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

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-639.129229
Energy at 298.15K-639.131328
Nuclear repulsion energy191.795503
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 HF/6-31G**
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 976 881 167.01      
2 A1 513 463 41.98      
3 E 956 863 208.53      
3 E 956 863 208.53      
4 E 364 328 6.69      
4 E 364 328 6.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2064.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1863.0 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 HF/6-31G**
ABC
0.26103 0.26103 0.16099

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.502
F2 0.000 1.355 -0.279
F3 1.174 -0.678 -0.279
F4 -1.174 -0.678 -0.279
X5 0.000 0.000 1.502

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 X5
P11.56411.56411.56411.0000
F21.56412.34772.34772.2377
F31.56412.34772.34772.2377
F41.56412.34772.34772.2377
X51.00002.23772.23772.2377

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 97.264 F2 P1 F4 97.264
F2 P1 X5 119.936 F3 P1 F4 97.264
F3 P1 X5 119.936 F4 P1 X5 119.936
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.321 0.397    
2 F -0.440 -0.133    
3 F -0.440 -0.132    
4 F -0.440 -0.132    


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 1.381 1.381
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.701 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -27.701 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.558
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.571 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.571 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.143
Polar
3z2-r22.285
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 2.949 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.949 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.181


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 72.542
(<r2>)1/2 8.517