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Experimental data for NH4+ (ammonium cation)

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Other names
ammonium;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/H3N/h1H3/p+1 QGZKDVFQNNGYKY-UHFFFAOYSA-O [NH4+] ammonium
State Conformation
1A1 TD
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Information can also be found for this species in the NIST Chemistry Webbook
Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
3 T2 3343   webbook      
4 T2 1447          

Calculated vibrational frequencies for NH4+ (ammonium cation).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment

Calculated rotational constants for NH4+ (ammonium cation).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of ammonium cation

Point Group Td


Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
Description Value unc. Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4
rHN 1.029 0.000 1 2 1998Kuc r0

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
H2 0.5939 0.5939 0.5939
H3 -0.5939 -0.5939 0.5939
H4 -0.5939 0.5939 -0.5939
H5 0.5939 -0.5939 -0.5939

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  N1 H2 H3 H4 H5
N1   1.02871.02871.02871.0287
H2 1.0287   1.67991.67991.6799
H3 1.02871.6799   1.67991.6799
H4 1.02871.67991.6799   1.6799
H5 1.02871.67991.67991.6799  

Calculated geometries for NH4+ (ammonium cation).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 N1 H3 109.471 H2 N1 H4 109.471
H2 N1 H5 109.471 H3 N1 H4 109.471
H3 N1 H5 109.471 H4 N1 H5 109.471

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-N 4

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
N1 H2
N1 H3
N1 H4
N1 H5
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment dipole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A1 Td True           Td 0 0
Experimental dipole measurement abbreviations: MW microwave; DT Dielectric with Temperature variation; DR Indirect (usually an upper limit); MB Molecular beam
Calculated electric dipole moments for NH4+ (ammonium cation).
Electric quadrupole moment quadrupole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Quadrupole (D Å) Reference comment Point Group Components
xx yy zz dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A1 Td True       Td 0 0

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for NH4+ (ammonium cation).

References
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squib reference DOI
1998Kuc K Kuchitsu(ed) "Structure of Free Polyatomic Molecules - Basic Data" Springer, Berlin, 1998 10.1007/978-3-642-45748-7 
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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