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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.986290
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-112.986290
Counterpoise corrected energy-56.490013
CP Energy at 298.15K-56.495255
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.339719
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/6-31+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 3522 3482 0.00      
2 Ag 3378 3339 0.00      
3 Ag 1636 1617 0.00      
4 Ag 1046 1034 0.00      
5 Ag 466 460 0.00      
6 Ag 149 147 0.00      
7 Au 3549 3508 6.14      
8 Au 1653 1634 46.95      
9 Au 252 249 100.56      
10 Au 98 97 28.18      
11 Bg 3549 3508 0.00      
12 Bg 1637 1619 0.00      
13 Bg 123 122 0.00      
14 Bu 3522 3482 42.07      
15 Bu 3382 3343 49.24      
16 Bu 1614 1596 33.40      
17 Bu 1012 1000 448.08      
18 Bu 94i 93i 259.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15245.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9886) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15071.6 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 PBEPBE/6-31+G**
ABC
4.47857 0.19211 0.18846

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.703 0.799 0.000
N2 0.000 1.547 0.000
N3 0.000 -1.547 0.000
H4 0.167 2.132 0.823
H5 0.167 2.132 -0.823
H6 -0.703 -0.799 0.000
H7 -0.167 -2.132 -0.823
H8 -0.167 -2.132 0.823

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.02672.44911.65591.65592.12863.16623.1662
N21.02673.09421.02351.02352.44913.77373.7737
N32.44913.09423.77373.77371.02671.02351.0235
H41.65591.02353.77371.64643.16624.58294.2770
H51.65591.02353.77371.64643.16624.27704.5829
H62.12862.44911.02673.16623.16621.65591.6559
H73.16623.77371.02354.58294.27701.65591.6464
H83.16623.77371.02354.27704.58291.65591.6464

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 107.733 H1 N2 H5 107.733
H1 H3 N6 59.911 H1 H3 H7 126.457
H1 H3 H8 126.457 N2 H1 H3 120.089
H4 N2 H5 107.079 N6 H3 H7 107.733
N6 H3 H8 107.733 H7 H3 H8 107.079
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.336      
2 N -0.932      
3 N -0.932      
4 H 0.298      
5 H 0.298      
6 H 0.336      
7 H 0.298      
8 H 0.298      


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 -18.122 3.228 0.000
y 3.228 -10.014 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.829
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.700 3.228 0.000
y 3.228 5.461 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.239
Polar
3z2-r22.478
x2-y2-8.107
xy3.228
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.728 0.431 0.000
y 0.431 4.237 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.082


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 65.306
(<r2>)1/2 8.081

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.987150
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-112.987150
Counterpoise corrected energy-56.490013
CP Energy at 298.15K-56.495255
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy39.874990
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/6-31+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' 3546 3505 7.40      
2 A' 3485 3445 57.84      
3 A' 3403 3365 3.33      
4 A' 3311 3273 200.08      
5 A' 1633 1615 26.43      
6 A' 1623 1604 16.57      
7 A' 1049 1037 164.11      
8 A' 1040 1028 205.73      
9 A' 439 434 74.14      
10 A' 166 164 29.71      
11 A' 138 137 54.53      
12 A" 3546 3506 6.23      
13 A" 3544 3504 0.23      
14 A" 1670 1651 19.12      
15 A" 1631 1613 29.60      
16 A" 312 308 54.03      
17 A" 151 149 36.19      
18 A" 25i 25i 21.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15330.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9886) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15155.8 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/6-31+G**
ABC
3.80315 0.18282 0.18082

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.171 0.678 0.000
N2 -0.026 1.680 0.000
N3 -0.026 -1.592 0.000
H4 0.325 2.138 0.834
H5 0.325 2.138 -0.834
H6 -1.030 -1.438 0.000
H7 0.285 -2.064 -0.844
H8 0.285 -2.064 0.844

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.02112.27921.68811.68812.43392.87172.8717
N21.02113.27251.01401.01403.27623.85093.8509
N32.27923.27253.83853.83851.01631.01521.0152
H41.68811.01403.83851.66793.91434.52494.2025
H51.68811.01403.83851.66793.91434.20254.5249
H62.43393.27621.01633.91433.91431.68301.6830
H72.87173.85091.01524.52494.20251.68301.6871
H82.87173.85091.01524.20254.52491.68301.6871

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 112.094 H1 N2 H5 112.094
H1 H3 N6 86.241 H1 H3 H7 115.896
H1 H3 H8 115.896 N2 H1 H3 163.901
H4 N2 H5 110.659 N6 H3 H7 111.878
N6 H3 H8 111.878 H7 H3 H8 112.385
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.368      
2 N -0.918      
3 N -0.963      
4 H 0.285      
5 H 0.285      
6 H 0.323      
7 H 0.310      
8 H 0.310      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.203 -2.670 0.000 2.929
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.149 3.693 0.000
y 3.693 -12.720 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.885
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.346 3.693 0.000
y 3.693 1.797 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.549
Polar
3z2-r23.099
x2-y2-3.428
xy3.693
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.605 0.045 0.000
y 0.045 4.535 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.140


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 68.032
(<r2>)1/2 8.248