Vibrational levels (cm-1)
| Mode Number |
Symmetry |
Frequency |
Intensity |
Comment |
Description |
| Fundamental(cm-1) |
Harmonic(cm-1) |
Reference |
(km mol-1) |
unc. |
Reference |
| 1 |
A1' |
394 |
|
1966Con/Nak:1108 |
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| 2 |
A1' |
264 |
|
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| 3 |
A2" |
465 |
|
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| 4 |
A2" |
299 |
|
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| 5 |
E' |
592 |
|
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|
|
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| 6 |
E' |
273 |
|
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| 7 |
E' |
100 |
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| 8 |
E" |
282 |
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vibrational zero-point energy: 1958.0 cm
-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for
PCl
5 (Phosphorus pentachloride).
Geometric Data
Point Group D3h
Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
| Description |
Value |
unc. |
Connectivity |
Reference |
Comment |
| Atom 1 |
Atom 2 |
Atom 3 |
Atom 4 |
| rPCl |
2.124 |
|
1 |
5 |
|
|
Gurvich |
axial |
| rPCl |
2.020 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
|
Gurvich |
equatorial |
Cartesians
| Atom |
x (Å) |
y (Å) |
z (Å) |
| P1 |
0.0000 |
0.0000 |
0.0000 |
| Cl2 |
0.0000 |
2.0200 |
0.0000 |
| Cl3 |
1.7494 |
-1.0100 |
0.0000 |
| Cl4 |
-1.7494 |
-1.0100 |
0.0000 |
| Cl5 |
0.0000 |
0.0000 |
2.1240 |
| Cl6 |
0.0000 |
0.0000 |
-2.1240 |
Atom - Atom Distances
Distances in Å
| |
P1 |
Cl2 |
Cl3 |
Cl4 |
Cl5 |
Cl6 |
| P1 |
|
2.0200 | 2.0200 | 2.0200 | 2.1240 | 2.1240 |
| Cl2 |
2.0200 |
|
3.4987 | 3.4987 | 2.9312 | 2.9312 |
| Cl3 |
2.0200 | 3.4987 |
|
3.4987 | 2.9312 | 2.9312 |
| Cl4 |
2.0200 | 3.4987 | 3.4987 |
|
2.9312 | 2.9312 |
| Cl5 |
2.1240 | 2.9312 | 2.9312 | 2.9312 |
|
4.2480 |
| Cl6 |
2.1240 | 2.9312 | 2.9312 | 2.9312 | 4.2480 |
|
Calculated geometries
for PCl
5 (Phosphorus pentachloride).
Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians
| atom1 |
atom2 |
atom3 |
angle |
|
atom1 |
atom2 |
atom3 |
angle |
| Cl2 |
P1 |
Cl3 |
120.000 |
|
Cl2 |
P1 |
Cl4 |
120.000 |
| Cl2 |
P1 |
Cl5 |
90.000 |
|
Cl2 |
P1 |
Cl6 |
90.000 |
| Cl3 |
P1 |
Cl4 |
120.000 |
|
Cl3 |
P1 |
Cl5 |
90.000 |
| Cl3 |
P1 |
Cl6 |
90.000 |
|
Cl4 |
P1 |
Cl5 |
90.000 |
| Cl4 |
P1 |
Cl6 |
90.000 |
|
Cl5 |
P1 |
Cl6 |
180.000 |
Bond descriptions
Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Connectivity
| Atom 1 |
Atom 2 |
| P1 |
Cl2 |
| P1 |
Cl3 |
| P1 |
Cl4 |
| P1 |
Cl5 |
| P1 |
Cl6 |
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment
| State |
Config |
State description |
Conf description |
Exp. min. |
Dipole (Debye) |
Reference |
comment |
Point Group |
Components |
| x |
y |
z |
total |
dipole |
quadrupole |
| 1 |
1 |
1A1' |
D3h |
True |
|
|
|
0.000 |
NSRDS-NBS10 |
|
D3h |
0 |
1 |
Experimental dipole measurement abbreviations: MW microwave; DT Dielectric with Temperature variation; DR Indirect (usually an upper limit); MB Molecular beam
Calculated electric dipole moments for
PCl
5 (Phosphorus pentachloride).
Electric quadrupole moment
| State |
Config |
State description |
Conf description |
Exp. min. |
Quadrupole (D Å) |
Reference |
comment |
Point Group |
Components |
| xx |
yy |
zz |
dipole |
quadrupole |
| 1 |
1 |
1A1' |
D3h |
True |
|
|
|
|
|
D3h |
0 |
1 |
Calculated electric quadrupole moments for
PCl
5 (Phosphorus pentachloride).