Molecule
Name
Ammonia
IUPAC name
Ammonia
Secondary names
Azane, Hydrogen nitride, Trihydrogen nitride, NH3
InChI
InChI=1S/H3N/h1H3
InChI key
QGZKDVFQNNGYKY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number
7664-41-7
Comments
natural $NH_3$
Formula
$NH_3$
Chemical formula
NH3
Structural formula
[H][N]([H])[H]
Charge
0
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
$N$ Nitrogen 1
$H$ Hydrogen 3
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Isotopes
  Isotope Mole fraction
$^{14}NH_3$ 0.996016
$^{15}NH_3$ 0.010695079
$^{14}ND_3$ 1.515e-12
Spin type
equilibrated
Spin quantum numbers
1/2, 3/2
Molar mass
17.0305 $g/mol$
State STP
gas
Protic
protic
Polarity
polar
Dipole
1.4718 $D$
Molecule symmetry
C3v
Case
symmetric-top
Vibrations number
4
Vibrations
Label Mode Bond Symmetry Degeneracy Fundamental frequency Observed frequency Observed frequency Harmonic frequency Activity IR Activity Raman Strength Comments
V1 stretching sym. $NH_3$ $A_{1}$ no 3337.0 3336.2 3337.2 3505.7 active active s observed split between symmetric and antisymmetric levels
V2 bending sym. $NH_3$ $A_{1}$ no 950.0 935.5 968.3 1022.0 active active vs observed split between symmetric and antisymmetric levels
V3 stretching $NH_3$ $E$ double 3444.0 3443.6 3443.9 3573.1 active active s observed split between symmetric and antisymmetric levels
V4 deformation $NH_3$ $E$ double 1627.0 1626.1 1627.4 1689.7 active active vs observed split between symmetric and antisymmetric levels
Comments
Vibrations of the main isotope: $^{14}NH_3$. Data from NIST Chemistry WebBook and Benedict & Plyler (1957)
Publications
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$>N-H$ 3