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Experimental data for PBr3 (Phosphorus tribromide)

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Other names
Tribromophosphane; Tribromophosphine;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/Br3P/c1-4(2)3 IPNPIHIZVLFAFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N BrP(Br)Br Tribromophosphane
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 -146.02   kJ mol-1 webbook
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation     kJ mol-1 webbook
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 348.22   J K-1 mol-1 webbook
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 75.94   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 380   1945Herzberg      
2 A1 162          
3 E 400          
4 E 116          

vibrational zero-point energy: 787.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for PBr3 (Phosphorus tribromide).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
  0.03450   1971Kuc/Shi:2584

Calculated rotational constants for PBr3 (Phosphorus tribromide).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Phosphorus tribromide

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
rPBr 2.220 0.003 1 2 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aBrPBr 101 0.4 2 1 3 1976Hellwege(II/7)

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.0000 0.0000 0.8819
Br2 0.0000 1.9780 -0.1260
Br3 1.7130 -0.9890 -0.1260
Br4 -1.7130 -0.9890 -0.1260

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  P1 Br2 Br3 Br4
P1   2.22002.22002.2200
Br2 2.2200   3.42613.4261
Br3 2.22003.4261   3.4261
Br4 2.22003.42613.4261  

Calculated geometries for PBr3 (Phosphorus tribromide).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 P1 Br3 101.002 Br2 P1 Br4 101.002
Br3 P1 Br4 101.002

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
P1 Br2
P1 Br3
P1 Br4
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
10.100 0.100     webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
1.590 0.150 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       0.610 1954Kis:86   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 PBr3 (Phosphorus tribromide).
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 PBr3 (Phosphorus tribromide).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
14.380   1998Gus/Rui:163

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for PBr3 (Phosphorus tribromide).

References
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1945Herzberg G Herzberg" Molecular Spectra and Molecular Structure II. Infrared and Raman Spectra of polyatomic molecules" 1945 Van Nostrand.  
1954Kis:86 P Kisluk "Dipole Moments, Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling, and the Bonding Orbitals in Group V - Trihalides" Journal of Chemical Physics 22(1) p86 1954 10.1063/1.1739863
1971Kuc/Shi:2584 K Kuchitsu, T Shibata, A Yokozeki, C Matsumura "Molecular Structure of Phosphorus Tribromide as Studied by Gas Electron Diffraction and Microwave Spectroscopy" Inorganic Chemistry 10(11) p 2584 1971 10.1021/ic50105a042
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.  
1998Gus/Rui:163 M Gussoni, R Rui, G Zerbi "Electronic and relaxation contribution to linear molecular polarizability. An analysis of the experimental values" J. Mol. Struct. 447 (1998) 163-215 10.1016/S0022-2860(97)00292-5
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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