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

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

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/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.405656
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-112.405656
Counterpoise corrected energy-56.200907
CP Energy at 298.15K-56.205990
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy39.777256
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/6-31+G**
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 3850 3481 0.00      
2 Ag 3706 3351 0.00      
3 Ag 1806 1633 0.00      
4 Ag 1136 1027 0.00      
5 Ag 418 378 0.00      
6 Ag 111 100 0.00      
7 Au 3856 3486 11.65      
8 Au 1819 1644 57.53      
9 Au 218 197 124.26      
10 Au 73 66 22.93      
11 Bg 3856 3486 0.00      
12 Bg 1804 1632 0.00      
13 Bg 89 81 0.00      
14 Bu 3851 3482 40.71      
15 Bu 3708 3352 7.07      
16 Bu 1792 1620 48.29      
17 Bu 1106 1000 541.27      
18 Bu 85i 76i 226.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16555.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9042) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14969.6 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/6-31+G**
ABC
4.69736 0.16818 0.16535

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.675 0.924 0.000
N2 0.000 1.663 0.000
N3 0.000 -1.663 0.000
H4 0.142 2.230 0.811
H5 0.142 2.230 -0.811
H6 -0.675 -0.924 0.000
H7 -0.142 -2.230 -0.811
H8 -0.142 -2.230 0.811

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.00132.67331.62801.62802.28793.35753.3575
N21.00133.32621.00011.00012.67333.97963.9796
N32.67333.32623.97963.97961.00131.00011.0001
H41.62801.00013.97961.62293.35754.75514.4696
H51.62801.00013.97961.62293.35754.46964.7551
H62.28792.67331.00133.35753.35751.62801.6280
H73.35753.97961.00014.75514.46961.62801.6229
H83.35753.97961.00014.46964.75511.62801.6229

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 108.861 H1 N2 H5 108.861
H1 H3 N6 57.015 H1 H3 H7 125.772
H1 H3 H8 125.772 N2 H1 H3 122.985
H4 N2 H5 108.452 N6 H3 H7 108.861
N6 H3 H8 108.861 H7 H3 H8 108.452
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.327      
2 N -0.912      
3 N -0.912      
4 H 0.292      
5 H 0.292      
6 H 0.327      
7 H 0.292      
8 H 0.292      


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 -17.405 3.618 0.000
y 3.618 -9.021 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.274
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.757 3.618 0.000
y 3.618 5.818 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.939
Polar
3z2-r21.877
x2-y2-8.383
xy3.618
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.843 0.076 0.000
y 0.076 3.223 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.780


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 72.008
(<r2>)1/2 8.486

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at HF/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.406022
Energy at 298.15K-112.411194
HF Energy-112.406022
Counterpoise corrected energy-56.200907
CP Energy at 298.15K-56.205990
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy39.405643
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/6-31+G**
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' 3852 3483 10.77      
2 A' 3837 3469 60.03      
3 A' 3710 3355 0.19      
4 A' 3695 3341 33.72      
5 A' 1803 1631 23.71      
6 A' 1796 1624 29.73      
7 A' 1131 1023 200.52      
8 A' 1123 1016 311.95      
9 A' 385 348 65.68      
10 A' 126 114 33.95      
11 A' 99 90 69.24      
12 A" 3853 3484 10.44      
13 A" 3853 3484 1.24      
14 A" 1830 1654 31.62      
15 A" 1801 1628 27.07      
16 A" 254 229 76.55      
17 A" 117 106 39.92      
18 A" 30 27 16.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16647.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9042) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15052.2 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/6-31+G**
ABC
4.02570 0.16142 0.15971

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.169 0.711 0.000
N2 -0.025 1.688 0.000
N3 -0.025 -1.600 0.000
H4 0.322 2.133 0.815
H5 0.322 2.133 -0.815
H6 -1.008 -1.456 0.000
H7 0.273 -2.068 -0.823
H8 0.273 -2.068 0.823

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H10.99652.31941.64641.64642.46582.90052.9005
N20.99653.28880.99130.99133.29443.85753.8575
N32.31943.28883.83713.83710.99390.99300.9930
H41.64640.99133.83711.63063.91334.50994.2017
H51.64640.99133.83711.63063.91334.20174.5099
H62.46583.29440.99393.91333.91331.64201.6420
H72.90053.85750.99304.50994.20171.64201.6467
H82.90053.85750.99304.20174.50991.64201.6467

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 111.836 H1 N2 H5 111.836
H1 H3 N6 86.428 H1 H3 H7 116.393
H1 H3 H8 116.393 N2 H1 H3 164.003
H4 N2 H5 110.660 N6 H3 H7 111.468
N6 H3 H8 111.468 H7 H3 H8 112.027
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.360      
2 N -0.912      
3 N -0.923      
4 H 0.284      
5 H 0.284      
6 H 0.310      
7 H 0.299      
8 H 0.299      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.080 -2.312 0.000 2.552
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.681 3.873 0.000
y 3.873 -11.263 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.308
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.895 3.873 0.000
y 3.873 2.731 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.164
Polar
3z2-r22.328
x2-y2-4.418
xy3.873
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.879 0.018 0.000
y 0.018 3.255 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.809


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 74.555
(<r2>)1/2 8.635