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All results from a given calculation for NH2CONH2 (Urea)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/3-21G*

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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 PBEPBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-223.760563
Energy at 298.15K-223.766177
HF Energy-223.760563
Nuclear repulsion energy121.843128
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/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 3603 3435 16.01      
2 A 3468 3307 1.27      
3 A 1728 1648 259.73      
4 A 1633 1557 0.29      
5 A 1129 1076 0.31      
6 A 928 885 3.92      
7 A 472 450 3.62      
8 A 440 419 3.57      
9 A 124 118 19.49      
10 B 3600 3432 36.49      
11 B 3456 3295 21.58      
12 B 1608 1533 163.42      
13 B 1386 1322 252.36      
14 B 977 931 19.08      
15 B 763 727 78.78      
16 B 566 540 70.06      
17 B 534 509 12.46      
18 B 405 386 568.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13409.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9535) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12785.5 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 PBEPBE/3-21G*
ABC
0.35621 0.34246 0.17480

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.148
O2 0.000 0.000 1.398
N3 0.000 1.164 -0.616
N4 0.000 -1.164 -0.616
H5 0.023 2.044 -0.103
H6 0.172 1.179 -1.621
H7 -0.023 -2.044 -0.103
H8 -0.172 -1.179 -1.621

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.25031.39211.39212.05932.13252.05932.1325
O21.25032.32612.32612.53603.24552.53603.2455
N31.39212.32612.32791.01871.01983.24862.5551
N41.39212.32612.32793.24862.55511.01871.0198
H52.05932.53601.01873.24861.75344.08793.5676
H62.13253.24551.01982.55511.75343.56762.3827
H72.05932.53603.24861.01874.08793.56761.7534
H82.13253.24552.55511.01983.56762.38271.7534

picture of Urea state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 116.494 C1 N3 H6 123.559
C1 N4 H7 116.494 C1 N4 H8 123.559
O2 C1 N3 123.265 O2 C1 N4 123.265
N3 C1 N4 113.470 H5 N3 H6 118.665
H7 N4 H8 118.665
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.772      
2 O -0.501      
3 N -0.751      
4 N -0.751      
5 H 0.319      
6 H 0.296      
7 H 0.319      
8 H 0.296      


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 -4.067 4.067
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.042 1.004 0.000
y 1.004 -15.978 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -23.206
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.451 1.004 0.000
y 1.004 8.146 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.696
Polar
3z2-r2-5.391
x2-y2-9.065
xy1.004
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.137 0.025 0.000
y 0.025 4.427 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.568


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 69.886
(<r2>)1/2 8.360

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-223.760548
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-223.760548
Nuclear repulsion energy121.868229
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/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' 3609 3442 16.32      
2 A' 3474 3312 1.26      
3 A' 1727 1647 263.46      
4 A' 1633 1557 0.36      
5 A' 1127 1075 0.24      
6 A' 930 887 4.03      
7 A' 766 730 76.20      
8 A' 570 544 46.82      
9 A' 471 449 3.70      
10 A' 402 384 620.85      
11 A" 3606 3438 38.44      
12 A" 3461 3300 22.10      
13 A" 1606 1532 167.51      
14 A" 1388 1324 255.68      
15 A" 969 924 16.79      
16 A" 534 510 12.24      
17 A" 429 410 0.00      
18 A" 85i 81i 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13308.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9535) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12689.7 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/3-21G*
ABC
0.35697 0.34225 0.17473

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.147 0.000
O2 -0.000 1.397 0.000
N3 0.000 -0.613 1.165
N4 0.000 -0.613 -1.165
H5 0.000 -0.102 2.045
H6 0.000 -1.633 1.185
H7 0.000 -0.102 -2.045
H8 0.000 -1.633 -1.185

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.25071.39081.39082.06032.13792.06032.1379
O21.25072.32372.32372.53613.25352.53613.2535
N31.39082.32372.32941.01821.01933.25042.5616
N41.39082.32372.32943.25042.56161.01821.0193
H52.06032.53611.01823.25041.75534.09053.5748
H62.13793.25351.01932.56161.75533.57482.3708
H72.06032.53613.25041.01824.09053.57481.7553
H82.13793.25352.56161.01933.57482.37081.7553

picture of Urea state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 116.734 C1 N3 H6 124.292
C1 N4 H7 116.734 C1 N4 H8 124.292
O2 C1 N3 123.128 O2 C1 N4 123.128
N3 C1 N4 113.744 H5 N3 H6 118.974
H7 N4 H8 118.974
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.780      
2 O -0.503      
3 N -0.754      
4 N -0.754      
5 H 0.320      
6 H 0.295      
7 H 0.320      
8 H 0.295      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.002 -4.149 0.000 4.149
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.157 0.001 0.000
y 0.001 -23.032 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.887
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.697 0.001 0.000
y 0.001 -2.510 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.207
Polar
3z2-r216.414
x2-y2-2.125
xy0.001
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.104 -0.000 0.000
y -0.000 4.574 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.428


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 69.877
(<r2>)1/2 8.359

Conformer 3 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-223.760548
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-223.760548
Nuclear repulsion energy121.864603
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/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 A1 3610 3442 16.31      
2 A1 3474 3312 1.27      
3 A1 1728 1648 263.72      
4 A1 1634 1558 0.48      
5 A1 1128 1075 0.23      
6 A1 929 886 4.06      
7 A1 471 449 3.69      
8 A2 429 409 0.00      
9 A2 87i 83i 0.00      
10 B1 766 730 76.07      
11 B1 570 543 46.00      
12 B1 402 383 621.91      
13 B2 3606 3438 38.46      
14 B2 3461 3300 22.10      
15 B2 1606 1531 167.01      
16 B2 1387 1323 255.80      
17 B2 968 923 16.95      
18 B2 534 509 12.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13306.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9535) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12688.1 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 PBEPBE/3-21G*
ABC
0.35688 0.34227 0.17471

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.147
O2 0.000 0.000 1.397
N3 0.000 1.165 -0.614
N4 0.000 -1.165 -0.614
H5 0.000 2.046 -0.103
H6 0.000 1.185 -1.633
H7 0.000 -2.046 -0.103
H8 0.000 -1.185 -1.633

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.25041.39101.39102.06072.13782.06072.1378
O21.25042.32392.32392.53673.25342.53673.2534
N31.39102.32392.32941.01821.01933.25062.5607
N41.39102.32392.32943.25062.56071.01821.0193
H52.06072.53671.01823.25061.75544.09103.5740
H62.13783.25341.01932.56071.75543.57402.3691
H72.06072.53673.25061.01824.09103.57401.7554
H82.13783.25342.56071.01933.57402.36911.7554

picture of Urea state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 116.750 C1 N3 H6 124.261
C1 N4 H7 116.750 C1 N4 H8 124.261
O2 C1 N3 123.145 O2 C1 N4 123.145
N3 C1 N4 113.710 H5 N3 H6 118.990
H7 N4 H8 118.990
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.780      
2 O -0.503      
3 N -0.754      
4 N -0.754      
5 H 0.320      
6 H 0.295      
7 H 0.320      
8 H 0.295      


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 -4.148 4.148
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.157 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.891 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -23.032
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.696 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.204 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.508
Polar
3z2-r2-5.016
x2-y2-9.267
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.104 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.427 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.573


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 69.881
(<r2>)1/2 8.360