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

using model chemistry: MP4/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP4/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1433.724754
Energy at 298.15K-1433.725918
HF Energy-1432.851799
Nuclear repulsion energy267.586782
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 MP4/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 528 498        
2 A1 359 339        
3 E 654 618        
3 E 654 618        
4 E 264 249        
4 E 264 249        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1361.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9438) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1285.1 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 MP4/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.11438 0.11438 0.05934

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 0.578
Cl2 0.000 1.646 -0.079
Cl3 1.425 -0.823 -0.079
Cl4 -1.425 -0.823 -0.079

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
N11.77211.77211.7721
Cl21.77212.85022.8502
Cl31.77212.85022.8502
Cl41.77212.85022.8502

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 107.068 Cl2 N1 Cl4 107.068
Cl3 N1 Cl4 107.068
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability