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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.969120
Energy at 298.15K-112.974671
HF Energy-112.969120
Counterpoise corrected energy 
CP Energy at 298.15K 
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.661671
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 PBEPBE/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 3489 3441 0.00      
2 Ag 3356 3310 0.00      
3 Ag 1658 1635 0.00      
4 Ag 1110 1095 0.00      
5 Ag 498 491 0.00      
6 Ag 166 164 0.00      
7 Au 3516 3468 0.40      
8 Au 1674 1651 22.40      
9 Au 268 264 107.10      
10 Au 112 110 31.98      
11 Bg 3515 3467 0.00      
12 Bg 1663 1640 0.00      
13 Bg 151 149 0.00      
14 Bu 3490 3442 22.51      
15 Bu 3361 3315 53.68      
16 Bu 1625 1603 9.58      
17 Bu 1087 1072 286.43      
18 Bu 103 102 331.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15420.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15209.2 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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
ABC
4.54557 0.19856 0.19478

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.673 0.745 0.000
N2 0.000 1.522 0.000
N3 0.000 -1.522 0.000
H4 0.238 2.097 0.815
H5 0.238 2.097 -0.815
H6 -0.673 -0.745 0.000
H7 -0.238 -2.097 -0.815
H8 -0.238 -2.097 0.815

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.02842.36481.63781.63782.00723.09373.0937
N21.02843.04481.02541.02542.36483.71793.7179
N32.36483.04483.71793.71791.02841.02541.0254
H41.63781.02543.71791.62993.09374.52534.2216
H51.63781.02543.71791.62993.09374.22164.5253
H62.00722.36481.02843.09373.09371.63781.6378
H73.09373.71791.02544.52534.22161.63781.6299
H83.09373.71791.02544.22164.52531.63781.6299

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 105.774 H1 N2 H5 105.774
H1 H3 N6 57.396 H1 H3 H7 127.129
H1 H3 H8 127.129 N2 H1 H3 122.604
H4 N2 H5 105.265 N6 H3 H7 105.774
N6 H3 H8 105.774 H7 H3 H8 105.265
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.264      
2 N -0.745      
3 N -0.745      
4 H 0.240      
5 H 0.240      
6 H 0.264      
7 H 0.240      
8 H 0.240      


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 -16.241 4.247 0.000
y 4.247 -9.422 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.436
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.312 4.247 0.000
y 4.247 4.916 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.396
Polar
3z2-r20.791
x2-y2-6.819
xy4.247
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.980 0.069 0.000
y 0.069 3.838 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.901


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 62.872
(<r2>)1/2 7.929

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.969120
Energy at 298.15K-112.974665
HF Energy-112.969120
Counterpoise corrected energy 
CP Energy at 298.15K 
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.675880
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 PBEPBE/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' 3490 3442 20.22      
2 A' 3489 3441 2.15      
3 A' 3361 3315 54.23      
4 A' 3356 3310 0.11      
5 A' 1658 1635 0.00      
6 A' 1625 1602 9.55      
7 A' 1111 1095 0.02      
8 A' 1088 1073 286.35      
9 A' 498 491 0.00      
10 A' 167 165 0.00      
11 A' 103 102 331.97      
12 A" 3517 3468 0.39      
13 A" 3516 3468 0.01      
14 A" 1674 1651 22.38      
15 A" 1663 1640 0.00      
16 A" 268 264 106.89      
17 A" 149 147 0.00      
18 A" 109 108 32.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15419.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15208.5 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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
ABC
4.54573 0.19885 0.19507

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.169 0.676 0.000
N2 -0.028 1.676 0.000
N3 -0.028 -1.585 0.000
H4 0.353 2.120 0.826
H5 0.353 2.120 -0.826
H6 -1.030 -1.426 0.000
H7 0.272 -2.064 -0.842
H8 0.272 -2.064 0.842

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.01982.26951.67441.67442.41922.86762.8676
N21.01983.26161.01221.01223.26003.84533.8453
N32.26953.26163.81573.81571.01441.01371.0137
H41.67441.01223.81571.65213.89504.50494.1848
H51.67441.01223.81571.65213.89504.18484.5049
H62.41923.26001.01443.89503.89501.67641.6764
H72.86763.84531.01374.50494.18481.67641.6838
H82.86763.84531.01374.18484.50491.67641.6838

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 110.973 H1 N2 H5 110.973
H1 H3 N6 85.926 H1 H3 H7 116.388
H1 H3 H8 116.388 N2 H1 H3 163.933
H4 N2 H5 109.379 N6 H3 H7 111.500
N6 H3 H8 111.500 H7 H3 H8 112.298
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.264      
2 N -0.745      
3 N -0.745      
4 H 0.240      
5 H 0.240      
6 H 0.264      
7 H 0.240      
8 H 0.240      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.001 -0.003 0.000 0.004
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.241 4.247 0.000
y 4.247 -9.432 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.436
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.307 4.247 0.000
y 4.247 4.906 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.401
Polar
3z2-r20.802
x2-y2-6.809
xy4.247
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.980 0.070 0.000
y 0.070 3.839 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.901


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 62.797
(<r2>)1/2 7.924