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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-517.365591
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-517.365591
Nuclear repulsion energy49.726324
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 M06-2X/Def2TZVPP
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 3503 3503 2.70      
2 A1 2238 2238 2274.66      
3 A1 1115 1115 137.48      
4 A1 193 193 40.52      
5 E 3631 3631 26.44      
5 E 3631 3631 26.27      
6 E 1658 1658 23.11      
6 E 1658 1658 23.08      
7 E 843 843 36.48      
7 E 843 843 36.43      
8 E 277 277 18.05      
8 E 277 277 17.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9934.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9934.1 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 M06-2X/Def2TZVPP
ABC
6.24229 0.14866 0.14866

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.879
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.179
H3 0.000 0.945 -2.242
H4 0.818 -0.473 -2.242
H5 -0.818 -0.473 -2.242
H6 0.000 0.000 -0.157

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5 H6
N13.05771.01231.01231.01231.7219
Cl23.05773.54873.54873.54871.3358
H31.01233.54871.63691.63692.2890
H41.01233.54871.63691.63692.2890
H51.01233.54871.63691.63692.2890
H61.72191.33582.28902.28902.2890

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 107.898
H3 N1 H5 107.898 H3 N1 H6 111.002
H4 N1 H5 107.898 H4 N1 H6 111.002
H5 N1 H6 111.002
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.457      
2 Cl -0.335      
3 H 0.185      
4 H 0.185      
5 H 0.185      
6 H 0.238      


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 -4.783 4.783
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.135 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.135 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.338
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.399 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.399 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.797
Polar
3z2-r29.594
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 3.188 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.187 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 5.453


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 77.691
(<r2>)1/2 8.814