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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-640.821809
Energy at 298.15K-640.823780
HF Energy-640.821809
Nuclear repulsion energy189.523887
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 M06-2X/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 941 891 132.11      
2 A1 471 446 30.85      
3 E 921 872 176.11      
3 E 921 872 176.00      
4 E 334 316 5.11      
4 E 334 316 5.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1960.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.947) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1856.6 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 M06-2X/6-31G*
ABC
0.25486 0.25486 0.15746

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.510
F2 0.000 1.371 -0.283
F3 1.187 -0.685 -0.283
F4 -1.187 -0.685 -0.283

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4
P11.58341.58341.5834
F21.58342.37392.3739
F31.58342.37392.3739
F41.58342.37392.3739

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 97.117 F2 P1 F4 97.117
F3 P1 F4 97.117
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.062      
2 F -0.354      
3 F -0.354      
4 F -0.354      


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 1.258 1.258
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.401 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -27.401 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.217
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.592 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.592 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.184
Polar
3z2-r22.368
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 3.126 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.140 -0.002
z 0.000 -0.002 2.398


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000