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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-641.071969
Energy at 298.15K-641.073847
Nuclear repulsion energy187.496869
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 B3LYP/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 859 830 145.28      
2 A1 458 442 29.96      
3 E 826 798 189.43      
3 E 826 798 189.43      
4 E 324 313 5.65      
4 E 324 313 5.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1808.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1747.5 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 B3LYP/6-311G*
ABC
0.24950 0.24950 0.15350

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.510
F2 0.000 1.388 -0.284
F3 1.202 -0.694 -0.284
F4 -1.202 -0.694 -0.284
X5 0.000 0.000 1.510

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 X5
P11.59921.59921.59921.0000
F21.59922.40432.40432.2684
F31.59922.40432.40432.2684
F41.59922.40432.40432.2684
X51.00002.26842.26842.2684

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 97.478 F2 P1 F4 97.478
F2 P1 X5 119.772 F3 P1 F4 97.478
F3 P1 X5 119.772 F4 P1 X5 119.772
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.093     0.422
2 F -0.364     -0.140
3 F -0.364     -0.141
4 F -0.364     -0.141


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 1.554 1.554
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP 0.002 0.011 1.611 1.612


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.549 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.549 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.615
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.967 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.967 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.934
Polar
3z2-r23.869
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 3.156 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.156 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 2.399


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 75.535
(<r2>)1/2 8.691