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All results from a given calculation for NO3 (Nitrogen trioxide)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 3 yes one long, two short 2B2

Conformer 1 (all bonds equal)

Jump to S1C2 S1C3
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/CEP-31G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (one short, two long)

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/CEP-31G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (one long, two short)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-57.534536
Energy at 298.15K-57.536135
Nuclear repulsion energy61.406362
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/CEP-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 A1 1130 1095 4.35      
2 A1 689 667 4.98      
3 A1 577 559 3.98      
4 B1 660 639 3.38      
5 B2 1317 1275 119.75      
6 B2 155 151 3.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2264.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9684) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2192.5 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
ABC
0.41839 0.39649 0.20357

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -0.078
O2 0.000 0.000 1.317
O3 0.000 1.153 -0.624
O4 0.000 -1.153 -0.624

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 O2 O3 O4
N11.39451.27591.2759
O21.39452.25772.2577
O31.27592.25772.3057
O41.27592.25772.3057

picture of Nitrogen trioxide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 N1 O3 115.371 O2 N1 O4 115.371
O3 N1 O4 129.257
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.086      
2 O 0.057      
3 O 0.014      
4 O 0.014      


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 0.588 0.588
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.429 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -23.888 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.830
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.930 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.258 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.672
Polar
3z2-r2-1.344
x2-y23.459
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.951 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.238 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.670


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000