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

using model chemistry: HF/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3595.935764
Energy at 298.15K-3595.934495
HF Energy-3595.935764
Nuclear repulsion energy550.835259
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/3-21G*
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 457 413 36.12      
2 A1 221 199 6.41      
3 E 437 394 114.20      
3 E 437 394 114.20      
4 E 179 161 1.57      
4 E 179 161 1.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 954.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 861.2 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 HF/3-21G*
ABC
0.07123 0.07123 0.04485

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
As1 0.000 0.000 0.641
Cl2 0.000 1.893 -0.415
Cl3 1.639 -0.946 -0.415
Cl4 -1.639 -0.946 -0.415

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  As1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
As12.16752.16752.1675
Cl22.16753.27863.2786
Cl32.16753.27863.2786
Cl42.16753.27863.2786

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 98.280 Cl2 As1 Cl4 98.280
Cl3 As1 Cl4 98.280
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 As 0.653      
2 Cl -0.218      
3 Cl -0.218      
4 Cl -0.218      


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 2.052 2.052
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -58.581 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -58.581 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -55.429
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.576 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.576 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.152
Polar
3z2-r26.304
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 8.819 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.819 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.697


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 241.003
(<r2>)1/2 15.524