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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-637.108169
Energy at 298.15K-637.109855
Nuclear repulsion energy180.053010
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 PBEPBE/3-21G
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 812 804 48.90      
2 A1 384 381 24.01      
3 E 832 825 77.38      
3 E 832 825 77.39      
4 E 276 274 3.94      
4 E 276 274 3.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1706.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9909) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1691.1 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 PBEPBE/3-21G
ABC
0.22998 0.22998 0.14250

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/3-21G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.540
F2 0.000 1.441 -0.300
F3 1.248 -0.720 -0.300
F4 -1.248 -0.720 -0.300
X5 0.000 0.000 1.540

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 X5
P11.66761.66761.66761.0000
F21.66762.49542.49542.3367
F31.66762.49542.49542.3367
F41.66762.49542.49542.3367
X51.00002.33672.33672.3367

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 96.871 F2 P1 F4 96.871
F2 P1 X5 120.236 F3 P1 F4 96.871
F3 P1 X5 120.236 F4 P1 X5 120.236
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.012      
2 F -0.337      
3 F -0.337      
4 F -0.337      


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 1.477 1.477
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.180 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.180 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.139
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.020 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.020 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.040
Polar
3z2-r24.081
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 3.041 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.042 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 2.072


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 80.017
(<r2>)1/2 8.945