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

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-311G**

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/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-516.698978
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-516.317350
Nuclear repulsion energy48.705138
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/6-311G**
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 3509 3509 0.55      
2 A1 2590 2590 1304.02      
3 A1 1194 1194 122.76      
4 A1 187 187 16.47      
5 E 3633 3633 5.61      
5 E 3633 3633 5.61      
6 E 1675 1675 20.02      
6 E 1675 1675 20.02      
7 E 749 749 67.00      
7 E 749 749 67.00      
8 E 246 246 19.47      
8 E 246 246 19.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10042.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10042.8 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/6-311G**
ABC
6.30375 0.13899 0.13899

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.945
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.217
H3 0.000 0.940 -2.329
H4 0.814 -0.470 -2.329
H5 -0.814 -0.470 -2.329
H6 0.000 0.000 -0.092

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5 H6
N13.16251.01591.01591.01591.8533
Cl23.16253.66913.66913.66911.3093
H31.01593.66911.62891.62892.4269
H41.01593.66911.62891.62892.4269
H51.01593.66911.62891.62892.4269
H61.85331.30932.42692.42692.4269

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 106.597
H3 N1 H5 106.597 H3 N1 H6 112.212
H4 N1 H5 106.597 H4 N1 H6 112.212
H5 N1 H6 112.212
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability