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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

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/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-111.587526
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-111.587526
Counterpoise corrected energy 
CP Energy at 298.15K 
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.390734
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/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 Ag 3669 3274 0.00      
2 Ag 3406 3039 0.00      
3 Ag 1939 1730 0.00      
4 Ag 1355 1210 0.00      
5 Ag 536 479 0.00      
6 Ag 154 137 0.00      
7 Au 3678 3282 41.93      
8 Au 1944 1735 5.36      
9 Au 271 242 117.66      
10 Au 95 85 37.05      
11 Bg 3676 3280 0.00      
12 Bg 1936 1728 0.00      
13 Bg 108 96 0.00      
14 Bu 3663 3269 3.27      
15 Bu 3405 3039 81.87      
16 Bu 1912 1706 1.92      
17 Bu 1345 1201 110.63      
18 Bu 320i 286i 329.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16385.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14622.2 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 B3LYP/STO-3G
ABC
4.19709 0.20931 0.20571

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.734 0.706 0.000
N2 0.000 1.473 0.000
N3 0.000 -1.473 0.000
H4 0.309 2.070 0.820
H5 0.309 2.070 -0.820
H6 -0.734 -0.706 0.000
H7 -0.309 -2.070 -0.820
H8 -0.309 -2.070 0.820

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.06162.29981.64761.64762.03753.07773.0777
N21.06162.94631.06091.06092.29983.65053.6505
N32.29982.94633.65053.65051.06161.06091.0609
H41.64761.06093.65051.64093.07774.49704.1869
H51.64761.06093.65051.64093.07774.18694.4970
H62.03752.29981.06163.07773.07771.64761.6476
H73.07773.65051.06094.49704.18691.64761.6409
H83.07773.65051.06094.18694.49701.64761.6409

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 101.836 H1 N2 H5 101.836
H1 H3 N6 62.367 H1 H3 H7 128.800
H1 H3 H8 128.800 N2 H1 H3 117.633
H4 N2 H5 101.309 N6 H3 H7 101.836
N6 H3 H8 101.836 H7 H3 H8 101.309
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.168      
2 N -0.450      
3 N -0.450      
4 H 0.141      
5 H 0.141      
6 H 0.168      
7 H 0.141      
8 H 0.141      


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 -13.787 4.928 0.000
y 4.928 -9.249 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.118
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.103 4.928 0.000
y 4.928 3.704 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.600
Polar
3z2-r2-1.201
x2-y2-4.538
xy4.928
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.635 -0.234 0.000
y -0.234 1.950 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.701


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 60.000
(<r2>)1/2 7.746

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-111.595811
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-111.595811
Counterpoise corrected energy 
CP Energy at 298.15K 
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.787496
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/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 A 3721 3320 5.07      
2 A 3717 3317 6.28      
3 A 3642 3250 44.47      
4 A 3553 3171 133.17      
5 A 3456 3084 15.02      
6 A 3299 2944 405.76      
7 A 1991 1777 3.64      
8 A 1964 1753 0.70      
9 A 1908 1703 4.71      
10 A 1904 1699 3.24      
11 A 1453 1296 52.99      
12 A 1328 1185 34.06      
13 A 550 491 65.73      
14 A 496 443 58.19      
15 A 294 262 15.70      
16 A 235 210 57.70      
17 A 224 200 38.87      
18 A 14i 13i 24.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16860.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15046.0 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/STO-3G
ABC
3.49547 0.21841 0.21669

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.164 0.643 0.000
N2 -0.028 1.664 0.000
N3 -0.028 -1.564 0.000
H4 0.369 2.108 0.846
H5 0.369 2.108 -0.846
H6 -1.057 -1.428 0.000
H7 0.274 -2.065 -0.857
H8 0.274 -2.065 0.857

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.03872.21571.70371.70372.40432.84292.8429
N21.03873.22811.03471.03473.25883.83833.8383
N32.21573.22813.78893.78891.03811.03791.0379
H41.70371.03473.78891.69243.90534.50814.1738
H51.70371.03473.78891.69243.90534.17384.5081
H62.40433.25881.03813.90533.90531.70671.7067
H72.84293.83831.03794.50814.17381.70671.7149
H82.84293.83831.03794.17384.50811.70671.7149

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 110.518 H1 N2 H5 110.518
H1 H3 N6 87.432 H1 H3 H7 117.109
H1 H3 H8 117.109 N2 H1 H3 164.396
H4 N2 H5 109.737 N6 H3 H7 110.585
N6 H3 H8 110.585 H7 H3 H8 111.402
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.171      
2 N -0.472      
3 N -0.431      
4 H 0.113      
5 H 0.113      
6 H 0.172      
7 H 0.167      
8 H 0.167      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  3.918 -0.001 -1.543 4.211
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.062 -0.001 3.138
y -0.001 -12.115 -0.000
z 3.138 -0.000 -13.254
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.622 -0.001 3.138
y -0.001 0.043 -0.000
z 3.138 -0.000 -1.665
Polar
3z2-r2-3.330
x2-y21.053
xy-0.001
xz3.138
yz-0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.580 0.000 0.202
y 0.000 1.689 0.000
z 0.202 0.000 1.221


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.913
(<r2>)1/2 7.610