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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-935.354812
Energy at 298.15K-935.359117
HF Energy-935.354812
Nuclear repulsion energy528.913295
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 B3PW91/3-21G*
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 1000 960 250.29      
2 A1 796 764 5.20      
3 A1 663 636 13.39      
4 A1 534 512 83.78      
5 A1 404 387 0.31      
6 A1 292 280 0.00      
7 A2 459 440 0.00      
8 A2 311 299 0.00      
9 B1 1113 1068 317.43      
10 B1 521 500 45.97      
11 B1 444 426 3.97      
12 B2 1028 986 105.44      
13 B2 496 475 27.61      
14 B2 309 296 0.34      
15 B2 210 201 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4289.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4115.2 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 B3PW91/3-21G*
ABC
0.09108 0.08173 0.08063

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.166
F2 0.000 1.229 1.133
F3 0.000 -1.229 1.133
F4 1.572 0.000 0.041
F5 -1.572 0.000 0.041
F6 0.000 0.943 -1.312
F7 0.000 -0.943 -1.312

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
P11.56301.56301.57741.57741.75381.7538
F21.56302.45712.27452.27452.46173.2701
F31.56302.45712.27452.27453.27012.4617
F41.57742.27452.27453.14482.27892.2789
F51.57742.27452.27453.14482.27892.2789
F61.75382.46173.27012.27892.27891.8859
F71.75383.27012.46172.27892.27891.8859

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 103.625 F2 P1 F4 92.816
F2 P1 F5 92.816 F2 P1 F6 95.664
F2 P1 F7 160.711 F3 P1 F4 92.816
F3 P1 F5 92.816 F3 P1 F6 160.711
F3 P1 F7 95.664 F4 P1 F5 170.885
F4 P1 F6 86.158 F4 P1 F7 86.158
F5 P1 F6 86.158 F5 P1 F7 86.158
F6 P1 F7 65.047
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.478      
2 F -0.282      
3 F -0.282      
4 F -0.311      
5 F -0.311      
6 F -0.146      
7 F -0.146      


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 -0.803 0.803
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -43.219 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -40.167 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.802
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.735 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.844 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.891
Polar
3z2-r21.783
x2-y2-3.052
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.272 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.030 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.589


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 168.074
(<r2>)1/2 12.964