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

using model chemistry: B97D3/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-511.643725
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-511.643725
Nuclear repulsion energy50.750754
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 B97D3/STO-3G
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 3428 3428 0.61      
2 A1 2282 2282 2930.63      
3 A1 1292 1292 0.47      
4 A1 442 442 15.59      
5 E 3689 3689 3.58      
5 E 3689 3689 3.58      
6 E 1805 1805 8.32      
6 E 1805 1805 8.31      
7 E 1254 1254 98.79      
7 E 1254 1254 98.78      
8 E 364 364 21.09      
8 E 364 364 21.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10834.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10834.9 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 B97D3/STO-3G
ABC
5.84650 0.16596 0.16596

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/STO-3G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.752
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.123
H3 0.000 0.977 -2.161
H4 0.846 -0.488 -2.161
H5 -0.846 -0.488 -2.161
H6 0.000 0.000 -0.344

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5 H6
N12.87461.05891.05891.05891.4074
Cl22.87463.42603.42603.42601.4672
H31.05893.42601.69141.69142.0625
H41.05893.42601.69141.69142.0625
H51.05893.42601.69141.69142.0625
H61.40741.46722.06252.06252.0625

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 106.014
H3 N1 H5 106.014 H3 N1 H6 112.740
H4 N1 H5 106.014 H4 N1 H6 112.740
H5 N1 H6 112.740
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.390      
2 Cl -0.467      
3 H 0.222      
4 H 0.222      
5 H 0.222      
6 H 0.190      


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 -7.432 7.432
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.023 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.023 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.750
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.136 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.136 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.273
Polar
3z2-r212.545
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.843 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.843 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.570


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 69.854
(<r2>)1/2 8.358