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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-640.992403
Energy at 298.15K-640.994347
Nuclear repulsion energy190.119533
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 B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
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 885 854 114.58      
2 A1 472 455 22.50      
3 E 868 838 148.21      
3 E 868 838 148.14      
4 E 333 322 3.47      
4 E 333 322 3.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1879.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1813.8 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 B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.25658 0.25658 0.15732

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.500
F2 0.000 1.371 -0.278
F3 1.187 -0.686 -0.278
F4 -1.187 -0.686 -0.278
X5 0.000 0.000 1.500

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 X5
P11.57621.57621.57621.0000
F21.57622.37492.37492.2447
F31.57622.37492.37492.2447
F41.57622.37492.37492.2447
X51.00002.24472.24472.2447

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 97.771 F2 P1 F4 97.771
F2 P1 X5 119.548 F3 P1 F4 97.771
F3 P1 X5 119.548 F4 P1 X5 119.548
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 0.282      
2 F -0.094      
3 F -0.094      
4 F -0.094      


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 0.785 0.785
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.085 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -27.085 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.535
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.275 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.275 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.550
Polar
3z2-r21.101
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 3.504 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.505 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 2.903


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.391
(<r2>)1/2 8.567