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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.138980
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.138980
Counterpoise corrected energy-56.566983
CP Energy at 298.15K-56.572191
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.210944
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/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 3604 3475 0.00      
2 Ag 3465 3341 0.00      
3 Ag 1680 1619 0.00      
4 Ag 1061 1023 0.00      
5 Ag 453 437 0.00      
6 Ag 137 133 0.00      
7 Au 3620 3491 7.18      
8 Au 1695 1635 49.19      
9 Au 243 235 106.60      
10 Au 99 96 26.09      
11 Bg 3620 3490 0.00      
12 Bg 1680 1620 0.00      
13 Bg 122 118 0.00      
14 Bu 3604 3475 42.84      
15 Bu 3468 3344 28.88      
16 Bu 1661 1601 37.49      
17 Bu 1027 990 481.73      
18 Bu 91i 87i 246.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15574.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9642) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15017.2 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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
ABC
4.54957 0.18548 0.18203

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.692 0.831 0.000
N2 0.000 1.577 0.000
N3 0.000 -1.577 0.000
H4 0.156 2.157 0.820
H5 0.156 2.157 -0.820
H6 -0.692 -0.831 0.000
H7 -0.156 -2.157 -0.820
H8 -0.156 -2.157 0.820

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.01832.50541.64881.64882.16233.21173.2117
N21.01833.15481.01621.01622.50543.82623.8262
N32.50543.15483.82623.82621.01831.01621.0162
H41.64881.01623.82621.64073.21174.62514.3244
H51.64881.01623.82621.64073.21174.32444.6251
H62.16232.50541.01833.21173.21171.64881.6488
H73.21173.82621.01624.62514.32441.64881.6407
H83.21173.82621.01624.32444.62511.64881.6407

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 108.281 H1 N2 H5 108.281
H1 H3 N6 58.858 H1 H3 H7 126.167
H1 H3 H8 126.167 N2 H1 H3 121.142
H4 N2 H5 107.654 N6 H3 H7 108.281
N6 H3 H8 108.281 H7 H3 H8 107.654
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.329      
2 N -0.912      
3 N -0.912      
4 H 0.291      
5 H 0.291      
6 H 0.329      
7 H 0.291      
8 H 0.291      


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 -17.964 3.281 0.000
y 3.281 -9.811 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.695
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.711 3.281 0.000
y 3.281 5.518 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.193
Polar
3z2-r22.386
x2-y2-8.153
xy3.281
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.483 0.320 0.000
y 0.320 3.920 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 66.990
(<r2>)1/2 8.185

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.139737
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.139737
Counterpoise corrected energy-56.566983
CP Energy at 298.15K-56.572191
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy39.773227
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/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' 3618 3489 7.91      
2 A' 3573 3446 67.07      
3 A' 3481 3357 1.84      
4 A' 3425 3302 128.86      
5 A' 1676 1616 25.75      
6 A' 1667 1607 19.59      
7 A' 1060 1022 176.79      
8 A' 1052 1014 241.45      
9 A' 425 410 71.92      
10 A' 154 149 36.72      
11 A' 130 125 50.62      
12 A" 3619 3489 7.26      
13 A" 3618 3489 0.12      
14 A" 1711 1649 22.37      
15 A" 1674 1614 28.58      
16 A" 296 285 59.68      
17 A" 142 137 34.92      
18 A" 30i 29i 21.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15645.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9642) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15085.8 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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
ABC
3.85929 0.17699 0.17506

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.170 0.688 0.000
N2 -0.026 1.682 0.000
N3 -0.026 -1.595 0.000
H4 0.324 2.136 0.828
H5 0.324 2.136 -0.828
H6 -1.024 -1.443 0.000
H7 0.282 -2.065 -0.838
H8 0.282 -2.065 0.838

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.01362.29061.67591.67592.44232.87902.8790
N21.01363.27671.00751.00753.28053.85153.8515
N32.29063.27673.83773.83771.00971.00881.0088
H41.67591.00753.83771.65693.91324.51954.2010
H51.67591.00753.83771.65693.91324.20104.5195
H62.44233.28051.00973.91323.91321.67151.6715
H72.87903.85151.00884.51954.20101.67151.6758
H82.87903.85151.00884.20104.51951.67151.6758

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 112.034 H1 N2 H5 112.034
H1 H3 N6 86.263 H1 H3 H7 115.981
H1 H3 H8 115.981 N2 H1 H3 163.941
H4 N2 H5 110.636 N6 H3 H7 111.811
N6 H3 H8 111.811 H7 H3 H8 112.326
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.363      
2 N -0.902      
3 N -0.938      
4 H 0.279      
5 H 0.279      
6 H 0.314      
7 H 0.302      
8 H 0.302      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.183 -2.557 0.000 2.818
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.032 3.701 0.000
y 3.701 -12.416 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.744
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.452 3.701 0.000
y 3.701 1.973 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.479
Polar
3z2-r22.959
x2-y2-3.616
xy3.701
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.406 0.044 0.000
y 0.044 4.133 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.049


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 69.657
(<r2>)1/2 8.346