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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-640.945341
Energy at 298.15K-640.947211
HF Energy-640.945341
Nuclear repulsion energy187.698380
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 TPSSh/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 886 850 112.25      
2 A1 450 432 24.97      
3 E 877 842 156.79      
3 E 877 842 156.77      
4 E 313 301 4.16      
4 E 313 301 4.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1858.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1783.2 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 TPSSh/6-31G*
ABC
0.25005 0.25005 0.15368

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.464
F2 0.000 1.514 -0.258
F3 1.311 -0.757 -0.258
F4 -1.311 -0.757 -0.258

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4
P11.67751.67751.6775
F21.67752.62292.6229
F31.67752.62292.6229
F41.67752.62292.6229

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 102.847 F2 P1 F4 102.847
F3 P1 F4 102.847
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 0.984      
2 F -0.328      
3 F -0.328      
4 F -0.328      


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 1.044 1.044
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.266 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.267 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 2.533


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 74.828
(<r2>)1/2 8.650