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All results from a given calculation for PF3 (Phosphorus trifluoride)

using model chemistry: HF/SDD

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-639.056954
Energy at 298.15K-639.058809
Nuclear repulsion energy181.630693
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 HF/SDD
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 864 778 149.00      
2 A1 438 395 53.36      
3 E 843 759 185.83      
3 E 843 759 185.83      
4 E 320 288 11.13      
4 E 320 288 11.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1814.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9004) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1633.8 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 HF/SDD
ABC
0.23385 0.23385 0.14659

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.548
F2 0.000 1.420 -0.304
F3 1.230 -0.710 -0.304
F4 -1.230 -0.710 -0.304
X5 0.000 0.000 1.548

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 X5
P11.65671.65671.65671.0000
F21.65672.46032.46032.3345
F31.65672.46032.46032.3345
F41.65672.46032.46032.3345
X51.00002.33452.33452.3345

picture of Phosphorus trifluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 P1 F3 95.897 F2 P1 F4 95.897
F2 P1 X5 120.972 F3 P1 F4 95.897
F3 P1 X5 120.972 F4 P1 X5 120.972
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/SDD Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.701      
2 F -0.567      
3 F -0.567      
4 F -0.567      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 3.405 3.405
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.214 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.214 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.862
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.176 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.176 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.352
Polar
3z2-r28.705
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.032 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.032 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.014


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 80.077
(<r2>)1/2 8.949