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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-640.822082
Energy at 298.15K-640.823649
Nuclear repulsion energy176.407031
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/6-31G
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 786 756 76.39      
2 A1 364 350 30.32      
3 E 786 756 107.96      
3 E 786 756 107.98      
4 E 256 246 6.20      
4 E 256 246 6.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1616.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1555.1 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/6-31G
ABC
0.22072 0.22072 0.13716

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.554
F2 0.000 1.468 -0.308
F3 1.272 -0.734 -0.308
F4 -1.272 -0.734 -0.308
X5 0.000 0.000 1.554

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 X5
P11.70301.70301.70301.0000
F21.70302.54352.54352.3717
F31.70302.54352.54352.3717
F41.70302.54352.54352.3717
X51.00002.37172.37172.3717

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 96.625 F2 P1 F4 96.625
F2 P1 X5 120.423 F3 P1 F4 96.625
F3 P1 X5 120.423 F4 P1 X5 120.423
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.210      
2 F -0.403      
3 F -0.403      
4 F -0.403      


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 2.553 2.553
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.754 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.754 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.087
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.833 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.833 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.666
Polar
3z2-r27.333
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 3.337 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.338 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 2.345


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 83.214
(<r2>)1/2 9.122