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All results from a given calculation for NCl3 (nitrogen trichloride)

using model chemistry: CCD/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1433.532984
Energy at 298.15K-1433.534290
HF Energy-1432.755961
Nuclear repulsion energy269.724096
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 CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
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 563 533 0.04      
2 A1 373 353 0.18      
3 E 741 702 35.95      
3 E 741 702 35.96      
4 E 276 262 0.15      
4 E 276 262 0.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1485.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1406.8 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 CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.11609 0.11609 0.06009

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 0.556
Cl2 0.000 1.635 -0.076
Cl3 1.416 -0.818 -0.076
Cl4 -1.416 -0.818 -0.076

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
N11.75331.75341.7534
Cl21.75332.83252.8325
Cl31.75342.83252.8325
Cl41.75342.83252.8325

picture of nitrogen trichloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 N1 Cl3 107.749 Cl2 N1 Cl4 107.749
Cl3 N1 Cl4 107.749
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability