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All results from a given calculation for NH2CONH2 (Urea)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2 1A
1 2 no CS 1A'
1 3 no C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (C2)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-224.042241
Energy at 298.15K-224.048677
HF Energy-224.042241
Nuclear repulsion energy125.272806
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/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3938 3562 37.51      
2 A 3831 3464 4.02      
3 A 1986 1797 572.57      
4 A 1820 1646 1.61      
5 A 1307 1182 7.50      
6 A 1025 927 9.18      
7 A 647 586 93.91      
8 A 514 465 3.27      
9 A 413 373 99.15      
10 B 3938 3562 22.13      
11 B 3827 3461 52.04      
12 B 1828 1653 220.37      
13 B 1538 1391 250.64      
14 B 1164 1053 29.52      
15 B 888 803 151.32      
16 B 632 571 98.08      
17 B 597 540 254.05      
18 B 483 437 96.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15188.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13736.1 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 HF/6-311G*
ABC
0.38463 0.35155 0.18531

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.147
O2 0.000 0.000 1.338
N3 -0.118 1.146 -0.603
N4 0.118 -1.146 -0.603
H5 0.000 1.977 -0.074
H6 0.325 1.161 -1.492
H7 0.000 -1.977 -0.074
H8 -0.325 -1.161 -1.492

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.19121.37431.37431.98962.03461.98962.0346
O21.19122.25712.25712.42973.07622.42973.0762
N31.37432.25712.30320.99300.99303.16972.4806
N41.37432.25712.30323.16972.48060.99300.9930
H51.98962.42970.99303.16971.66843.95483.4593
H62.03463.07620.99302.48061.66843.45932.4112
H71.98962.42973.16970.99303.95483.45931.6684
H82.03463.07622.48060.99303.45932.41121.6684

picture of Urea state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 113.402 C1 N3 H6 117.607
C1 N4 H7 113.402 C1 N4 H8 117.607
O2 C1 N3 123.075 O2 C1 N4 123.075
N3 C1 N4 113.851 H5 N3 H6 114.300
H7 N4 H8 114.300
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.772      
2 O -0.498      
3 N -0.874      
4 N -0.874      
5 H 0.378      
6 H 0.359      
7 H 0.378      
8 H 0.359      


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 -3.853 3.853
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP 0.009 -0.007 -3.857 3.857


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.339 2.781 0.000
y 2.781 -17.069 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.320
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.145 2.781 0.000
y 2.781 8.261 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.116
Polar
3z2-r2-8.233
x2-y2-8.270
xy2.781
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.294 -0.046 0.000
y -0.046 4.029 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.409


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 67.404
(<r2>)1/2 8.210

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-224.040134
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-224.040134
Nuclear repulsion energy125.359035
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/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3977 3597 44.95      
2 A' 3858 3490 11.49      
3 A' 1967 1779 617.18      
4 A' 1824 1650 10.22      
5 A' 1293 1170 6.72      
6 A' 1037 937 13.21      
7 A' 867 785 61.50      
8 A' 585 529 30.11      
9 A' 521 471 15.92      
10 A' 375 340 510.06      
11 A" 3973 3594 26.23      
12 A" 3850 3482 55.73      
13 A" 1813 1640 240.38      
14 A" 1541 1394 272.55      
15 A" 1121 1014 21.73      
16 A" 625 565 27.47      
17 A" 447 404 50.74      
18 A" 102i 92i 51.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14786.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13373.0 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 HF/6-311G*
ABC
0.38758 0.35105 0.18489

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.011 0.143 0.000
O2 0.031 1.336 0.000
N3 0.031 -0.593 1.153
N4 0.031 -0.593 -1.153
H5 -0.141 -0.080 1.983
H6 -0.235 -1.547 1.159
H7 -0.141 -0.080 -1.983
H8 -0.235 -1.547 -1.159

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.19371.36751.36752.00172.06332.00172.0633
O21.19372.24722.24722.44343.11852.44343.1185
N31.36752.24722.30550.99110.99033.18242.5147
N41.36752.24722.30553.18242.51470.99110.9903
H52.00172.44340.99113.18241.68493.96683.4687
H62.06333.11850.99032.51471.68493.46872.3176
H72.00172.44343.18240.99113.96683.46871.6849
H82.06333.11852.51470.99033.46872.31761.6849

picture of Urea state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 115.207 C1 N3 H6 121.281
C1 N4 H7 115.207 C1 N4 H8 121.281
O2 C1 N3 122.512 O2 C1 N4 122.512
N3 C1 N4 114.904 H5 N3 H6 116.503
H7 N4 H8 116.503
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.807      
2 O -0.513      
3 N -0.887      
4 N -0.887      
5 H 0.384      
6 H 0.356      
7 H 0.384      
8 H 0.356      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.625 -4.309 0.000 4.605
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.387 1.646 0.000
y 1.646 -24.548 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.994
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.616 1.646 0.000
y 1.646 -3.357 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.973
Polar
3z2-r215.947
x2-y2-0.839
xy1.646
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.230 0.094 0.000
y 0.094 4.362 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.025


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 67.387
(<r2>)1/2 8.209

Conformer 3 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-224.039707
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-224.039707
Nuclear repulsion energy125.475992
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/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 4009 3625 61.69      
2 A1 3879 3508 7.90      
3 A1 1954 1767 659.55      
4 A1 1810 1637 0.20      
5 A1 1267 1146 2.43      
6 A1 1045 945 12.23      
7 A1 520 471 2.82      
8 A2 430 389 0.00      
9 A2 431i 389i 0.00      
10 B1 869 786 33.59      
11 B1 610 552 9.30      
12 B1 271i 245i 642.28      
13 B2 4006 3623 31.39      
14 B2 3871 3501 77.84      
15 B2 1804 1631 288.64      
16 B2 1543 1396 298.87      
17 B2 1098 993 14.69      
18 B2 619 559 19.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14315.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12947.1 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 HF/6-311G*
ABC
0.38787 0.35300 0.18481

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.143
O2 0.000 0.000 1.339
N3 0.000 1.148 -0.588
N4 0.000 -1.148 -0.588
H5 0.000 2.003 -0.091
H6 0.000 1.170 -1.576
H7 0.000 -2.003 -0.091
H8 0.000 -1.170 -1.576

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.19571.36121.36122.01702.08002.01702.0800
O21.19572.24332.24332.46153.14152.46153.1415
N31.36122.24332.29590.98930.98833.19022.5199
N41.36122.24332.29593.19022.51990.98930.9883
H52.01702.46150.98933.19021.70284.00673.5038
H62.08003.14150.98832.51991.70283.50382.3403
H72.01702.46153.19020.98934.00673.50381.7028
H82.08003.14152.51990.98833.50382.34031.7028

picture of Urea state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 117.335 C1 N3 H6 123.797
C1 N4 H7 117.335 C1 N4 H8 123.797
O2 C1 N3 122.509 O2 C1 N4 122.509
N3 C1 N4 114.982 H5 N3 H6 118.868
H7 N4 H8 118.868
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.853      
2 O -0.526      
3 N -0.925      
4 N -0.925      
5 H 0.394      
6 H 0.368      
7 H 0.394      
8 H 0.368      


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 -4.627 4.627
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.729 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.286 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.093
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.540 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.625 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.086
Polar
3z2-r2-6.171
x2-y2-9.443
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.177 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.005 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.292


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 67.276
(<r2>)1/2 8.202