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

using model chemistry: HF/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 HF/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-631.028174
Energy at 298.15K-631.030079
Nuclear repulsion energy186.209523
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/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 987 806 10.85      
2 A1 473 386 33.85      
3 E 991 809 41.75      
3 E 991 809 41.75      
4 E 363 296 7.14      
4 E 363 296 7.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2083.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8165) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1701.1 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 HF/STO-3G
ABC
0.24551 0.24551 0.15639

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.551
F2 0.000 1.375 -0.306
F3 1.191 -0.688 -0.306
F4 -1.191 -0.688 -0.306

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4
P11.62091.62091.6209
F21.62092.38202.3820
F31.62092.38202.3820
F41.62092.38202.3820

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 94.579 F2 P1 F4 94.579
F3 P1 F4 94.579
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 0.887      
2 F -0.296      
3 F -0.296      
4 F -0.296      


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 1.593 1.593
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -24.683 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -24.683 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -23.110
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.787 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.787 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.573
Polar
3z2-r23.147
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 1.757 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.757 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.870


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.249
(<r2>)1/2 8.559