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All results from a given calculation for P(CH3)3 (trimethylphosphine)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-458.738602
Energy at 298.15K-458.748401
HF Energy-458.738602
Nuclear repulsion energy176.763559
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 B3PW91/3-21G*
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 3116 2989 35.59      
2 A1 3032 2909 21.49      
3 A1 1547 1485 14.05      
4 A1 1402 1345 6.74      
5 A1 1027 985 55.63      
6 A1 660 633 0.07      
7 A1 307 294 0.08      
8 A2 3123 2997 0.00      
9 A2 1515 1453 0.00      
10 A2 833 800 0.00      
11 A2 182 175 0.00      
12 E 3124 2997 13.12      
12 E 3124 2997 13.13      
13 E 3115 2988 2.58      
13 E 3115 2988 2.58      
14 E 3034 2911 14.66      
14 E 3034 2911 14.66      
15 E 1534 1472 16.53      
15 E 1534 1472 16.53      
16 E 1525 1463 6.48      
16 E 1525 1463 6.48      
17 E 1377 1321 14.89      
17 E 1377 1321 14.89      
18 E 1004 963 29.42      
18 E 1004 963 29.42      
19 E 882 846 2.19      
19 E 882 846 2.19      
20 E 717 688 11.67      
20 E 717 688 11.67      
21 E 258 248 0.05      
21 E 258 248 0.05      
22 E 209 201 0.08      
22 E 209 201 0.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25149.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24128.4 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 B3PW91/3-21G*
ABC
0.19173 0.19173 0.12384

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.611
C2 0.000 1.626 -0.283
C3 1.408 -0.813 -0.283
C4 -1.408 -0.813 -0.283
H5 0.000 1.502 -1.374
H6 -0.887 2.204 0.007
H7 0.887 2.204 0.007
H8 1.300 -0.751 -1.374
H9 2.352 -0.334 0.007
H10 1.466 -1.870 0.007
H11 -1.300 -0.751 -1.374
H12 -1.466 -1.870 0.007
H13 -2.352 -0.334 0.007

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
P11.85531.85531.85532.48912.45162.45162.48912.45162.45162.48912.45162.4516
C21.85532.81612.81611.09871.09751.09752.92083.07573.80182.92083.80183.0757
C31.85532.81612.81612.92083.80183.07571.09871.09751.09752.92083.07573.8018
C41.85532.81612.81612.92083.07573.80182.92083.80183.07571.09871.09751.0975
H52.48911.09872.92082.92081.78531.78532.60083.28813.92722.60083.92723.2881
H62.45161.09753.80183.07571.78531.77313.92724.11544.70473.28814.11532.9316
H72.45161.09753.07573.80181.78531.77313.28812.93164.11533.92724.70474.1154
H82.48912.92081.09872.92082.60083.92723.28811.78531.78532.60083.28813.9272
H92.45163.07571.09753.80183.28814.11542.93161.78531.77313.92724.11534.7047
H102.45163.80181.09753.07573.92724.70474.11531.78531.77313.28812.93164.1153
H112.48912.92082.92081.09872.60083.28813.92722.60083.92723.28811.78531.7853
H122.45163.80183.07571.09753.92724.11534.70473.28814.11532.93161.78531.7731
H132.45163.07573.80181.09753.28812.93164.11543.92724.70474.11531.78531.7731

picture of trimethylphosphine state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
P1 C2 H5 112.295 P1 C2 H6 109.568
P1 C2 H7 109.568 P1 C3 H8 112.296
P1 C3 H9 109.568 P1 C3 H10 109.568
P1 C4 H11 112.296 P1 C4 H12 109.568
P1 C4 H13 109.568 C2 P1 C3 98.744
C2 P1 C4 98.744 C3 P1 C4 98.744
H5 C2 H6 108.768 H5 C2 H7 108.768
H6 C2 H7 107.764 H8 C3 H9 108.768
H8 C3 H10 108.768 H9 C3 H10 107.764
H11 C4 H12 108.768 H11 C4 H13 108.768
H12 C4 H13 107.764
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 0.631      
2 C -0.862      
3 C -0.862      
4 C -0.862      
5 H 0.211      
6 H 0.221      
7 H 0.221      
8 H 0.211      
9 H 0.221      
10 H 0.221      
11 H 0.211      
12 H 0.221      
13 H 0.221      


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 -1.360 1.360
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -33.005 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -33.005 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.507
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.251 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.251 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.502
Polar
3z2-r2-9.004
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 8.060 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.060 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.561


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 122.474
(<r2>)1/2 11.067