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

using model chemistry: PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*

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States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 ()

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Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.949778
Energy at 298.15K-112.955380
HF Energy-112.949778
Counterpoise corrected energy-56.470424
CP Energy at 298.15K-56.475827
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.639783
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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 3409 0.00      
2 Ag 3332 3277 0.00      
3 Ag 1694 1666 0.00      
4 Ag 1158 1139 0.00      
5 Ag 518 509 0.00      
6 Ag 168 165 0.00      
7 Au 3492 3434 0.73      
8 Au 1710 1681 26.82      
9 Au 278 273 115.99      
10 Au 115 113 34.12      
11 Bg 3491 3433 0.00      
12 Bg 1697 1669 0.00      
13 Bg 150 148 0.00      
14 Bu 3466 3409 21.38      
15 Bu 3336 3281 50.25      
16 Bu 1660 1633 11.93      
17 Bu 1128 1109 305.42      
18 Bu 111 110 345.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15483.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9835) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15228.4 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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
4.53007 0.19890 0.19509

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/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 0.239 2.096 0.817
H5 0.239 2.096 -0.817
H6 -0.673 -0.741 0.000
H7 -0.239 -2.096 -0.817
H8 -0.239 -2.096 0.817

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.03002.36011.64061.64062.00223.09033.0903
N21.03003.04201.02721.02722.36013.71603.7160
N32.36013.04203.71603.71601.03001.02721.0272
H41.64061.02723.71601.63353.09034.52484.2197
H51.64061.02723.71601.63353.09034.21974.5248
H62.00222.36011.03003.09033.09031.64061.6406
H73.09033.71601.02724.52484.21971.64061.6335
H83.09033.71601.02724.21974.52481.64061.6335

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 105.786 H1 N2 H5 105.786
H1 H3 N6 57.358 H1 H3 H7 127.095
H1 H3 H8 127.095 N2 H1 H3 122.642
H4 N2 H5 105.333 N6 H3 H7 105.786
N6 H3 H8 105.786 H7 H3 H8 105.333
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBEultrafine/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 -16.330 4.426 0.000
y 4.426 -9.328 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.423
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.454 4.426 0.000
y 4.426 5.049 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.406
Polar
3z2-r20.812
x2-y2-7.002
xy4.426
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.887 0.064 0.000
y 0.064 3.759 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.832


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 62.794
(<r2>)1/2 7.924

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.949778
Energy at 298.15K-112.955386
HF Energy-112.949778
Counterpoise corrected energy-56.470424
CP Energy at 298.15K-56.475827
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.637906
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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 3409 15.93      
2 A' 3466 3409 5.50      
3 A' 3336 3281 50.09      
4 A' 3332 3277 0.10      
5 A' 1694 1666 0.00      
6 A' 1660 1633 11.94      
7 A' 1157 1138 0.01      
8 A' 1128 1109 305.54      
9 A' 518 509 0.00      
10 A' 167 165 0.00      
11 A' 112 111 345.27      
12 A" 3491 3434 0.72      
13 A" 3491 3433 0.02      
14 A" 1709 1681 26.83      
15 A" 1697 1669 0.00      
16 A" 278 273 115.91      
17 A" 151 148 0.00      
18 A" 116 114 34.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15485.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9835) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15229.5 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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
4.53017 0.19887 0.19505

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/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
N32.26983.26363.81633.81631.01631.01571.0157
H41.67501.01423.81631.65383.89904.50924.1887
H51.67501.01423.81631.65383.89904.18874.5092
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 110.736 H1 N2 H5 110.736
H1 H3 N6 86.026 H1 H3 H7 116.589
H1 H3 H8 116.589 N2 H1 H3 163.921
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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
  0.001 -0.003 0.000 0.003
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.330 4.424 0.000
y 4.424 -9.325 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.423
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.456 4.424 0.000
y 4.424 5.052 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.405
Polar
3z2-r20.809
x2-y2-7.005
xy4.424
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.887 0.064 0.000
y 0.064 3.760 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.832


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 62.802
(<r2>)1/2 7.925