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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3575.654271
Energy at 298.15K-3575.652738
HF Energy-3575.654271
Nuclear repulsion energy540.776525
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 PBE1PBE/STO-3G
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 463 409 14.88      
2 A1 203 179 11.08      
3 E 446 394 44.95      
3 E 446 394 44.95      
4 E 158 139 2.49      
4 E 158 139 2.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 936.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8821) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 826.5 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 PBE1PBE/STO-3G
ABC
0.06855 0.06855 0.04361

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/STO-3G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
As1 0.000 0.000 0.666
Cl2 0.000 1.920 -0.431
Cl3 1.662 -0.960 -0.431
Cl4 -1.662 -0.960 -0.431

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  As1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
As12.21112.21112.2111
Cl22.21113.32493.3249
Cl32.21113.32493.3249
Cl42.21113.32493.3249

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 97.502 Cl2 As1 Cl4 97.502
Cl3 As1 Cl4 97.502
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 As 0.698      
2 Cl -0.233      
3 Cl -0.233      
4 Cl -0.233      


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 2.308 2.308
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -55.423 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -55.423 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -51.118
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.152 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.152 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.305
Polar
3z2-r28.609
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 5.627 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.627 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.411


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 245.775
(<r2>)1/2 15.677