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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3613.986081
Energy at 298.15K-3613.984493
HF Energy-3613.986081
Nuclear repulsion energy523.685665
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 B3PW91/6-31G
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 376 360 18.27      
2 A1 193 185 5.39      
3 E 354 339 65.71      
3 E 354 339 65.71      
4 E 165 158 2.06      
4 E 165 158 2.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 803.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 769.8 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 B3PW91/6-31G
ABC
0.06419 0.06419 0.04127

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
As1 0.000 0.000 0.702
Cl2 0.000 1.973 -0.454
Cl3 1.709 -0.987 -0.454
Cl4 -1.709 -0.987 -0.454

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  As1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
As12.28692.28692.2869
Cl22.28693.41753.4175
Cl32.28693.41753.4175
Cl42.28693.41753.4175

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 96.697 Cl2 As1 Cl4 96.697
Cl3 As1 Cl4 96.697
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 As 0.585      
2 Cl -0.195      
3 Cl -0.195      
4 Cl -0.195      


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 2.964 2.964
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -60.481 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -60.481 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -54.988
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.747 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.747 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.493
Polar
3z2-r210.987
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 9.966 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.966 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 5.976


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 261.967
(<r2>)1/2 16.185