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All results from a given calculation for NH3NH3 (Ammonia Dimer)

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no    
1 2 no    

Conformer 1 ()

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.973211
Energy at 298.15K-112.978663
HF Energy-112.973211
Counterpoise corrected energy 
CP Energy at 298.15K 
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.472545
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 PBEPBE/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 Ag 3481 3446 0.00      
2 Ag 3359 3325 0.00      
3 Ag 1647 1630 0.00      
4 Ag 1109 1097 0.00      
5 Ag 466 462 0.00      
6 Ag 160 158 0.00      
7 Au 3504 3468 0.15      
8 Au 1658 1641 19.79      
9 Au 247 244 77.99      
10 Au 111 110 28.19      
11 Bg 3504 3468 0.00      
12 Bg 1651 1634 0.00      
13 Bg 153 151 0.00      
14 Bu 3481 3445 26.36      
15 Bu 3363 3328 41.38      
16 Bu 1617 1601 9.65      
17 Bu 1096 1085 251.21      
18 Bu 78 77 270.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15342.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9897) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15184.5 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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
4.52968 0.19433 0.19080

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.684 0.772 0.000
N2 0.000 1.539 0.000
N3 0.000 -1.539 0.000
H4 0.238 2.116 0.813
H5 0.238 2.116 -0.813
H6 -0.684 -0.772 0.000
H7 -0.238 -2.116 -0.813
H8 -0.238 -2.116 0.813

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.02772.41011.63291.63292.06333.13893.1389
N21.02773.07781.02491.02492.41013.75183.7518
N32.41013.07783.75183.75181.02771.02491.0249
H41.63291.02493.75181.62553.13894.55864.2590
H51.63291.02493.75181.62553.13894.25904.5586
H62.06332.41011.02773.13893.13891.63291.6329
H73.13893.75181.02494.55864.25901.63291.6255
H83.13893.75181.02494.25904.55861.63291.6255

picture of Ammonia Dimer state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H1 N2 H4 105.404 H1 N2 H5 105.404
H1 H3 N6 58.236 H1 H3 H7 127.300
H1 H3 H8 127.300 N2 H1 H3 121.764
H4 N2 H5 104.932 N6 H3 H7 105.404
N6 H3 H8 105.404 H7 H3 H8 104.932
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.258      
2 N -0.733      
3 N -0.733      
4 H 0.237      
5 H 0.237      
6 H 0.258      
7 H 0.237      
8 H 0.237      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.132 3.664 0.000
y 3.664 -9.718 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.455
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.045 3.664 0.000
y 3.664 4.576 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.470
Polar
3z2-r20.939
x2-y2-6.414
xy3.664
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.390 0.109 0.000
y 0.109 4.030 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.075


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 64.038
(<r2>)1/2 8.002

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.973118
Energy at 298.15K-112.978324
HF Energy-112.973118
Counterpoise corrected energy 
CP Energy at 298.15K 
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy39.672534
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 PBEPBE/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 A' 3516 3480 2.37      
2 A' 3435 3399 33.47      
3 A' 3390 3355 0.49      
4 A' 3298 3264 151.28      
5 A' 1646 1629 10.43      
6 A' 1630 1613 10.93      
7 A' 1146 1134 91.98      
8 A' 1081 1070 87.49      
9 A' 364 360 50.76      
10 A' 156 154 8.19      
11 A' 77 76 67.35      
12 A" 3516 3480 1.71      
13 A" 3484 3448 1.54      
14 A" 1676 1658 5.92      
15 A" 1637 1620 16.52      
16 A" 292 289 41.78      
17 A" 125 124 38.10      
18 A" 27 27 16.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15247.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9897) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15090.2 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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
3.79522 0.17808 0.17647

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.168 0.679 0.000
N2 -0.028 1.678 0.000
N3 -0.028 -1.586 0.000
H4 0.358 2.119 0.824
H5 0.358 2.119 -0.824
H6 -1.030 -1.432 0.000
H7 0.271 -2.066 -0.840
H8 0.271 -2.066 0.840

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.01812.27381.66941.66942.42742.87242.8724
N21.01813.26421.01081.01083.26743.84863.8486
N32.27383.26423.81503.81501.01321.01241.0124
H41.66941.01083.81501.64743.90024.50404.1855
H51.66941.01083.81501.64743.90024.18554.5040
H62.42743.26741.01323.90023.90021.67271.6727
H72.87243.84861.01244.50404.18551.67271.6799
H82.87243.84861.01244.18554.50401.67271.6799

picture of Ammonia Dimer state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H1 N2 H4 110.733 H1 N2 H5 110.733
H1 H3 N6 86.211 H1 H3 H7 116.516
H1 H3 H8 116.516 N2 H1 H3 163.906
H4 N2 H5 109.156 N6 H3 H7 111.337
N6 H3 H8 111.337 H7 H3 H8 112.135
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.259      
2 N -0.753      
3 N -0.698      
4 H 0.221      
5 H 0.221      
6 H 0.254      
7 H 0.248      
8 H 0.248      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.992 -2.862 0.000 3.029
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.455 3.503 0.000
y 3.503 -11.879 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.508
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.262 3.503 0.000
y 3.503 1.603 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.659
Polar
3z2-r21.319
x2-y2-2.576
xy3.503
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.684 0.124 0.000
y 0.124 3.636 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.096


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 68.704
(<r2>)1/2 8.289