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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 ()

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.103295
Energy at 298.15K-113.108810
HF Energy-113.103295
Counterpoise corrected energy-56.547944
CP Energy at 298.15K-56.553293
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.513929
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 B3LYP/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 3559 3418 0.00      
2 Ag 3430 3293 0.00      
3 Ag 1734 1665 0.00      
4 Ag 1172 1125 0.00      
5 Ag 498 478 0.00      
6 Ag 158 152 0.00      
7 Au 3569 3427 0.43      
8 Au 1750 1680 29.64      
9 Au 262 252 119.61      
10 Au 108 104 32.60      
11 Bg 3568 3427 0.00      
12 Bg 1737 1668 0.00      
13 Bg 143 138 0.00      
14 Bu 3559 3417 20.89      
15 Bu 3432 3296 28.12      
16 Bu 1706 1638 15.40      
17 Bu 1143 1098 346.20      
18 Bu 99 95 325.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15812.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15185.0 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
4.60263 0.19218 0.18858

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.666 0.776 0.000
N2 0.000 1.550 0.000
N3 0.000 -1.550 0.000
H4 0.223 2.122 0.814
H5 0.223 2.122 -0.814
H6 -0.666 -0.776 0.000
H7 -0.223 -2.122 -0.814
H8 -0.223 -2.122 0.814

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.02072.41941.63381.63382.04543.13843.1384
N21.02073.09951.01941.01942.41943.76713.7671
N32.41943.09953.76713.76711.02071.01941.0194
H41.63381.01943.76711.62773.13844.56664.2667
H51.63381.01943.76711.62773.13844.26674.5666
H62.04542.41941.02073.13843.13841.63381.6338
H73.13843.76711.01944.56664.26671.63381.6277
H83.13843.76711.01944.26674.56661.63381.6277

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 106.421 H1 N2 H5 106.421
H1 H3 N6 56.700 H1 H3 H7 126.837
H1 H3 H8 126.837 N2 H1 H3 123.300
H4 N2 H5 105.958 N6 H3 H7 106.421
N6 H3 H8 106.421 H7 H3 H8 105.958
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.327      
2 N -0.917      
3 N -0.917      
4 H 0.295      
5 H 0.295      
6 H 0.327      
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 -16.292 4.390 0.000
y 4.390 -9.187 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.334
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.532 4.390 0.000
y 4.390 5.126 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.406
Polar
3z2-r20.811
x2-y2-7.105
xy4.390
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.791 -0.022 0.000
y -0.022 3.499 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.774


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 64.442
(<r2>)1/2 8.028

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.103295
Energy at 298.15K-113.108809
HF Energy-113.103295
Counterpoise corrected energy-56.547944
CP Energy at 298.15K-56.553293
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.517394
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 B3LYP/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' 3559 3418 0.40      
2 A' 3558 3417 20.43      
3 A' 3432 3296 28.14      
4 A' 3430 3293 0.12      
5 A' 1734 1665 0.00      
6 A' 1705 1638 15.40      
7 A' 1172 1125 0.01      
8 A' 1143 1098 346.29      
9 A' 498 478 0.00      
10 A' 158 152 0.00      
11 A' 99 95 325.48      
12 A" 3569 3428 0.36      
13 A" 3569 3427 0.06      
14 A" 1750 1680 29.65      
15 A" 1737 1668 0.00      
16 A" 262 252 119.36      
17 A" 143 137 0.01      
18 A" 107 103 32.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15812.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15184.8 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
4.60252 0.19226 0.18865

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.168 0.685 0.000
N2 -0.028 1.680 0.000
N3 -0.028 -1.588 0.000
H4 0.357 2.119 0.822
H5 0.357 2.119 -0.822
H6 -1.026 -1.434 0.000
H7 0.268 -2.068 -0.837
H8 0.268 -2.068 0.837

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.01412.28121.66311.66312.43192.87942.8794
N21.01413.26791.00781.00783.26993.85203.8520
N32.28123.26793.81583.81581.00981.00941.0094
H41.66311.00783.81581.64333.89974.50424.1877
H51.66311.00783.81581.64333.89974.18774.5042
H62.43193.26991.00983.89973.89971.66631.6663
H72.87943.85201.00944.50424.18771.66631.6742
H82.87943.85201.00944.18774.50421.66631.6742

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 110.681 H1 N2 H5 110.681
H1 H3 N6 86.145 H1 H3 H7 116.687
H1 H3 H8 116.687 N2 H1 H3 163.968
H4 N2 H5 109.225 N6 H3 H7 111.218
N6 H3 H8 111.218 H7 H3 H8 112.055
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.327      
2 N -0.918      
3 N -0.917      
4 H 0.295      
5 H 0.295      
6 H 0.327      
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 -0.006 0.000 0.006
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.292 4.388 0.000
y 4.388 -9.189 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.334
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.531 4.388 0.000
y 4.388 5.124 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.407
Polar
3z2-r20.814
x2-y2-7.103
xy4.388
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.791 -0.022 0.000
y -0.022 3.499 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.774


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 64.422
(<r2>)1/2 8.026