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All results from a given calculation for NCl3 (nitrogen trichloride)

using model chemistry: CID/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 CID/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1433.532316
Energy at 298.15K-1433.533751
HF Energy-1432.855939
Nuclear repulsion energy273.786794
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 CID/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 586 586 0.61      
2 A1 384 384 0.28      
3 E 830 830 25.37      
3 E 830 830 25.37      
4 E 292 292 0.00      
4 E 292 292 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1607.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1607.1 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 CID/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.11933 0.11933 0.06149

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 0.513
Cl2 0.000 1.617 -0.070
Cl3 1.400 -0.808 -0.070
Cl4 -1.400 -0.808 -0.070

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
N11.71861.71861.7186
Cl21.71862.79992.7999
Cl31.71862.79992.7999
Cl41.71862.79992.7999

picture of nitrogen trichloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 N1 Cl3 109.094 Cl2 N1 Cl4 109.094
Cl3 N1 Cl4 109.094
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability