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All results from a given calculation for BCl3 (Borane, trichloro-)

using model chemistry: PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1404.917018
Energy at 298.15K-1404.917182
HF Energy-1404.917018
Nuclear repulsion energy227.846925
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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*
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' 466 458 0.00 9.40 0.10 0.18
2 A2" 441 434 5.20 0.00 0.75 0.86
3 E' 942 927 354.20 0.10 0.75 0.86
3 E' 942 926 354.23 0.10 0.75 0.86
4 E' 255 251 0.66 5.36 0.75 0.86
4 E' 255 251 0.66 5.35 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1650.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9835) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1623.0 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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
0.10437 0.10437 0.05218

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.000
Cl2 0.000 1.755 0.000
Cl3 1.520 -0.877 0.000
Cl4 -1.520 -0.877 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
B11.75481.75481.7548
Cl21.75483.03943.0394
Cl31.75483.03943.0394
Cl41.75483.03943.0394

picture of Borane, trichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 B1 Cl3 120.000 Cl2 B1 Cl4 120.000
Cl3 B1 Cl4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.010      
2 Cl -0.003      
3 Cl -0.003      
4 Cl -0.003      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -43.002 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -43.002 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -41.973
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.514 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.514 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.029
Polar
3z2-r22.058
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 7.678 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.678 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.196


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 183.690
(<r2>)1/2 13.553