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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3599.114279
Energy at 298.15K-3599.112469
HF Energy-3599.114279
Nuclear repulsion energy516.766707
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 TPSSh/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 365 354 17.29      
2 A1 155 150 6.62      
3 E 353 342 67.89      
3 E 353 342 67.90      
4 E 118 114 1.72      
4 E 118 114 1.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 731.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9688) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 708.2 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 TPSSh/3-21G
ABC
0.06290 0.06290 0.03863

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
As1 0.000 0.000 0.648
Cl2 0.000 2.039 -0.419
Cl3 1.766 -1.020 -0.419
Cl4 -1.766 -1.020 -0.419

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  As1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
As12.30202.30202.3020
Cl22.30203.53253.5325
Cl32.30203.53253.5325
Cl42.30203.53253.5325

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 100.219 Cl2 As1 Cl4 100.219
Cl3 As1 Cl4 100.219
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 As 0.746      
2 Cl -0.249      
3 Cl -0.249      
4 Cl -0.249      


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 2.820 2.820
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 10.228 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 10.228 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 5.260


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 272.037
(<r2>)1/2 16.494