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

using model chemistry: HF/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-639.289484
Energy at 298.15K-639.291618
Nuclear repulsion energy194.378803
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 HF/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 964 876 171.40      
2 A1 529 481 40.14      
3 E 929 844 219.29      
3 E 929 844 219.29      
4 E 376 342 6.11      
4 E 376 342 6.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2051.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9086) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1864.0 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 HF/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.26815 0.26815 0.16493

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.492
F2 0.000 1.339 -0.273
F3 1.160 -0.670 -0.273
F4 -1.160 -0.670 -0.273

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4
P11.54251.54251.5425
F21.54252.31952.3195
F31.54252.31952.3195
F41.54252.31952.3195

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 97.502 F2 P1 F4 97.502
F3 P1 F4 97.502
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.089      
2 F -0.363      
3 F -0.363      
4 F -0.363      


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 0.973 0.973
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.740 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -27.740 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.580
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.080 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.080 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.159
Polar
3z2-r20.318
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 3.484 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.484 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.016


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