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All results from a given calculation for PF6 (Hexafluorophosphate neutral)

using model chemistry: HF/SDD

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at HF/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-937.215635
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-937.215635
Nuclear repulsion energy402.818534
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at HF/SDD
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/SDD
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/SDD

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.478
F2 0.000 1.259 1.516
F3 0.000 -1.259 1.516
F4 1.713 0.000 0.251
F5 -1.713 0.000 0.251
F6 0.000 2.352 -2.165
F7 0.000 -2.352 -2.165

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
P11.63231.63231.72801.72803.53793.5379
F21.63232.51892.47422.47423.83985.1570
F31.63232.51892.47422.47425.15703.8398
F41.72802.47422.47423.42613.78203.7820
F51.72802.47422.47423.42613.78203.7820
F63.53793.83985.15703.78203.78204.7048
F73.53795.15703.83983.78203.78204.7048

picture of Hexafluorophosphate neutral state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 P1 F3 100.990 F2 P1 F4 94.790
F2 P1 F5 94.790 F2 P1 F6 87.830
F2 P1 F7 171.181 F3 P1 F4 94.790
F3 P1 F5 94.790 F3 P1 F6 171.181
F3 P1 F7 87.830 F4 P1 F5 164.914
F4 P1 F6 84.373 F4 P1 F7 84.373
F5 P1 F6 84.373 F5 P1 F7 84.373
F6 P1 F7 83.351
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/SDD Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 2.019      
2 F -0.524      
3 F -0.524      
4 F -0.490      
5 F -0.490      
6 F 0.004      
7 F 0.004      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -2.212 2.212
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.811 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -43.779 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -44.680
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.582 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.966 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.616
Polar
3z2-r25.231
x2-y2-7.032
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 340.263
(<r2>)1/2 18.446