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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3576.327156
Energy at 298.15K-3576.325560
HF Energy-3576.327156
Nuclear repulsion energy537.190742
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/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 450 450 14.18      
2 A1 197 197 10.11      
3 E 430 430 46.66      
3 E 430 430 46.66      
4 E 153 153 2.26      
4 E 153 153 2.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 906.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 906.2 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/STO-3G
ABC
0.06767 0.06767 0.04293

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
As1 0.000 0.000 0.667
Cl2 0.000 1.935 -0.432
Cl3 1.676 -0.967 -0.432
Cl4 -1.676 -0.967 -0.432

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  As1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
As12.22502.22502.2250
Cl22.22503.35113.3511
Cl32.22503.35113.3511
Cl42.22503.35113.3511

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 97.712 Cl2 As1 Cl4 97.712
Cl3 As1 Cl4 97.712
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 As 0.691      
2 Cl -0.230      
3 Cl -0.230      
4 Cl -0.230      


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 2.280 2.280
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 5.762 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.761 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.439


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 248.762
(<r2>)1/2 15.772