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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-940.190073
Energy at 298.15K-940.194112
HF Energy-940.190073
Nuclear repulsion energy530.167369
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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 911 876 211.77      
2 A1 748 719 17.65      
3 A1 582 559 10.99      
4 A1 530 510 66.76      
5 A1 374 360 5.02      
6 A1 292 281 0.00      
7 A2 466 448 0.00      
8 A2 310 298 0.00      
9 B1 1025 986 291.66      
10 B1 531 510 28.51      
11 B1 451 434 1.96      
12 B2 939 903 95.24      
13 B2 503 483 14.50      
14 B2 213 205 0.10      
15 B2 186 179 1.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4029.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9614) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3874.3 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.09141 0.08183 0.08135

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.164
F2 0.000 1.219 1.126
F3 0.000 -1.219 1.126
F4 1.563 0.000 0.049
F5 -1.563 0.000 0.049
F6 0.000 0.962 -1.311
F7 0.000 -0.962 -1.311

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
P11.55311.55311.56711.56711.76061.7606
F21.55312.43812.25602.25602.45063.2703
F31.55312.43812.25602.25603.27032.4506
F41.56712.25602.25603.12572.28392.2839
F51.56712.25602.25603.12572.28392.2839
F61.76062.45063.27032.28392.28391.9234
F71.76063.27032.45062.28392.28391.9234

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 103.424 F2 P1 F4 92.608
F2 P1 F5 92.608 F2 P1 F6 95.178
F2 P1 F7 161.397 F3 P1 F4 92.608
F3 P1 F5 92.608 F3 P1 F6 161.397
F3 P1 F7 95.178 F4 P1 F5 171.576
F4 P1 F6 86.473 F4 P1 F7 86.473
F5 P1 F6 86.473 F5 P1 F7 86.473
F6 P1 F7 66.219
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 0.716      
2 F -0.101      
3 F -0.101      
4 F -0.204      
5 F -0.204      
6 F -0.054      
7 F -0.054      


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 -0.832 0.832
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -42.769 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -39.937 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.342
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.629 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.618 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.011
Polar
3z2-r22.022
x2-y2-2.832
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.688 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.480 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.096


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 167.186
(<r2>)1/2 12.930