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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-939.736714
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-939.736714
Nuclear repulsion energy519.425622
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/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/6-31+G**
ABC
0.08160 0.08155 0.08153

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 -0.000
F2 0.000 1.167 1.166
F3 0.000 -1.167 1.166
F4 1.649 0.000 0.000
F5 -1.649 0.000 0.000
F6 0.000 1.167 -1.166
F7 0.000 -1.167 -1.166

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
P11.64931.64931.64901.64901.64931.6493
F21.64932.33332.33212.33212.33153.2986
F31.64932.33332.33212.33213.29862.3315
F41.64902.33212.33213.29802.33242.3324
F51.64902.33212.33213.29802.33242.3324
F61.64932.33153.29862.33242.33242.3334
F71.64933.29862.33152.33242.33242.3334

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 90.043 F2 P1 F4 89.992
F2 P1 F5 89.992 F2 P1 F6 89.955
F2 P1 F7 179.998 F3 P1 F4 89.992
F3 P1 F5 89.992 F3 P1 F6 179.998
F3 P1 F7 89.955 F4 P1 F5 179.978
F4 P1 F6 90.008 F4 P1 F7 90.008
F5 P1 F6 90.008 F5 P1 F7 90.008
F6 P1 F7 90.047
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 2.934      
2 F -0.489      
3 F -0.489      
4 F -0.489      
5 F -0.489      
6 F -0.489      
7 F -0.489      


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 -43.482 0.000 -0.154
y 0.000 -43.375 0.000
z -0.154 0.000 -43.588
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.000 0.000 -0.154
y 0.000 0.160 0.000
z -0.154 0.000 -0.159
Polar
3z2-r2-0.318
x2-y2-0.107
xy0.000
xz-0.154
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.329 0.000 0.150
y 0.000 7.231 0.000
z 0.150 0.000 7.435


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 174.030
(<r2>)1/2 13.192