Correlation of Valence Shell Molecular Orbitals of PF3 and BF3

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PF3 MO				BF3 MO
MO No.		C3v			D3h	MO No.		Description
24		a1			a1′	18		σ*B(2s)F(2p)
23	LUMO	e			e′	20		σ*B(2px)F(2p)
22	LUMO	e			e′	19		σ*B(2py)F(2p)
21	HOMO	a1			a2″	17	LUMO	π*z
20		a2			a2′	16	HOMO	πnb in plane
19		e			e″	15		πnb
18		e			e″	14		πnb
17		e			e′	12		σnbF(2py)
16		e			e′	13		σnbF(2px)
15		a1			a2″	11		πz
14		e			e′	10		σB(2py)F(2p)
13		e			e′	9		σB(2px)F(2p)
12		a1			a1′	8		σB(2s)F(2p)
11		e			e′	6		σnbF(2s)
10		e			e′	7		σnbF(2s)
9		a1			a1′	5		σB(2s)F(2s)