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Experimental data for AlCl3 (Aluminum trichloride)

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Other names
Alluminio(cloruro di); Aluminium trichloride; Aluminium, (chlorure d'); Aluminiumchlorid; Aluminum chloride; Aluminum chloride (1:3); Aluminum chloride (AlCl3); Aluminum trichloride; Chlorure d'aluminium; Drysol; NSC 143016; PAC (salt); Pearsall; Trichloroaluminum;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/Al.3ClH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3 VSCWAEJMTAWNJL-UHFFFAOYSA-K Cl[Al](Cl)Cl Aluminum trichloride
State Conformation
1A1' D3H
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Hfg(298.15K) enthalpy of formation -584.59 2.90 kJ mol-1 JANAF
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -582.85 2.90 kJ mol-1 JANAF
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 314.49 2.90 J K-1 mol-1 JANAF
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 16.75   kJ mol-1 JANAF
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 71.88   J K-1 mol-1 JANAF
Information can also be found for this species in the NIST Chemistry Webbook
Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
1 A1' 375   Shim      
2 A2" 183   Shim      
3 E' 595   Shim      
4 E' 150   Shim      

vibrational zero-point energy: 1024.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for AlCl3 (Aluminum trichloride).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
       

Calculated rotational constants for AlCl3 (Aluminum trichloride).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Aluminum trichloride

Point Group D3h


Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
Description Value unc. Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4
rAlCl 2.060   1 2 1976Hellwege(II/7)

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Al1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Cl2 0.0000 2.0600 0.0000
Cl3 1.7840 -1.0300 0.0000
Cl4 -1.7840 -1.0300 0.0000

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  Al1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
Al1   2.06002.06002.0600
Cl2 2.0600   3.56803.5680
Cl3 2.06003.5680   3.5680
Cl4 2.06003.56803.5680  

Calculated geometries for AlCl3 (Aluminum trichloride).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 Al1 Cl3 120.000 Cl2 Al1 Cl4 120.000
Cl3 Al1 Cl4 120.000

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
Al-Cl 3

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
Al1 Cl2
Al1 Cl3
Al1 Cl4
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1'

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
12.010   12.010   webbook
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment dipole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A1' D3h True       0.000 NSRDS-NBS10   D3h 0 1
Experimental dipole measurement abbreviations: MW microwave; DT Dielectric with Temperature variation; DR Indirect (usually an upper limit); MB Molecular beam
Calculated electric dipole moments for AlCl3 (Aluminum trichloride).
Electric quadrupole moment quadrupole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Quadrupole (D Å) Reference comment Point Group Components
xx yy zz dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A1' D3h True       D3h 0 1

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for AlCl3 (Aluminum trichloride).

References
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squib reference DOI
1976Hellwege(II/7) Hellwege, KH and AM Hellwege (ed.). Landolt-Bornstein: Group II: Atomic and Molecular Physics Volume 7: Structure Data of Free Polyatomic Molecules. Springer-Verlag. Berlin. 1976.  
JANAF Chase, M.W., Jr.; Davies, C.A.; Downey, J.R., Jr.; Frurip, D.J.; McDonald, R.A.; Syverud, A.N., JANAF Thermochemical Tables (Third Edition), J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data,Suppl. 1, 1985, 14, 1.  
NSRDS-NBS10 R. D. Nelson Jr., D. R. Lide, A. A. Maryott "Selected Values of electric dipole moments for molecules in the gas phase" NSRDS-NBS10, 1967 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.10
Shim Shimanouchi, T. , Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies, Consolidated Volu 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.39
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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