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

using model chemistry: HF/STO-3G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at HF/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-924.946497
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-924.946497
Nuclear repulsion energy404.483944
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/STO-3G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/STO-3G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/STO-3G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.290
F2 0.000 1.210 1.362
F3 0.000 -1.210 1.362
F4 1.788 0.000 0.243
F5 -1.788 0.000 0.243
F6 0.000 2.666 -1.847
F7 0.000 -2.666 -1.847

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
P11.61661.61661.78831.78833.41643.4164
F21.61662.42022.43132.43133.52365.0317
F31.61662.42022.43132.43135.03173.5236
F41.78832.43132.43133.57543.83033.8303
F51.78832.43132.43133.57543.83033.8303
F63.41643.52365.03173.83033.83035.3311
F73.41645.03173.52363.83033.83035.3311

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 96.928 F2 P1 F4 90.990
F2 P1 F5 90.990 F2 P1 F6 80.256
F2 P1 F7 177.184 F3 P1 F4 90.990
F3 P1 F5 90.990 F3 P1 F6 177.184
F3 P1 F7 80.256 F4 P1 F5 177.014
F4 P1 F6 89.066 F4 P1 F7 89.066
F5 P1 F6 89.066 F5 P1 F7 89.066
F6 P1 F7 102.560
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 0.922      
2 F -0.287      
3 F -0.287      
4 F -0.174      
5 F -0.174      
6 F 0.000      
7 F 0.000      


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 -1.317 1.317
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -37.782 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -35.925 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.230
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.705 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.081 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.623
Polar
3z2-r21.246
x2-y2-1.857
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> 331.786
(<r2>)1/2 18.215