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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-640.621317
Energy at 298.15K-640.623109
Nuclear repulsion energy185.574424
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/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 824 816 123.79      
2 A1 433 429 23.50      
3 E 797 790 170.89      
3 E 797 790 170.90      
4 E 306 303 4.48      
4 E 306 303 4.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1731.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9909) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1715.5 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/6-311G**
ABC
0.24443 0.24443 0.15009

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.514
F2 0.000 1.404 -0.285
F3 1.216 -0.702 -0.285
F4 -1.216 -0.702 -0.285
X5 0.000 0.000 1.514

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 X5
P11.61521.61521.61521.0000
F21.61522.43142.43142.2818
F31.61522.43142.43142.2818
F41.61522.43142.43142.2818
X51.00002.28182.28182.2818

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 97.646 F2 P1 F4 97.646
F2 P1 X5 119.644 F3 P1 F4 97.646
F3 P1 X5 119.644 F4 P1 X5 119.644
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 0.986      
2 F -0.329      
3 F -0.329      
4 F -0.329      


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 1.390 1.390
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.449 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.449 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.625
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.912 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.912 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.824
Polar
3z2-r23.648
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 3.317 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.317 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 2.555


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 76.750
(<r2>)1/2 8.761