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

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-50.091007
Energy at 298.15K-50.089444
HF Energy-50.091007
Nuclear repulsion energy46.867050
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 HF/CEP-121G
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 392 358 29.97      
2 A1 184 168 11.74      
3 E 386 352 81.67      
3 E 386 352 81.67      
4 E 145 133 2.44      
4 E 145 133 2.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 819.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9125) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 747.6 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 HF/CEP-121G
ABC
0.06447 0.06447 0.04018

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-121G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
As1 0.000 0.000 0.660
Cl2 0.000 2.000 -0.427
Cl3 1.732 -1.000 -0.427
Cl4 -1.732 -1.000 -0.427

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  As1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
As12.27642.27642.2764
Cl22.27643.46363.4636
Cl32.27643.46363.4636
Cl42.27643.46363.4636

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 99.063 Cl2 As1 Cl4 99.063
Cl3 As1 Cl4 99.063
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 As 0.912      
2 Cl -0.304      
3 Cl -0.304      
4 Cl -0.304      


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 3.222 3.222
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -56.532 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -56.532 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.926
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.303 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.303 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.606
Polar
3z2-r213.212
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 10.370 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 10.370 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.392


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 123.926
(<r2>)1/2 11.132