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All results from a given calculation for AsCl3 (Arsenous trichloride)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3599.789184
Energy at 298.15K-3599.787824
HF Energy-3599.789184
Nuclear repulsion energy549.559648
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 M06-2X/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 450 426 29.45      
2 A1 202 191 5.20      
3 E 428 406 101.67      
3 E 428 405 101.53      
4 E 165 156 1.43      
4 E 165 156 1.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 919.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 870.5 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 M06-2X/3-21G*
ABC
0.07082 0.07082 0.04496

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
As1 0.000 0.000 0.653
Cl2 0.000 1.891 -0.423
Cl3 1.637 -0.945 -0.423
Cl4 -1.637 -0.945 -0.423

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  As1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
As12.17512.17512.1751
Cl22.17513.27463.2746
Cl32.17513.27463.2746
Cl42.17513.27463.2746

picture of Arsenous trichloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 As1 Cl3 97.656 Cl2 As1 Cl4 97.656
Cl3 As1 Cl4 97.656
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 As 0.485      
2 Cl -0.162      
3 Cl -0.162      
4 Cl -0.162      


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 1.948 1.948
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -57.642 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -57.642 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -54.513
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.564 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.564 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.129
Polar
3z2-r26.257
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.045 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.062 -0.011
z 0.000 -0.011 6.079


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 240.818
(<r2>)1/2 15.518