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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at TPSSh/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1405.653066
Energy at 298.15K-1405.653257
HF Energy-1405.653066
Nuclear repulsion energy228.474788
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/TZVP
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' 469 452 0.00 9.35 0.08 0.14
2 A2" 445 429 5.81 0.00 0.75 0.86
3 E' 944 910 385.33 0.22 0.75 0.86
3 E' 944 910 385.37 0.22 0.75 0.86
4 E' 255 246 0.68 3.81 0.75 0.86
4 E' 255 246 0.68 3.81 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1655.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9637) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1595.7 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 TPSSh/TZVP
ABC
0.10494 0.10494 0.05247

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/TZVP

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 0.000
Cl2 0.000 1.750 0.000
Cl3 1.516 -0.875 0.000
Cl4 -1.516 -0.875 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
B11.75001.75001.7500
Cl21.75003.03113.0311
Cl31.75003.03113.0311
Cl41.75003.03113.0311

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 TPSSh/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.161      
2 Cl -0.054      
3 Cl -0.054      
4 Cl -0.054      


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


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.683 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.683 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.092


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 182.990
(<r2>)1/2 13.527