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

using model chemistry: HF/3-21G*

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/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-111.753551
Energy at 298.15K-111.759235
HF Energy-111.753551
Counterpoise corrected energy 
CP Energy at 298.15K 
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.993042
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/3-21G*
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 3789 3420 0.00      
2 Ag 3628 3274 0.00      
3 Ag 1863 1681 0.00      
4 Ag 1007 909 0.00      
5 Ag 564 509 0.00      
6 Ag 187 169 0.00      
7 Au 3786 3417 0.83      
8 Au 1890 1706 47.79      
9 Au 304 274 107.49      
10 Au 139 126 33.15      
11 Bg 3785 3417 0.00      
12 Bg 1874 1691 0.00      
13 Bg 203 184 0.00      
14 Bu 3791 3422 50.60      
15 Bu 3633 3280 22.06      
16 Bu 1846 1667 34.52      
17 Bu 926 836 801.09      
18 Bu 57 51 333.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16635.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15015.5 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/3-21G*
ABC
4.69415 0.19594 0.19153

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/3-21G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.636 0.761 0.000
N2 0.000 1.539 0.000
N3 0.000 -1.539 0.000
H4 0.073 2.096 0.831
H5 0.073 2.096 -0.831
H6 -0.636 -0.761 0.000
H7 -0.073 -2.096 -0.831
H8 -0.073 -2.096 0.831

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.00432.38651.67011.67011.98423.05973.0597
N21.00433.07751.00361.00362.38653.72973.7297
N32.38653.07753.72973.72971.00431.00361.0036
H41.67011.00363.72971.66223.05974.51284.1955
H51.67011.00363.72971.66223.05974.19554.5128
H61.98422.38651.00433.05973.05971.67011.6701
H73.05973.72971.00364.51284.19551.67011.6622
H83.05973.72971.00364.19554.51281.67011.6622

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 112.566 H1 N2 H5 112.566
H1 H3 N6 54.742 H1 H3 H7 123.720
H1 H3 H8 123.720 N2 H1 H3 125.258
H4 N2 H5 111.817 N6 H3 H7 112.566
N6 H3 H8 112.566 H7 H3 H8 111.817
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.327      
2 N -0.905      
3 N -0.905      
4 H 0.289      
5 H 0.289      
6 H 0.327      
7 H 0.289      
8 H 0.289      


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 -15.964 3.161 0.000
y 3.161 -8.264 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.553
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.055 3.161 0.000
y 3.161 5.494 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.561
Polar
3z2-r21.122
x2-y2-7.700
xy3.161
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.969 -0.397 0.000
y -0.397 2.563 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.322


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 62.932
(<r2>)1/2 7.933

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at HF/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-111.753766
Energy at 298.15K-111.759250
HF Energy-111.753766
Counterpoise corrected energy 
CP Energy at 298.15K 
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy40.145858
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/3-21G*
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' 3791 3422 6.16      
2 A' 3743 3378 54.02      
3 A' 3639 3284 0.68      
4 A' 3589 3240 96.85      
5 A' 1868 1686 16.06      
6 A' 1854 1673 25.58      
7 A' 1009 911 355.50      
8 A' 949 857 382.52      
9 A' 446 402 61.73      
10 A' 164 148 32.09      
11 A' 115 104 71.39      
12 A" 3790 3421 4.02      
13 A" 3771 3404 1.24      
14 A" 1907 1722 24.43      
15 A" 1860 1679 24.52      
16 A" 347 313 57.48      
17 A" 157 142 46.51      
18 A" 47 43 27.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16523.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14913.9 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/3-21G*
ABC
3.87859 0.17938 0.17709

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.166 0.681 0.000
N2 -0.023 1.665 0.000
N3 -0.023 -1.587 0.000
H4 0.288 2.128 0.828
H5 0.288 2.128 -0.828
H6 -1.008 -1.413 0.000
H7 0.294 -2.036 -0.835
H8 0.294 -2.036 0.835

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 N3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
H11.00182.27611.67151.67152.40092.84582.8458
N21.00183.25200.99850.99853.23173.80753.8075
N32.27613.25203.81893.81891.00031.00011.0001
H41.67150.99853.81891.65613.86064.48424.1643
H51.67150.99853.81891.65613.86064.16434.4842
H62.40093.23171.00033.86063.86061.66771.6677
H72.84583.80751.00014.48424.16431.66771.6709
H82.84583.80751.00014.16434.48421.66771.6709

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 113.361 H1 N2 H5 113.361
H1 H3 N6 84.747 H1 H3 H7 114.913
H1 H3 H8 114.913 N2 H1 H3 164.335
H4 N2 H5 112.057 N6 H3 H7 112.960
N6 H3 H8 112.960 H7 H3 H8 113.321
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.331      
2 N -0.918      
3 N -0.872      
4 H 0.271      
5 H 0.271      
6 H 0.311      
7 H 0.303      
8 H 0.303      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.146 -2.807 0.000 3.032
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.256 3.607 0.000
y 3.607 -10.410 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.589
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.257 3.607 0.000
y 3.607 2.513 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.744
Polar
3z2-r21.489
x2-y2-3.847
xy3.607
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.485 0.005 0.000
y 0.005 2.051 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.339


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 67.637
(<r2>)1/2 8.224