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All results from a given calculation for PCl3 (Phosphorus trichloride)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1722.134033
Energy at 298.15K-1722.134820
HF Energy-1722.134033
Nuclear repulsion energy333.190534
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 B97D3/6-311G**
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 459 452 36.98      
2 A1 240 236 1.42      
3 E 427 421 179.67      
3 E 427 421 179.64      
4 E 175 173 0.08      
4 E 175 173 0.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 951.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9857) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 938.2 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 B97D3/6-311G**
ABC
0.08150 0.08150 0.04551

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.735
Cl2 0.000 1.879 -0.216
Cl3 1.627 -0.940 -0.216
Cl4 -1.627 -0.940 -0.216

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
P12.10592.10592.1059
Cl22.10593.25473.2547
Cl32.10593.25473.2547
Cl42.10593.25473.2547

picture of Phosphorus trichloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 P1 Cl3 104.260 Cl2 P1 Cl4 104.260
Cl3 P1 Cl4 104.260
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 0.541      
2 Cl -0.180      
3 Cl -0.180      
4 Cl -0.180      


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 1.111 1.111
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -52.888 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -52.888 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -50.678
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.105 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.105 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.209
Polar
3z2-r24.418
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 9.521 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.521 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 5.847


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 223.136
(<r2>)1/2 14.938