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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-640.505678
Energy at 298.15K-640.507473
Nuclear repulsion energy185.993302
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 PBEPBE/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 854 841 100.86      
2 A1 431 425 20.27      
3 E 848 836 143.60      
3 E 848 836 143.60      
4 E 299 295 3.36      
4 E 299 295 3.36      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1789.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9857) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1763.8 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 PBEPBE/6-31G*
ABC
0.24557 0.24557 0.15044

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.510
F2 0.000 1.402 -0.283
F3 1.214 -0.701 -0.283
F4 -1.214 -0.701 -0.283
X5 0.000 0.000 1.510

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 X5
P11.61091.61091.61091.0000
F21.61092.42862.42862.2761
F31.61092.42862.42862.2761
F41.61092.42862.42862.2761
X51.00002.27612.27612.2761

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 97.847 F2 P1 F4 97.847
F2 P1 X5 119.489 F3 P1 F4 97.847
F3 P1 X5 119.489 F4 P1 X5 119.489
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 0.892      
2 F -0.297      
3 F -0.297      
4 F -0.297      


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 0.956 0.956
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.281 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -27.281 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.249
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.516 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.516 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.032
Polar
3z2-r22.063
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 3.377 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.378 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 2.642


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 75.971
(<r2>)1/2 8.716