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

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-936.861310
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-936.861310
Nuclear repulsion energy537.449857
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 LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 -0.001
F2 0.000 1.128 1.126
F3 0.000 -1.128 1.126
F4 1.594 0.000 0.003
F5 -1.594 0.000 0.003
F6 0.000 1.127 -1.127
F7 0.000 -1.127 -1.127

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
P11.59441.59441.59401.59401.59331.5933
F21.59442.25662.25272.25272.25293.1877
F31.59442.25662.25272.25273.18772.2529
F41.59402.25272.25273.18802.25562.2556
F51.59402.25272.25273.18802.25562.2556
F61.59332.25293.18772.25562.25562.2538
F71.59333.18772.25292.25562.25562.2538

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 90.090 F2 P1 F4 89.906
F2 P1 F5 89.906 F2 P1 F6 89.941
F2 P1 F7 179.969 F3 P1 F4 89.906
F3 P1 F5 89.906 F3 P1 F6 179.969
F3 P1 F7 89.941 F4 P1 F5 179.734
F4 P1 F6 90.094 F4 P1 F7 90.094
F5 P1 F6 90.094 F5 P1 F7 90.094
F6 P1 F7 90.028
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 0.361      
2 F -0.072      
3 F -0.072      
4 F -0.036      
5 F -0.036      
6 F -0.072      
7 F -0.072      


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 0.004 0.004
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -40.016 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -41.340 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -41.594
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.451 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.535 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.916
Polar
3z2-r2-1.831
x2-y21.324
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> 162.784
(<r2>)1/2 12.759