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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-640.904889
Energy at 298.15K-640.906785
Nuclear repulsion energy188.039199
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 B3PW91/6-311G*
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 869 836 145.50      
2 A1 462 445 30.26      
3 E 837 806 191.83      
3 E 837 806 191.84      
4 E 327 315 5.57      
4 E 327 315 5.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1829.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1761.0 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 B3PW91/6-311G*
ABC
0.25094 0.25094 0.15439

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.509
F2 0.000 1.384 -0.283
F3 1.199 -0.692 -0.283
F4 -1.199 -0.692 -0.283
X5 0.000 0.000 1.509

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 X5
P11.59461.59461.59461.0000
F21.59462.39732.39732.2642
F31.59462.39732.39732.2642
F41.59462.39732.39732.2642
X51.00002.26422.26422.2642

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 97.475 F2 P1 F4 97.475
F2 P1 X5 119.775 F3 P1 F4 97.475
F3 P1 X5 119.775 F4 P1 X5 119.775
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.080      
2 F -0.360      
3 F -0.360      
4 F -0.360      


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 1.490 1.490
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.359 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.359 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.562
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.898 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.898 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.797
Polar
3z2-r23.593
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 75.110
(<r2>)1/2 8.667