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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-151.675766
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-151.675766
Nuclear repulsion energy223.752366
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 B3LYP/CEP-121G*
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 863 836 275.44      
2 A1 703 681 18.16      
3 A1 545 529 14.53      
4 A1 498 483 85.01      
5 A1 359 348 5.53      
6 A1 269 260 0.00      
7 A2 435 421 0.00      
8 A2 292 283 0.00      
9 B1 957 927 344.40      
10 B1 497 482 35.75      
11 B1 423 410 2.62      
12 B2 887 860 112.59      
13 B2 471 456 17.84      
14 B2 194 188 0.01      
15 B2 34i 33i 1.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3677.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9694) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3565.1 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 B3LYP/CEP-121G*
ABC
0.08738 0.07769 0.07714

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.178
F2 0.000 1.252 1.156
F3 0.000 -1.252 1.156
F4 1.600 0.000 0.048
F5 -1.600 0.000 0.048
F6 0.000 0.976 -1.352
F7 0.000 -0.976 -1.352

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
P11.58791.58791.60521.60521.81511.8151
F21.58792.50312.31382.31382.52303.3540
F31.58792.50312.31382.31383.35402.5230
F41.60522.31382.31383.19962.33892.3389
F51.60522.31382.31383.19962.33892.3389
F61.81512.52303.35402.33892.33891.9511
F71.81513.35402.52302.33892.33891.9511

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 104.030 F2 P1 F4 92.874
F2 P1 F5 92.874 F2 P1 F6 95.473
F2 P1 F7 160.497 F3 P1 F4 92.874
F3 P1 F5 92.874 F3 P1 F6 160.497
F3 P1 F7 95.473 F4 P1 F5 170.653
F4 P1 F6 86.060 F4 P1 F7 86.060
F5 P1 F6 86.060 F5 P1 F7 86.060
F6 P1 F7 65.024
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 0.921      
2 F -0.179      
3 F -0.179      
4 F -0.192      
5 F -0.192      
6 F -0.090      
7 F -0.090      


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 -0.584 0.584
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -43.756 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -40.861 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -41.560
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.546 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.797 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.749
Polar
3z2-r21.498
x2-y2-2.896
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.687 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.985 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.036


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 141.843
(<r2>)1/2 11.910