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All results from a given calculation for NO3 (Nitrogen trioxide)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 3 yes one long, two short 2B2

Conformer 1 (all bonds equal)

Jump to S1C2 S1C3
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at MP2/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/6-31G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (one short, two long)

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at MP2/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/6-31G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (one long, two short)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-279.493446
Energy at 298.15K-279.495552
HF Energy-278.806813
Nuclear repulsion energy116.251107
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 MP2/6-31G**
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 1360 1274 146.62      
2 A1 901 844 85.07      
3 A1 620 580 0.01      
4 B1 739 692 11.45      
5 B2 1903 1782 187.27      
6 B2 425 398 9.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2973.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2785.1 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
0.44727 0.42310 0.21743

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -0.109
O2 0.000 0.000 1.282
O3 0.000 1.116 -0.593
O4 0.000 -1.116 -0.593

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 O2 O3 O4
N11.39071.21641.2164
O21.39072.18172.1817
O31.21642.18172.2320
O41.21642.18172.2320

picture of Nitrogen trioxide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 N1 O3 113.443 O2 N1 O4 113.443
O3 N1 O4 133.114
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability