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

using model chemistry: LSDA/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 LSDA/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-638.774185
Energy at 298.15K-638.776043
Nuclear repulsion energy188.545840
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 LSDA/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 867 853 129.93      
2 A1 447 440 26.85      
3 E 841 828 174.52      
3 E 841 828 174.53      
4 E 315 310 4.94      
4 E 315 310 4.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1813.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9837) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1783.4 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 LSDA/6-311G*
ABC
0.25224 0.25224 0.15574

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.512
F2 0.000 1.378 -0.284
F3 1.193 -0.689 -0.284
F4 -1.193 -0.689 -0.284

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4
P11.59141.59141.5914
F21.59142.38692.3869
F31.59142.38692.3869
F41.59142.38692.3869

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 97.174 F2 P1 F4 97.174
F3 P1 F4 97.174
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 0.955      
2 F -0.318      
3 F -0.318      
4 F -0.318      


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 1.352 1.352
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.327 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.327 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.677
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.825 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.825 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.650
Polar
3z2-r23.301
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 3.229 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.230 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 2.516


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000