Struktur und Eigenschaften des Methylpentafluorphosphatanions, [CH3PF5]—

Structure and Properties of the Methyltetrafluorophosphate Anion, CH₃PF₅]^— Methyltetrafluorphosphorane reacts with the fluorides NaF, KF, CsF, and (CH₃)₄NF with formation of the corresponding methylpentafluorophosphates. In case of the K and Cs salts KCH₃PF₅] · CH₃CN and CsCH₃PF₅] · CH₃CN, respectively, are formed using acetonitrile as solvent. The salts are characterized by NMR, IR and Raman spectroscopy. The vibrational frequencies are compared with ab initio calculated data (RHF/6‐31+G*). The RHF/6‐31+G* calculation yields for the almost octahedral anion bond distances of d(PF_eq) = 163.7 pm, d(PF_ax) = 162.0 pm, and d(PC) = 184.8 pm.