“…However, for quite a long time, some important aspects of this ion kept their elusive character, such as the supposed centrosymmetric position of the H atom, the exact value of the bond energy, and the extent and nature ͑i.e., whether mechanical or electrical͒ of the anharmonicities in the ͓F-H-F͔ − internal vibrations. 38 Nowadays, also with the help of ab initio and semiempirical calculations, the large amount of experimental and simulated data has been largely reconciled, obtaining a general consensus on a purely centrosymmetric ionic structure with a H-F distance d HF ranging between d HF = 1.132 Å and d HF = 1.138 Å and a bond energy of about E b = 163± 4 kJ/ mole in the gas phase. 39 On the contrary, as far as the study of the ionic vibrations is concerned, no exhaustive and comprehensive representation has been reached, even though some relevant works on Raman, 38,40 IR, 38,40,41 and neutron 40,42,43 spectroscopies have to be mentioned.…”