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All results from a given calculation for SF6 (Sulfur Hexafluoride)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes OH 1A1G
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-991.971258
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-991.971258
Nuclear repulsion energy562.024525
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1g 801 761 0.00      
2 Eg 731 694 0.00      
2 Eg 731 694 0.00      
3 T1u 1089 1034 384.15      
3 T1u 1089 1034 384.15      
3 T1u 1089 1034 384.15      
4 T1u 586 556 48.11      
4 T1u 586 556 48.11      
4 T1u 586 556 48.11      
5 T2g 498 473 0.00      
5 T2g 498 473 0.00      
5 T2g 498 473 0.00      
6 T2u 331 315 0.00      
6 T2u 331 315 0.00      
6 T2u 331 315 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4887.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9496) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4641.4 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
ABC
0.08942 0.08942 0.08942

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is Oh

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.000
F2 0.000 0.000 1.575
F3 0.000 1.575 0.000
F4 1.575 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 -1.575 0.000
F6 -1.575 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 0.000 -1.575

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
S11.57501.57501.57501.57501.57501.5750
F21.57502.22742.22742.22742.22743.1501
F31.57502.22742.22743.15012.22742.2274
F41.57502.22742.22742.22743.15012.2274
F51.57502.22743.15012.22742.22742.2274
F61.57502.22742.22743.15012.22742.2274
F71.57503.15012.22742.22742.22742.2274

picture of Sulfur Hexafluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 S1 F3 90.000 F2 S1 F4 90.000
F2 S1 F5 90.000 F2 S1 F6 90.000
F2 S1 F7 180.000 F3 S1 F4 90.000
F3 S1 F5 180.000 F3 S1 F6 90.000
F3 S1 F7 90.000 F4 S1 F5 90.000
F4 S1 F6 180.000 F4 S1 F7 90.000
F5 S1 F6 90.000 F5 S1 F7 90.000
F6 S1 F7 90.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.731      
2 F -0.288      
3 F -0.288      
4 F -0.288      
5 F -0.288      
6 F -0.288      
7 F -0.288      


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 -41.900 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -41.900 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -41.900
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000
Polar
3z2-r20.000
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.478 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.478 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.478


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 160.131
(<r2>)1/2 12.654