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

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-516.793137
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-516.327242
Nuclear repulsion energy48.521645
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 CCD/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 3531 3330 0.00      
2 A1 2586 2439 1292.54      
3 A1 1125 1061 146.27      
4 A1 167 157 15.85      
5 E 3659 3451 14.49      
5 E 3659 3451 14.49      
6 E 1689 1593 20.81      
6 E 1689 1593 20.81      
7 E 697 657 36.34      
7 E 697 657 36.34      
8 E 208 196 18.19      
8 E 208 196 18.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9957.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9431) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9390.4 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 CCD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
6.30217 0.13676 0.13676

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.965
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.226
H3 0.000 0.941 -2.337
H4 0.815 -0.470 -2.337
H5 -0.815 -0.470 -2.337
H6 0.000 0.000 -0.078

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5 H6
N13.19171.01141.01141.01141.8871
Cl23.19173.68563.68563.68561.3046
H31.01143.68561.62911.62912.4469
H41.01143.68561.62911.62912.4469
H51.01143.68561.62911.62912.4469
H61.88711.30462.44692.44692.4469

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 107.295
H3 N1 H5 107.295 H3 N1 H6 111.569
H4 N1 H5 107.295 H4 N1 H6 111.569
H5 N1 H6 111.569
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability