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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-640.956440
Energy at 298.15K-640.958320
Nuclear repulsion energy187.832629
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 887 850 119.50      
2 A1 454 435 25.81      
3 E 875 839 160.60      
3 E 875 839 160.59      
4 E 317 303 4.32      
4 E 317 303 4.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1862.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.958) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1784.1 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
0.25042 0.25042 0.15378

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.507
F2 0.000 1.387 -0.282
F3 1.201 -0.693 -0.282
F4 -1.201 -0.693 -0.282
X5 0.000 0.000 1.507

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 X5
P11.59581.59581.59581.0000
F21.59582.40212.40212.2639
F31.59582.40212.40212.2639
F41.59582.40212.40212.2639
X51.00002.26392.26392.2639

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 97.640 F2 P1 F4 97.640
F2 P1 X5 119.648 F3 P1 F4 97.640
F3 P1 X5 119.648 F4 P1 X5 119.648
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.003      
2 F -0.334      
3 F -0.334      
4 F -0.334      


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 1.136 1.136
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.400 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -27.400 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.221
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.590 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.590 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.180
Polar
3z2-r22.359
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 3.228 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.228 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.495


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 74.809
(<r2>)1/2 8.649