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

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-516.794907
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-516.327193
Nuclear repulsion energy48.501256
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 CCSD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3521 3320 0.01      
2 A1 2578 2432 1287.32      
3 A1 1126 1062 140.85      
4 A1 167 157 15.80      
5 E 3645 3438 12.86      
5 E 3645 3438 12.86      
6 E 1687 1591 20.31      
6 E 1687 1591 20.31      
7 E 695 655 35.90      
7 E 695 655 35.90      
8 E 208 196 18.08      
8 E 208 196 18.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9931.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9431) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9366.0 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 CCSD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
6.29870 0.13668 0.13668

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.966
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.227
H3 0.000 0.941 -2.339
H4 0.815 -0.470 -2.339
H5 -0.815 -0.470 -2.339
H6 0.000 0.000 -0.079

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5 H6
N13.19251.01211.01211.01211.8871
Cl23.19253.68753.68753.68751.3053
H31.01213.68751.62961.62962.4481
H41.01213.68751.62961.62962.4481
H51.01213.68751.62961.62962.4481
H61.88711.30532.44812.44812.4481

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 107.233
H3 N1 H5 107.233 H3 N1 H6 111.627
H4 N1 H5 107.233 H4 N1 H6 111.627
H5 N1 H6 111.627
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability