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All results from a given calculation for PF5 (Phosphorus pentafluoride)

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-834.529223
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-833.835968
Nuclear repulsion energy404.089947
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 MP2/3-21G*
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' 860 818 0.00 7.13 0.00 0.00
2 A1' 744 708 0.00 1.44 0.75 0.86
3 A2" 1105 1051 375.38 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 A2" 576 548 73.23 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 E' 1128 1073 261.44 0.35 0.75 0.86
5 E' 1128 1073 261.44 0.35 0.75 0.86
6 E' 533 507 60.18 0.87 0.75 0.86
6 E' 533 507 60.18 0.87 0.75 0.86
7 E' 175 167 0.36 0.32 0.75 0.86
7 E' 175 167 0.36 0.32 0.75 0.86
8 E" 511 486 0.00 1.58 0.75 0.86
8 E" 511 486 0.00 1.58 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3989.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9513) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3795.5 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 MP2/3-21G*
ABC
0.12154 0.10215 0.10215

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G*

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 1.560 0.000
F3 1.351 -0.780 0.000
F4 -1.351 -0.780 0.000
F5 0.000 0.000 1.587
F6 0.000 0.000 -1.587

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6
P11.56001.56001.56001.58691.5869
F21.56002.70202.70202.22532.2253
F31.56002.70202.70202.22532.2253
F41.56002.70202.70202.22532.2253
F51.58692.22532.22532.22533.1738
F61.58692.22532.22532.22533.1738

picture of Phosphorus pentafluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 P1 F3 120.000 F2 P1 F4 120.000
F2 P1 F5 90.000 F2 P1 F6 90.000
F3 P1 F4 120.000 F3 P1 F5 90.000
F3 P1 F6 90.000 F4 P1 F5 90.000
F4 P1 F6 90.000 F5 P1 F6 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability