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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-939.692539
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-939.692539
Nuclear repulsion energy522.276507
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 PBEPBE/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/6-31G*
ABC
0.08248 0.08246 0.08243

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 -0.000
F2 0.000 1.160 1.159
F3 0.000 -1.160 1.159
F4 1.640 0.000 0.000
F5 -1.640 0.000 0.000
F6 0.000 1.160 -1.160
F7 0.000 -1.160 -1.160

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
P11.64031.64031.64021.64021.64011.6401
F21.64032.32032.31942.31942.31893.2804
F31.64032.32032.31942.31943.28042.3189
F41.64022.31942.31943.28032.31982.3198
F51.64022.31942.31943.28032.31982.3198
F61.64012.31893.28042.31982.31982.3204
F71.64013.28042.31892.31982.31982.3204

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 90.030 F2 P1 F4 89.988
F2 P1 F5 89.988 F2 P1 F6 89.963
F2 P1 F7 179.993 F3 P1 F4 89.988
F3 P1 F5 89.988 F3 P1 F6 179.993
F3 P1 F7 89.963 F4 P1 F5 179.966
F4 P1 F6 90.012 F4 P1 F7 90.012
F5 P1 F6 90.012 F5 P1 F7 90.012
F6 P1 F7 90.044
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.296      
2 F -0.216      
3 F -0.216      
4 F -0.216      
5 F -0.216      
6 F -0.216      
7 F -0.216      


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 -0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -41.526 0.000 0.149
y 0.000 -41.422 0.000
z 0.149 0.000 -41.629
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.001 0.000 0.149
y 0.000 0.155 0.000
z 0.149 0.000 -0.155
Polar
3z2-r2-0.310
x2-y2-0.104
xy0.000
xz0.149
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.035 0.000 -0.126
y 0.000 5.951 0.000
z -0.126 0.000 6.123


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 171.210
(<r2>)1/2 13.085