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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/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 PBE1PBE/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3613.354481
Energy at 298.15K-3613.352928
HF Energy-3613.354481
Nuclear repulsion energy525.908957
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 PBE1PBE/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 382 365 19.30      
2 A1 198 189 5.70      
3 E 360 344 65.72      
3 E 360 344 65.71      
4 E 168 161 2.20      
4 E 168 161 2.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 818.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9559) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 782.1 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G
ABC
0.06470 0.06470 0.04173

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
As1 0.000 0.000 0.703
Cl2 0.000 1.962 -0.455
Cl3 1.699 -0.981 -0.455
Cl4 -1.699 -0.981 -0.455

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  As1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
As12.27822.27822.2782
Cl22.27823.39873.3987
Cl32.27823.39873.3987
Cl42.27823.39873.3987

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 96.474 Cl2 As1 Cl4 96.474
Cl3 As1 Cl4 96.474
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 As 0.590      
2 Cl -0.197      
3 Cl -0.197      
4 Cl -0.197      


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 2.973 2.973
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -60.640 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -60.640 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -55.209
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.716 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.716 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.431
Polar
3z2-r210.862
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 9.831 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.831 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.964


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 259.963
(<r2>)1/2 16.123