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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-641.045508
Energy at 298.15K-641.047264
Nuclear repulsion energy184.536835
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 BLYP/6-311G**
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 806 803 124.65      
2 A1 426 424 22.80      
3 E 776 773 170.34      
3 E 776 773 170.35      
4 E 302 301 4.55      
4 E 302 301 4.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1693.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1686.7 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 BLYP/6-311G**
ABC
0.24172 0.24172 0.14826

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.515
F2 0.000 1.412 -0.286
F3 1.223 -0.706 -0.286
F4 -1.223 -0.706 -0.286
X5 0.000 0.000 1.515

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 X5
P11.62391.62391.62391.0000
F21.62392.44642.44642.2891
F31.62392.44642.44642.2891
F41.62392.44642.44642.2891
X51.00002.28912.28912.2891

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 97.742 F2 P1 F4 97.742
F2 P1 X5 119.570 F3 P1 F4 97.742
F3 P1 X5 119.570 F4 P1 X5 119.570
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.021      
2 F -0.340      
3 F -0.340      
4 F -0.340      


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 1.511 1.511
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.684 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.684 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.609
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.038 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.038 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.075
Polar
3z2-r24.151
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 3.329 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.330 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 2.557


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 77.540
(<r2>)1/2 8.806