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

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)

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/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-516.721789
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-516.280114
Nuclear repulsion energy48.779818
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/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3528 3336 2.76      
2 A1 2525 2387 1484.15      
3 A1 1172 1108 113.73      
4 A1 168 159 20.02      
5 E 3658 3459 12.53      
5 E 3658 3459 12.53      
6 E 1704 1612 21.29      
6 E 1704 1612 21.29      
7 E 720 681 61.30      
7 E 720 681 61.30      
8 E 217 205 18.65      
8 E 217 205 18.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9995.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9455) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9450.4 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 CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
6.31915 0.13959 0.13959

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.941
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.215
H3 0.000 0.939 -2.323
H4 0.813 -0.470 -2.323
H5 -0.813 -0.470 -2.323
H6 0.000 0.000 -0.098

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5 H6
N13.15591.01401.01401.01401.8430
Cl23.15593.66053.66053.66051.3130
H31.01403.66051.62701.62702.4152
H41.01403.66051.62701.62702.4152
H51.01403.66051.62701.62702.4152
H61.84301.31302.41522.41522.4152

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 106.683
H3 N1 H5 106.683 H3 N1 H6 112.133
H4 N1 H5 106.683 H4 N1 H6 112.133
H5 N1 H6 112.133
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability