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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-632.639805
Energy at 298.15K-632.641431
Nuclear repulsion energy180.850780
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/STO-3G
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 877 783 10.26      
2 A1 413 369 16.76      
3 E 847 755 49.54      
3 E 847 755 49.55      
4 E 309 276 3.09      
4 E 309 276 3.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1801.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1607.3 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/STO-3G
ABC
0.23147 0.23147 0.14839

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.574
F2 0.000 1.412 -0.319
F3 1.223 -0.706 -0.319
F4 -1.223 -0.706 -0.319
X5 0.000 0.000 1.574

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 X5
P11.67091.67091.67091.0000
F21.67092.44542.44542.3620
F31.67092.44542.44542.3620
F41.67092.44542.44542.3620
X51.00002.36202.36202.3620

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 94.068 F2 P1 F4 94.068
F2 P1 X5 122.332 F3 P1 F4 94.068
F3 P1 X5 122.332 F4 P1 X5 122.332
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 0.640      
2 F -0.213      
3 F -0.213      
4 F -0.213      


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 1.073 1.073
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -24.073 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -24.073 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -23.004
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.534 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.534 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.068
Polar
3z2-r22.137
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 1.944 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.944 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.047


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 76.332
(<r2>)1/2 8.737