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

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1403.254335
Energy at 298.15K-1403.254651
HF Energy-1403.254335
Nuclear repulsion energy229.081188
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 HF/6-31G**
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' 498 450 0.00 5.67 0.10 0.18
2 A2" 484 437 22.10 0.00 0.00 0.00
3 E' 1011 913 438.90 0.00 0.75 0.86
3 E' 1011 913 438.90 0.00 0.75 0.86
4 E' 276 249 1.51 3.76 0.75 0.86
4 E' 276 249 1.51 3.76 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1777.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1604.7 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 HF/6-31G**
ABC
0.10550 0.10550 0.05275

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31G**

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.000
Cl2 0.000 1.745 0.000
Cl3 1.512 -0.873 0.000
Cl4 -1.512 -0.873 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
B11.74531.74531.7453
Cl21.74533.02303.0230
Cl31.74533.02303.0230
Cl41.74533.02303.0230

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
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.276      
2 Cl -0.092      
3 Cl -0.092      
4 Cl -0.092      


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 -44.808 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -44.808 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -42.494
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.157 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.157 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.314
Polar
3z2-r24.628
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 6.639 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.639 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.037


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 182.863
(<r2>)1/2 13.523