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

using model chemistry: B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-640.989201
Energy at 298.15K-640.991048
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 870 833 127.37      
2 A1 436 417 23.01      
3 E 842 807 194.50      
3 E 842 807 194.55      
4 E 308 295 4.29      
4 E 308 295 4.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1803.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9579) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1727.1 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 B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.24491 0.24491 0.15203

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.525
F2 0.000 1.395 -0.292
F3 1.208 -0.697 -0.292
F4 -1.208 -0.697 -0.292

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4
P11.61641.61641.6164
F21.61642.41582.4158
F31.61642.41582.4158
F41.61642.41582.4158

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 96.711 F2 P1 F4 96.711
F3 P1 F4 96.711
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.322      
2 F -0.441      
3 F -0.441      
4 F -0.441      


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 1.514 1.514
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 4.001 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.003 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 3.506


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 76.370
(<r2>)1/2 8.739