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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1722.140421
Energy at 298.15K-1722.141349
HF Energy-1722.140421
Nuclear repulsion energy339.198186
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 B3LYP/Def2TZVPP
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 498 479 30.51      
2 A1 250 241 0.81      
3 E 477 460 155.36      
3 E 477 460 155.33      
4 E 180 173 0.08      
4 E 180 173 0.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1031.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9626) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 992.8 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 B3LYP/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.08450 0.08450 0.04730

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.644
Cl2 0.000 1.793 -0.189
Cl3 1.553 -0.897 -0.189
Cl4 -1.553 -0.897 -0.189

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
P11.97721.97721.9772
Cl21.97723.10603.1060
Cl31.97723.10603.1060
Cl41.97723.10603.1060

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 103.525 Cl2 P1 Cl4 103.525
Cl3 P1 Cl4 103.525
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 0.500      
2 Cl -0.167      
3 Cl -0.167      
4 Cl -0.167      


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 0.666 0.666
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.541 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.541 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.819
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.361 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.361 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.722
Polar
3z2-r21.444
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 9.949 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.947 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 6.684


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 215.001
(<r2>)1/2 14.663