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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-517.430677
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-517.430677
Nuclear repulsion energy49.470304
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/TZVP
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 3470 3350 1.40      
2 A1 2125 2052 2121.32      
3 A1 1116 1077 135.97      
4 A1 200 193 36.25      
5 E 3594 3470 15.85      
5 E 3594 3470 15.85      
6 E 1665 1607 28.24      
6 E 1665 1607 28.24      
7 E 847 818 59.06      
7 E 847 818 59.06      
8 E 256 248 16.85      
8 E 256 248 16.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9817.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9654) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9477.5 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 B3LYP/TZVP
ABC
6.19760 0.14711 0.14711

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/TZVP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.890
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.185
H3 0.000 0.948 -2.250
H4 0.821 -0.474 -2.250
H5 -0.821 -0.474 -2.250
H6 0.000 0.000 -0.168

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5 H6
N13.07471.01451.01451.01451.7221
Cl23.07473.56333.56333.56331.3526
H31.01453.56331.64281.64282.2880
H41.01453.56331.64281.64282.2880
H51.01453.56331.64281.64282.2880
H61.72211.35262.28802.28802.2880

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 108.125
H3 N1 H5 108.125 H3 N1 H6 110.786
H4 N1 H5 108.125 H4 N1 H6 110.786
H5 N1 H6 110.786
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.616      
2 Cl -0.329      
3 H 0.233      
4 H 0.233      
5 H 0.233      
6 H 0.244      


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 -5.140 5.140
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.216 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.216 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.474
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.371 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.371 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.742
Polar
3z2-r29.484
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.590 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.590 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.186


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.418
(<r2>)1/2 8.855