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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1434.682359
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1434.478361
Nuclear repulsion energy264.506421
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 545 545 0.63      
2 A1 357 357 0.18      
3 E 631 631 91.92      
3 E 631 631 91.92      
4 E 261 261 1.25      
4 E 261 261 1.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1343.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1343.3 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G**
ABC
0.11164 0.11164 0.05779

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 0.568
Cl2 0.000 1.667 -0.078
Cl3 1.444 -0.834 -0.078
Cl4 -1.444 -0.834 -0.078

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
N11.78811.78811.7881
Cl21.78812.88812.8881
Cl31.78812.88812.8881
Cl41.78812.88812.8881

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 107.721 Cl2 N1 Cl4 107.721
Cl3 N1 Cl4 107.721
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability