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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-640.598041
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-640.386702
Nuclear repulsion energy188.258503
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 901 854 122.64 5.39 0.01 0.01
2 A1 462 438 28.29 1.17 0.58 0.74
3 E 891 845 166.09 4.40 0.75 0.86
3 E 891 845 166.08 4.40 0.75 0.86
4 E 322 306 4.79 0.47 0.75 0.86
4 E 322 306 4.79 0.47 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1894.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9487) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1796.9 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
0.25155 0.25155 0.15456

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 1.383 -0.282
F3 1.198 -0.692 -0.282
F4 -1.198 -0.692 -0.282

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4
P11.59241.59241.5924
F21.59242.39602.3960
F31.59242.39602.3960
F41.59242.39602.3960

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 97.589 F2 P1 F4 97.589
F3 P1 F4 97.590
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.061      
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 1.183 1.183
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.558 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -27.558 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.350
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.604 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.604 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.208
Polar
3z2-r22.417
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 3.207 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.207 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.460


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 74.628
(<r2>)1/2 8.639