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

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-121G

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 HF/CEP-121G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/CEP-121G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-121G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (one short, two long)

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at HF/CEP-121G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/CEP-121G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-121G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (one long, two short)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-56.408346
Energy at 298.15K-56.410592
Nuclear repulsion energy62.903253
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 HF/CEP-121G
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 1384 1262 148.95      
2 A1 982 896 44.69      
3 A1 657 599 12.48      
4 B1 745 680 17.37      
5 B2 1558 1422 847.14      
6 B2 538 491 5.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2931.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9125) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2674.9 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 HF/CEP-121G
ABC
0.43000 0.42280 0.21319

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-121G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -0.093
O2 0.000 0.000 1.303
O3 0.000 1.116 -0.611
O4 0.000 -1.116 -0.611

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 O2 O3 O4
N11.39571.23071.2307
O21.39572.21552.2155
O31.23072.21552.2328
O41.23072.21552.2328

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 114.886 O2 N1 O4 114.886
O3 N1 O4 130.228
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N 0.256      
2 O 0.068      
3 O -0.162      
4 O -0.162      


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 1.525 1.525
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.524 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.044 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -23.203
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.600 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.180 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.420
Polar
3z2-r2-0.839
x2-y24.520
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.085 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.466 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.935


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