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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)

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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(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-939.753554
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-939.753554
Nuclear repulsion energy528.064883
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(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.08432 0.08429 0.08427

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 -0.000
F2 0.000 1.147 1.147
F3 0.000 -1.147 1.147
F4 1.622 0.000 -0.000
F5 -1.622 0.000 -0.000
F6 0.000 1.147 -1.147
F7 0.000 -1.147 -1.147

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
P11.62221.62221.62221.62221.62221.6222
F21.62222.29482.29422.29422.29353.2444
F31.62222.29482.29422.29423.24442.2935
F41.62222.29422.29423.24442.29412.2941
F51.62222.29422.29423.24442.29412.2941
F61.62222.29353.24442.29412.29412.2949
F71.62223.24442.29352.29412.29412.2949

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 90.032 F2 P1 F4 90.000
F2 P1 F5 90.000 F2 P1 F6 89.965
F2 P1 F7 179.997 F3 P1 F4 90.000
F3 P1 F5 90.000 F3 P1 F6 179.997
F3 P1 F7 89.965 F4 P1 F5 180.000
F4 P1 F6 90.000 F4 P1 F7 90.000
F5 P1 F6 90.000 F5 P1 F7 90.000
F6 P1 F7 90.038
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 0.572      
2 F -0.095      
3 F -0.095      
4 F -0.095      
5 F -0.095      
6 F -0.095      
7 F -0.095      


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 -41.111 0.000 -0.136
y 0.000 -41.016 0.000
z -0.136 0.000 -41.205
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.001 0.000 -0.136
y 0.000 0.142 0.000
z -0.136 0.000 -0.141
Polar
3z2-r2-0.283
x2-y2-0.096
xy0.000
xz-0.136
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.288 0.000 0.115
y 0.000 6.210 0.000
z 0.115 0.000 6.368


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 167.783
(<r2>)1/2 12.953