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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-940.592462
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-940.592462
Nuclear repulsion energy521.569151
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 B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*
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 885 855 277.06      
2 A1 712 688 21.10      
3 A1 550 532 6.80      
4 A1 509 492 102.41      
5 A1 357 345 10.12      
6 A1 282 272 0.10      
7 A2 447 432 0.00      
8 A2 295 285 0.00      
9 B1 985 952 372.47      
10 B1 512 494 41.79      
11 B1 430 416 4.75      
12 B2 909 878 126.61      
13 B2 484 468 23.52      
14 B2 197 191 0.02      
15 B2 91i 88i 0.66      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3731.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3605.3 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*
ABC
0.08921 0.07866 0.07845

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 0.181
F2 0.000 1.236 1.150
F3 0.000 -1.236 1.150
F4 1.579 0.000 0.044
F5 -1.579 0.000 0.044
F6 0.000 0.976 -1.345
F7 0.000 -0.976 -1.345

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
P11.57021.57021.58521.58521.81171.8117
F21.57022.47172.28992.28992.50883.3341
F31.57022.47172.28992.28993.33412.5088
F41.58522.28992.28993.15852.31892.3189
F51.58522.28992.28993.15852.31892.3189
F61.81172.50883.33412.31892.31891.9511
F71.81173.33412.50882.31892.31891.9511

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 103.826 F2 P1 F4 93.053
F2 P1 F5 93.053 F2 P1 F6 95.509
F2 P1 F7 160.666 F3 P1 F4 93.053
F3 P1 F5 93.053 F3 P1 F6 160.666
F3 P1 F7 95.509 F4 P1 F5 170.093
F4 P1 F6 85.827 F4 P1 F7 85.827
F5 P1 F6 85.827 F5 P1 F7 85.827
F6 P1 F7 65.157
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 1.646      
2 F -0.317      
3 F -0.317      
4 F -0.337      
5 F -0.337      
6 F -0.169      
7 F -0.169      


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 -0.429 0.429
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -45.136 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -42.189 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -43.091
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.496 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.924 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.572
Polar
3z2-r21.143
x2-y2-2.947
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.033 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.277 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.438


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 173.574
(<r2>)1/2 13.175