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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-640.907167
Energy at 298.15K-640.909052
Nuclear repulsion energy187.568353
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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
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 873 831 147.28      
2 A1 456 434 28.44      
3 E 848 807 213.61      
3 E 848 807 213.66      
4 E 321 306 5.27      
4 E 321 306 5.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1833.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9518) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1745.1 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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
0.24968 0.24968 0.15371

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.511
F2 0.000 1.387 -0.284
F3 1.201 -0.694 -0.284
F4 -1.201 -0.694 -0.284
X5 0.000 0.000 1.511

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 X5
P11.59881.59881.59881.0000
F21.59882.40262.40262.2685
F31.59882.40262.40262.2685
F41.59882.40262.40262.2685
X51.00002.26852.26852.2685

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 97.419 F2 P1 F4 97.419
F2 P1 X5 119.818 F3 P1 F4 97.419
F3 P1 X5 119.818 F4 P1 X5 119.818
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.258      
2 F -0.419      
3 F -0.419      
4 F -0.419      


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 1.445 1.445
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.430 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.430 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.087
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.671 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.671 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.343
Polar
3z2-r22.685
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> 75.524
(<r2>)1/2 8.690