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

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

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 HF/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.396097
Energy at 298.15K-112.401341
HF Energy-112.396097
Counterpoise corrected energy 
CP Energy at 298.15K 
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.034570
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 HF/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 Ag 3839 3465 0.00      
2 Ag 3700 3339 0.00      
3 Ag 1817 1640 0.00      
4 Ag 1182 1067 0.00      
5 Ag 438 395 0.00      
6 Ag 127 115 0.00      
7 Au 3839 3465 1.37      
8 Au 1830 1652 40.06      
9 Au 232 210 127.45      
10 Au 91 82 26.33      
11 Bg 3838 3464 0.00      
12 Bg 1818 1641 0.00      
13 Bg 119 108 0.00      
14 Bu 3839 3465 23.71      
15 Bu 3701 3341 8.91      
16 Bu 1799 1624 29.62      
17 Bu 1160 1047 460.33      
18 Bu 58 53 269.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16713.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15085.2 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 HF/6-31G**
ABC
4.74419 0.17327 0.17030

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.660 0.885 0.000
N2 0.000 1.638 0.000
N3 0.000 -1.638 0.000
H4 0.179 2.203 0.807
H5 0.179 2.203 -0.807
H6 -0.660 -0.885 0.000
H7 -0.179 -2.203 -0.807
H8 -0.179 -2.203 0.807

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.00172.60781.61861.61862.20793.29953.2995
N21.00173.27611.00101.00102.60783.92863.9286
N32.60783.27613.92863.92861.00171.00101.0010
H41.61861.00103.92861.61423.29954.70514.4196
H51.61861.00103.92861.61423.29954.41964.7051
H62.20792.60781.00173.29953.29951.61861.6186
H73.29953.92861.00104.70514.41961.61861.6142
H83.29953.92861.00104.41964.70511.61861.6142

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 107.841 H1 N2 H5 107.841
H1 H3 N6 55.898 H1 H3 H7 126.211
H1 H3 H8 126.211 N2 H1 H3 124.102
H4 N2 H5 107.471 N6 H3 H7 107.841
N6 H3 H8 107.841 H7 H3 H8 107.471
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.291      
2 N -0.817      
3 N -0.817      
4 H 0.263      
5 H 0.263      
6 H 0.291      
7 H 0.263      
8 H 0.263      


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 -16.272 4.229 0.000
y 4.229 -8.727 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.093
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.862 4.229 0.000
y 4.229 5.455 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.406
Polar
3z2-r20.812
x2-y2-7.545
xy4.229
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.722 -0.188 0.000
y -0.188 2.990 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.672


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 69.863
(<r2>)1/2 8.358

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at HF/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.396019
Energy at 298.15K-112.401093
HF Energy-112.396019
Counterpoise corrected energy 
CP Energy at 298.15K 
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy39.467527
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 HF/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 A' 3842 3468 4.27      
2 A' 3817 3445 36.29      
3 A' 3705 3344 0.53      
4 A' 3685 3326 32.99      
5 A' 1816 1639 12.61      
6 A' 1804 1629 23.77      
7 A' 1192 1076 193.14      
8 A' 1161 1048 227.64      
9 A' 363 327 53.07      
10 A' 121 109 22.42      
11 A' 52 47 111.14      
12 A" 3843 3469 2.68      
13 A" 3829 3456 0.05      
14 A" 1839 1660 22.39      
15 A" 1811 1635 19.72      
16 A" 251 226 81.35      
17 A" 110 99 54.65      
18 A" 45 41 9.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16642.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15021.4 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 HF/6-31G**
ABC
4.12654 0.16237 0.16057

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.167 0.709 0.000
N2 -0.026 1.686 0.000
N3 -0.026 -1.596 0.000
H4 0.339 2.122 0.811
H5 0.339 2.122 -0.811
H6 -1.008 -1.450 0.000
H7 0.266 -2.068 -0.822
H8 0.266 -2.068 0.822

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H10.99592.31241.63861.63862.45772.89782.8978
N20.99593.28140.99060.99063.28583.85403.8540
N32.31243.28143.82273.82270.99300.99240.9924
H41.63860.99063.82271.62193.90274.49804.1910
H51.63860.99063.82271.62193.90274.19104.4980
H62.45773.28580.99303.90273.90271.63801.6380
H72.89783.85400.99244.49804.19101.63801.6445
H82.89783.85400.99244.19104.49801.63801.6445

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 111.158 H1 N2 H5 111.158
H1 H3 N6 86.338 H1 H3 H7 116.736
H1 H3 H8 116.736 N2 H1 H3 164.045
H4 N2 H5 109.903 N6 H3 H7 111.181
N6 H3 H8 111.181 H7 H3 H8 111.906
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.305      
2 N -0.827      
3 N -0.804      
4 H 0.252      
5 H 0.252      
6 H 0.279      
7 H 0.271      
8 H 0.271      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.876 -2.393 0.000 2.549
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.959 4.196 0.000
y 4.196 -10.402 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.111
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.703 4.196 0.000
y 4.196 3.133 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.570
Polar
3z2-r21.140
x2-y2-4.557
xy4.196
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.028 -0.042 0.000
y -0.042 2.731 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.683


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.735
(<r2>)1/2 8.587