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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1398.632300
Energy at 298.15K-1398.632479
HF Energy-1398.632300
Nuclear repulsion energy226.008075
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 B3PW91/3-21G
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' 446 429 0.00      
2 A2" 460 443 10.21      
3 E' 902 867 343.85      
3 E' 902 867 343.84      
4 E' 262 252 1.52      
4 E' 262 252 1.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1617.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1555.0 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 B3PW91/3-21G
ABC
0.10269 0.10269 0.05135

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.000
Cl2 0.000 1.769 0.000
Cl3 1.532 -0.885 0.000
Cl4 -1.532 -0.885 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
B11.76911.76911.7691
Cl21.76913.06413.0641
Cl31.76913.06413.0641
Cl41.76913.06413.0641

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.019      
2 Cl -0.006      
3 Cl -0.006      
4 Cl -0.006      


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 -45.678 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -45.678 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -43.086
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.296 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.296 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.592
Polar
3z2-r25.185
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 6.875 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.875 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.182


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 187.602
(<r2>)1/2 13.697