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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-940.592397
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-940.592397
Nuclear repulsion energy521.556534
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/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 884 855 276.93      
2 A1 712 688 21.27      
3 A1 550 532 6.66      
4 A1 509 492 102.51      
5 A1 357 345 10.16      
6 A1 281 272 0.11      
7 A2 447 432 0.00      
8 A2 294 284 0.00      
9 B1 985 952 372.52      
10 B1 511 494 41.67      
11 B1 430 416 4.73      
12 B2 908 878 126.55      
13 B2 484 468 23.52      
14 B2 197 190 0.01      
15 B2 95i 92i 0.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3725.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9668) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3602.0 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/6-311G**
ABC
0.08921 0.07866 0.07845

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/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 0.045
F5 -1.579 0.000 0.045
F6 0.000 0.975 -1.346
F7 0.000 -0.975 -1.346

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
P11.57021.57021.58521.58521.81181.8118
F21.57022.47192.28982.28982.50903.3342
F31.57022.47192.28982.28983.33422.5090
F41.58522.28982.28983.15852.31902.3190
F51.58522.28982.28983.15852.31902.3190
F61.81182.50903.33422.31902.31901.9508
F71.81183.33422.50902.31902.31901.9508

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 103.829 F2 P1 F4 93.049
F2 P1 F5 93.049 F2 P1 F6 95.513
F2 P1 F7 160.658 F3 P1 F4 93.049
F3 P1 F5 93.049 F3 P1 F6 160.658
F3 P1 F7 95.513 F4 P1 F5 170.106
F4 P1 F6 85.833 F4 P1 F7 85.833
F5 P1 F6 85.833 F5 P1 F7 85.833
F6 P1 F7 65.145
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/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 -45.135 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -42.190 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -43.091
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.495 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.923 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.571
Polar
3z2-r21.143
x2-y2-2.945
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 5.278 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.438


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 173.583
(<r2>)1/2 13.175