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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.126791
Energy at 298.15K-113.132182
HF Energy-113.126791
Counterpoise corrected energy 
CP Energy at 298.15K 
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.381584
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/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 3569 3445 0.00      
2 Ag 3452 3331 0.00      
3 Ag 1689 1630 0.00      
4 Ag 1119 1080 0.00      
5 Ag 454 438 0.00      
6 Ag 150 145 0.00      
7 Au 3580 3455 0.51      
8 Au 1701 1641 22.82      
9 Au 239 231 81.98      
10 Au 109 105 26.65      
11 Bg 3580 3455 0.00      
12 Bg 1693 1633 0.00      
13 Bg 149 144 0.00      
14 Bu 3569 3444 27.30      
15 Bu 3454 3333 23.51      
16 Bu 1664 1606 12.90      
17 Bu 1104 1066 289.14      
18 Bu 67 65 255.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15671.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15122.5 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/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
4.60511 0.18829 0.18490

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.676 0.804 0.000
N2 0.000 1.566 0.000
N3 0.000 -1.566 0.000
H4 0.217 2.139 0.811
H5 0.217 2.139 -0.811
H6 -0.676 -0.804 0.000
H7 -0.217 -2.139 -0.811
H8 -0.217 -2.139 0.811

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.01832.46411.62831.62832.10013.18073.1807
N21.01833.13171.01671.01672.46413.79913.7991
N32.46413.13173.79913.79911.01831.01671.0167
H41.62831.01673.79911.62203.18074.59624.3005
H51.62831.01673.79911.62203.18074.30054.5962
H62.10012.46411.01833.18073.18071.62831.6283
H73.18073.79911.01674.59624.30051.62831.6220
H83.18073.79911.01674.30054.59621.62831.6220

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 106.282 H1 N2 H5 106.282
H1 H3 N6 57.470 H1 H3 H7 126.937
H1 H3 H8 126.937 N2 H1 H3 122.530
H4 N2 H5 105.818 N6 H3 H7 106.282
N6 H3 H8 106.282 H7 H3 H8 105.818
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.258      
2 N -0.725      
3 N -0.725      
4 H 0.234      
5 H 0.234      
6 H 0.258      
7 H 0.234      
8 H 0.234      


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 -16.113 3.607 0.000
y 3.607 -9.556 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.341
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.164 3.607 0.000
y 3.607 4.671 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.493
Polar
3z2-r20.987
x2-y2-6.557
xy3.607
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.278 0.029 0.000
y 0.029 3.775 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.006


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 65.570
(<r2>)1/2 8.098

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.126744
Energy at 298.15K-113.131925
HF Energy-113.126744
Counterpoise corrected energy 
CP Energy at 298.15K 
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy39.626838
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/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' 3589 3463 2.92      
2 A' 3528 3404 40.73      
3 A' 3470 3348 0.09      
4 A' 3412 3292 102.51      
5 A' 1688 1629 10.80      
6 A' 1674 1615 12.74      
7 A' 1148 1108 110.75      
8 A' 1096 1058 112.70      
9 A' 357 345 49.65      
10 A' 145 140 10.56      
11 A' 77 74 69.90      
12 A" 3589 3463 2.12      
13 A" 3564 3439 0.74      
14 A" 1716 1656 8.06      
15 A" 1680 1621 17.12      
16 A" 279 270 45.27      
17 A" 124 120 37.54      
18 A" 34 32 16.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15584.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15038.6 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/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
3.86919 0.17330 0.17165

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.168 0.689 0.000
N2 -0.028 1.680 0.000
N3 -0.028 -1.589 0.000
H4 0.353 2.119 0.819
H5 0.353 2.119 -0.819
H6 -1.023 -1.437 0.000
H7 0.269 -2.066 -0.834
H8 0.269 -2.066 0.834

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.01062.28591.65881.65882.43682.87992.8799
N21.01063.26911.00441.00443.27273.84933.8493
N32.28593.26913.81643.81641.00671.00601.0060
H41.65881.00443.81641.63853.90054.50064.1858
H51.65881.00443.81641.63853.90054.18584.5006
H62.43683.27271.00673.90053.90051.66181.6618
H72.87993.84931.00604.50064.18581.66181.6689
H82.87993.84931.00604.18584.50061.66181.6689

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 110.818 H1 N2 H5 110.818
H1 H3 N6 86.253 H1 H3 H7 116.556
H1 H3 H8 116.556 N2 H1 H3 163.947
H4 N2 H5 109.303 N6 H3 H7 111.308
N6 H3 H8 111.308 H7 H3 H8 112.084
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.261      
2 N -0.744      
3 N -0.693      
4 H 0.219      
5 H 0.219      
6 H 0.250      
7 H 0.244      
8 H 0.244      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.962 -2.694 0.000 2.861
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.493 3.520 0.000
y 3.520 -11.592 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.384
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.505 3.520 0.000
y 3.520 1.847 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.658
Polar
3z2-r21.316
x2-y2-2.901
xy3.520
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.580 0.092 0.000
y 0.092 3.425 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.024


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 70.147
(<r2>)1/2 8.375