416 0.14      
3 A' 3336 3288 50.09      
4 A' 3332 3284 0.00      
5 A' 1693 1669 0.00      
6 A' 1660 1636 11.94      
7 A' 1157 1140 0.00      
8 A' 1127 1111 305.72      
9 A' 517 509 0.00      
10 A' 168 165 0.00      
11 A' 106 105 345.38      
12 A" 3491 3441 0.74      
13 A" 3490 3440 0.00      
14 A" 1709 1685 26.84      
15 A" 1697 1673 0.00      
16 A" 273 269 115.08      
17 A" 146 144 0.00      
18 A" 109 108 34.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15470.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9857) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15249.7 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/6-31G*
ABC
4.52936 0.19901 0.19520

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.169 0.676 0.000
N2 -0.028 1.678 0.000
N3 -0.028 -1.586 0.000
H4 0.359 2.120 0.827
H5 0.359 2.120 -0.827
H6 -1.032 -1.428 0.000
H7 0.270 -2.068 -0.843
H8 0.270 -2.068 0.843

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.02152.26981.67501.67502.42182.87182.8718
N21.02153.26361.01421.01423.26383.85113.8511
N32.26983.26363.81623.81621.01631.01571.0157
H41.67501.01423.81621.65383.89904.50924.1887
H51.67501.01423.81621.65383.89904.18874.5092
H62.42183.26381.01633.89903.89901.67781.6778
H72.87183.85111.01574.50924.18871.67781.6857
H82.87183.85111.01574.18874.50921.67781.6857

picture of Ammonia Dimer state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H1 N2 H4 110.735 H1 N2 H5 110.735
H1 H3 N6 86.026 H1 H3 H7 116.589
H1 H3 H8 116.589 N2 H1 H3 163.923
H4 N2 H5 109.240 N6 H3 H7 111.318
N6 H3 H8 111.318 H7 H3 H8 112.155
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.325      
2 N -0.916      
3 N -0.916      
4 H 0.295      
5 H 0.295      
6 H 0.325      
7 H 0.295      
8 H 0.295      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 -0.001 0.000 0.001
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.328 4.419 0.000
y 4.419 -9.322 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.423
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.455 4.419 0.000
y 4.419 5.054 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.401
Polar
3z2-r20.803
x2-y2-7.006
xy4.419
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.888 0.063 0.000
y 0.063 3.760 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.832


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 62.766
(<r2>)1/2 7.923