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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-640.964181
Energy at 298.15K-640.966124
HF Energy-640.964181
Nuclear repulsion energy188.577861
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 wB97X-D/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 894 855 152.19      
2 A1 469 449 32.81      
3 E 860 822 200.60      
3 E 860 822 200.70      
4 E 333 318 5.91      
4 E 333 318 5.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1873.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1792.1 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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
ABC
0.25238 0.25238 0.15528

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.465
F2 0.000 1.515 -0.258
F3 1.312 -0.757 -0.258
F4 -1.312 -0.757 -0.258

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4
P11.67841.67841.6784
F21.67842.62352.6235
F31.67842.62352.6235
F41.67842.62352.6235

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 102.804 F2 P1 F4 102.804
F3 P1 F4 102.804
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.098      
2 F -0.366      
3 F -0.366      
4 F -0.366      


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 1.518 1.518
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.363 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.363 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.587
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.888 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.888 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.776
Polar
3z2-r23.552
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 3.106 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.107 -0.002
z 0.000 -0.002 2.339


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 74.787
(<r2>)1/2 8.648