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

using model chemistry: QCISD/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at QCISD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1433.470922
Energy at 298.15K-1433.472150
HF Energy-1432.824059
Nuclear repulsion energy265.386524
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 QCISD/TZVP
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 558 533 0.19      
2 A1 358 342 0.22      
3 E 706 674 55.97      
3 E 706 674 55.97      
4 E 263 251 0.28      
4 E 263 251 0.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1426.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9553) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1362.3 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 QCISD/TZVP
ABC
0.11232 0.11232 0.05807

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 0.557
Cl2 0.000 1.663 -0.076
Cl3 1.441 -0.832 -0.076
Cl4 -1.441 -0.832 -0.076

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
N11.77981.77981.7798
Cl21.77982.88122.8812
Cl31.77982.88122.8812
Cl41.77982.88122.8812

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 108.078 Cl2 N1 Cl4 108.078
Cl3 N1 Cl4 108.078
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability