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

using model chemistry: MP2/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1417.469680
Energy at 298.15K-1417.470761
HF Energy-1417.348889
Nuclear repulsion energy255.517043
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 MP2/STO-3G
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 626 546 16.48      
2 A1 352 307 1.07      
3 E 786 685 46.95      
3 E 786 685 46.95      
4 E 249 217 0.04      
4 E 249 217 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1524.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8719) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1329.1 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 MP2/STO-3G
ABC
0.10489 0.10489 0.05506

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/STO-3G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 0.691
Cl2 0.000 1.708 -0.095
Cl3 1.480 -0.854 -0.095
Cl4 -1.480 -0.854 -0.095

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
N11.88041.88041.8804
Cl21.88042.95902.9590
Cl31.88042.95902.9590
Cl41.88042.95902.9590

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 103.776 Cl2 N1 Cl4 103.776
Cl3 N1 Cl4 103.776
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability