phosphorus pentachloride
- Formula: Cl5P
- Molecular weight: 208.239
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/Cl5P/c1-6(2,3,4)5
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: UHZYTMXLRWXGPK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 10026-13-8
- Chemical structure:
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Gas phase ion energetics data
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
Ionization energy determinations
| IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.2 | PE | Elbel, Runger, et al., 1986 | LBLHLM |
| 10.88 | PE | Cox, Evans, et al., 1972 | Vertical value; LLK |
| 10.7 | PE | Betteridge, Thompson, et al., 1972 | Vertical value; LLK |
Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels
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Data compiled by: Takehiko Shimanouchi
Symmetry: D3h Symmetry Number σ = 6
| Sym. | No | Approximate | Selected Freq. | Infrared | Raman | Comments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | type of mode | Value | Rating | Value | Phase | Value | Phase | |||
| a1' | 1 | PCl3 s-str | 395 | D | 395 VS p | solid solid solid solid | ||||
| a1' | 2 | PCl2 s-str | 370 | D | 370 VW dp | solid solid solid solid | ||||
| a2 | 3 | PCl2 a-str | 465 | C | 465 VS | gas | 441 VW dp | solid solid solid solid | ||
| a2 | 4 | PCl3 op-deform | 299 | D | 299 S | solid solid | 301 | solid solid solid solid | ||
| e' | 5 | PCl3 d-str | 592 | C | 592 VS | gas | 581 W p | solid solid solid solid | ||
| e' | 6 | PCl3 d-deform | 273 | D | 273 S | solid solid | 281 W dp | solid solid solid solid | ||
| e' | 7 | PCl bend | 100 | C | 100 W | gas | 100 M dp | solid solid solid solid | ||
| e | 8 | PCl bend | 261 | D | 261 W dp | solid solid solid solid | ||||
Source: Shimanouchi, 1972
Notes
| VS | Very strong |
| S | Strong |
| M | Medium |
| W | Weak |
| VW | Very weak |
| p | Polarized |
| dp | Depolarized |
| C | 3~6 cm-1 uncertainty |
| D | 6~15 cm-1 uncertainty |
References
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Elbel, Runger, et al., 1986
Elbel, S.; Runger, G.; Egsgaard, H.; Carlsen, L.,
Evidence of gaseous AsCl4F from AsCl4AsF9 by U.P.S. and F.I.M.S. investigations,
J. Chem. Res. Synop., 1986, 294. [all data]
Cox, Evans, et al., 1972
Cox, P.A.; Evans, S.; Orchard, A.F.; Richardson, N.V.; Roberts, P.J.,
Simple quantitative molecular orbital methods used in connection with photoelectron spectroscopy,
Faraday Discuss. Chem. Soc., 1972, 54, 26. [all data]
Betteridge, Thompson, et al., 1972
Betteridge, D.; Thompson, M.; Baker, A.D.; Kemp, N.R.,
Photoelectron spectra of phosphorus halides, alkyl phosphites and phosphates, organophosphorus pesticides, and related compounds,
Anal. Chem., 1972, 44, 2005. [all data]
Shimanouchi, 1972
Shimanouchi, T.,
Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies Consolidated Volume II,
J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1972, 6, 3, 993-1102. [all data]
Notes
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