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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-311G*

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/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.142591
Energy at 298.15K-113.148161
HF Energy-113.142591
Counterpoise corrected energy 
CP Energy at 298.15K 
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.697940
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/6-311G*
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 3574 3453 0.00      
2 Ag 3454 3337 0.00      
3 Ag 1753 1694 0.00      
4 Ag 1166 1127 0.00      
5 Ag 515 498 0.00      
6 Ag 160 155 0.00      
7 Au 3587 3466 1.27      
8 Au 1774 1715 48.45      
9 Au 266 257 106.56      
10 Au 110 106 31.54      
11 Bg 3586 3465 0.00      
12 Bg 1759 1700 0.00      
13 Bg 138 133 0.00      
14 Bu 3572 3452 13.39      
15 Bu 3456 3340 27.30      
16 Bu 1727 1668 32.43      
17 Bu 1134 1096 428.94      
18 Bu 115 111 304.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15923.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15386.8 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/6-311G*
ABC
4.60566 0.19471 0.19096

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.674 0.778 0.000
N2 0.000 1.539 0.000
N3 0.000 -1.539 0.000
H4 0.192 2.112 0.815
H5 0.192 2.112 -0.815
H6 -0.674 -0.778 0.000
H7 -0.192 -2.112 -0.815
H8 -0.192 -2.112 0.815

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.01672.41311.63581.63582.05953.12523.1252
N21.01673.07761.01491.01492.41313.74543.7454
N32.41313.07763.74543.74541.01671.01491.0149
H41.63581.01493.74541.63073.12524.54364.2408
H51.63581.01493.74541.63073.12524.24084.5436
H62.05952.41311.01673.12523.12521.63581.6358
H73.12523.74541.01494.54364.24081.63581.6307
H83.12523.74541.01494.24084.54361.63581.6307

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 107.254 H1 N2 H5 107.254
H1 H3 N6 57.793 H1 H3 H7 126.509
H1 H3 H8 126.509 N2 H1 H3 122.207
H4 N2 H5 106.911 N6 H3 H7 107.254
N6 H3 H8 107.254 H7 H3 H8 106.911
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.345      
2 N -0.982      
3 N -0.982      
4 H 0.318      
5 H 0.318      
6 H 0.345      
7 H 0.318      
8 H 0.318      


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 -16.961 3.806 0.000
y 3.806 -9.197 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.437
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.144 3.806 0.000
y 3.806 5.502 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.642
Polar
3z2-r21.283
x2-y2-7.764
xy3.806
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.341 0.101 0.000
y 0.101 3.653 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.855


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.951
(<r2>)1/2 7.997

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.142591
Energy at 298.15K-113.148156
HF Energy-113.142591
Counterpoise corrected energy 
CP Energy at 298.15K 
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.699957
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/6-311G*
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' 3574 3453 0.04      
2 A' 3572 3452 13.35      
3 A' 3457 3340 27.33      
4 A' 3454 3338 0.02      
5 A' 1753 1694 0.00      
6 A' 1726 1668 32.43      
7 A' 1167 1127 0.00      
8 A' 1134 1096 428.96      
9 A' 515 498 0.00      
10 A' 160 155 0.00      
11 A' 114 111 304.32      
12 A" 3587 3466 1.26      
13 A" 3586 3466 0.01      
14 A" 1774 1715 48.44      
15 A" 1759 1700 0.00      
16 A" 265 256 106.53      
17 A" 137 132 0.00      
18 A" 109 105 31.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15922.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15386.0 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/6-311G*
ABC
4.60588 0.19474 0.19099

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.169 0.683 0.000
N2 -0.027 1.674 0.000
N3 -0.027 -1.584 0.000
H4 0.348 2.115 0.821
H5 0.348 2.115 -0.821
H6 -1.022 -1.428 0.000
H7 0.270 -2.059 -0.835
H8 0.270 -2.059 0.835

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.01022.27501.66041.66042.42402.86822.8682
N21.01023.25751.00481.00483.25783.83683.8368
N32.27503.25753.80713.80711.00691.00621.0062
H41.66041.00483.80711.64263.88654.49134.1746
H51.66041.00483.80711.64263.88654.17464.4913
H62.42403.25781.00693.88653.88651.66311.6631
H72.86823.83681.00624.49134.17461.66311.6708
H82.86823.83681.00624.17464.49131.66311.6708

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 110.977 H1 N2 H5 110.977
H1 H3 N6 86.076 H1 H3 H7 116.439
H1 H3 H8 116.439 N2 H1 H3 163.852
H4 N2 H5 109.650 N6 H3 H7 111.409
N6 H3 H8 111.409 H7 H3 H8 112.248
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.345      
2 N -0.982      
3 N -0.982      
4 H 0.318      
5 H 0.318      
6 H 0.345      
7 H 0.318      
8 H 0.318      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.001 -0.002 0.000 0.003
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.961 3.807 0.000
y 3.807 -9.199 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.437
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.143 3.807 0.000
y 3.807 5.500 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.643
Polar
3z2-r21.286
x2-y2-7.762
xy3.807
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.341 0.101 0.000
y 0.101 3.653 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.855


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.942
(<r2>)1/2 7.996