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Experimental data for PCl3 (Phosphorus trichloride)

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Other names
Chloride of phosphorus; Fosforo(tricloruro di); Fosfortrichloride; Phosphore(trichlorure de); Phosphorous chloride; Phosphorous trichloride; Phosphortrichlorid; Phosphorus chloride; Phosphorus trichloride; Phosphorus(III) chloride; Trojchlorek fosforu; trichlorophosphane; tricholorphosphine;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/Cl3P/c1-4(2)3 FAIAAWCVCHQXDN-UHFFFAOYSA-N ClP(Cl)Cl trichlorophosphane
State Conformation
1A1 C3V
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Hfg(298.15K) enthalpy of formation -288.70 5.40 kJ mol-1 JANAF
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -285.50 5.40 kJ mol-1 JANAF
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 311.68 0.42 J K-1 mol-1 JANAF
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 15.93   kJ mol-1 JANAF
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 71.38   J K-1 mol-1 webbook
Information can also be found for this species in the NIST Chemistry Webbook
Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
1 A1 504   Shim      
2 A1 252   Shim      
3 E 482   Shim      
4 E 198   Shim      

vibrational zero-point energy: 1058.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for PCl3 (Phosphorus trichloride).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
  0.08730   1950Kis/Tow:1109

Calculated rotational constants for PCl3 (Phosphorus trichloride).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Phosphorus trichloride

Point Group C3v


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 2.043   1 2 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aClPCl 100.1 2 1 3 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aXPCl 117.7 255 1 2 1976Hellwege(II/7) from symmetry

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.0000 0.0000 0.7343
Cl2 0.0000 1.8085 -0.2160
Cl3 1.5662 -0.9043 -0.2160
Cl4 -1.5662 -0.9043 -0.2160

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  P1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4
P1   2.04302.04302.0430
Cl2 2.0430   3.13253.1325
Cl3 2.04303.1325   3.1325
Cl4 2.04303.13253.1325  

Calculated geometries for PCl3 (Phosphorus trichloride).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 P1 Cl3 100.105 Cl2 P1 Cl4 100.105
Cl3 P1 Cl4 100.105

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
P-Cl 3

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
P1 Cl2
P1 Cl3
P1 Cl4
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
9.900 0.010 10.520   webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
0.820 0.100 webbook
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment dipole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A1 C3v True       0.560 1974Hel/Hel(II/6) μ0 ±0.02 D C3v 1 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 PCl3 (Phosphorus trichloride).
Electric quadrupole moment quadrupole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Quadrupole (D Å) Reference comment Point Group Components
xx yy zz dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A1 C3v True       C3v 1 1

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for PCl3 (Phosphorus trichloride).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
10.634   1997Oln/Can:59

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for PCl3 (Phosphorus trichloride).

References
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squib reference DOI
1950Kis/Tow:1109 P Kisliuk, CH Townes "The microwave Spectra and Molecular Structure of Phosphorus and Arsenic Trichloride" J. Chem. Phys. 18(8) 1109, 1950 10.1063/1.1747872
1974Hel/Hel(II/6) Hellwege, KH and AM Hellwege (eds.). Landolt-Bornstein: Group II: Volume 6 Molecular Constants from Microwave, Molecular Beam, and Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy Springer-Verlag. Berlin. 1974. 10.1007/b19951 
1976Hellwege(II/7) Hellwege, KH and AM Hellwege (ed.). Landolt-Bornstein: Group II: Atomic and Molecular Physics Volume 7: Structure Data of Free Polyatomic Molecules. Springer-Verlag. Berlin. 1976.  
1997Oln/Can:59 TN Olney, NM Cann, G Cooper, CE Brion, Absolute scale determination for photoabsorption spectra and the calculation of molecular properties using dipole sum-rules, Chem. Phys. 223 (1997) 59-98 10.1016/S0301-0104(97)00145-6
JANAF Chase, M.W., Jr.; Davies, C.A.; Downey, J.R., Jr.; Frurip, D.J.; McDonald, R.A.; Syverud, A.N., JANAF Thermochemical Tables (Third Edition), J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data,Suppl. 1, 1985, 14, 1.  
Shim Shimanouchi, T. , Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies, Consolidated Volu 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.39
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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