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

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-639.220011
Energy at 298.15K-639.222132
Nuclear repulsion energy192.312267
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/6-311G*
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 960 869 193.69      
2 A1 528 477 50.41      
3 E 921 833 236.35      
3 E 921 833 236.35      
4 E 376 340 8.62      
4 E 376 340 8.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2041.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1846.2 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/6-311G*
ABC
0.26243 0.26243 0.16191

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.501
F2 0.000 1.352 -0.278
F3 1.171 -0.676 -0.278
F4 -1.171 -0.676 -0.278
X5 0.000 0.000 1.501

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 X5
P11.56001.56001.56001.0000
F21.56002.34102.34102.2342
F31.56002.34102.34102.2342
F41.56002.34102.34102.2342
X51.00002.23422.23422.2342

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 97.238 F2 P1 F4 97.238
F2 P1 X5 119.956 F3 P1 F4 97.238
F3 P1 X5 119.956 F4 P1 X5 119.956
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.340 0.474   0.454
2 F -0.447 -0.159   -0.150
3 F -0.447 -0.158   -0.152
4 F -0.447 -0.158   -0.152


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 1.662 1.662
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP -0.000 0.011 1.698 1.698


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.565 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.565 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.941
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.812 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.812 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.624
Polar
3z2-r23.247
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 2.826 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.826 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.038


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 72.677
(<r2>)1/2 8.525