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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-940.341850
Energy at 298.15K-940.345078
HF Energy-940.341850
Nuclear repulsion energy518.993663
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 BLYP/6-31G**
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 699 694 0.00      
2 A1 650 645 0.32      
3 A1 590 585 0.00      
4 A1 355 352 0.09      
5 A1 282 280 0.00      
6 A1 116 115 4.71      
7 A2 426 423 0.00      
8 A2 304 301 0.00      
9 B1 960 953 292.37      
10 B1 474 471 30.16      
11 B1 426 423 0.00      
12 B2 650 645 0.32      
13 B2 491 487 0.00      
14 B2 355 352 0.09      
15 B2 116 115 4.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3446.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3419.5 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 BLYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.08233 0.08231 0.07956

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 -0.001
F2 0.000 1.180 1.181
F3 0.000 -1.180 1.181
F4 1.613 0.000 -0.000
F5 -1.613 0.000 -0.000
F6 0.000 1.181 -1.180
F7 0.000 -1.181 -1.180

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
P11.67041.67041.61281.61281.66921.6692
F21.67042.36022.32152.32152.36163.3396
F31.67042.36022.32152.32153.33962.3616
F41.61282.32152.32153.22562.32152.3215
F51.61282.32152.32153.22562.32152.3215
F61.66922.36163.33962.32152.32152.3623
F71.66923.33962.36162.32152.32152.3623

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 89.903 F2 P1 F4 89.980
F2 P1 F5 89.980 F2 P1 F6 90.009
F2 P1 F7 179.911 F3 P1 F4 89.980
F3 P1 F5 89.980 F3 P1 F6 179.911
F3 P1 F7 90.009 F4 P1 F5 179.942
F4 P1 F6 90.020 F4 P1 F7 90.020
F5 P1 F6 90.020 F5 P1 F7 90.020
F6 P1 F7 90.080
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.328      
2 F -0.188      
3 F -0.188      
4 F -0.287      
5 F -0.287      
6 F -0.189      
7 F -0.189      


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 0.002 0.002
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -43.763 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -40.652 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.653
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.111 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.556 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.555
Polar
3z2-r23.109
x2-y2-3.111
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> 173.235
(<r2>)1/2 13.162