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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes OH 1A1G
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-996.418774
Energy at 298.15K-996.423418
HF Energy-996.418774
Nuclear repulsion energy557.873037
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 PBE1PBE/6-31G*
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 763 725 0.00      
2 Eg 673 639 0.00      
2 Eg 673 639 0.00      
3 T1u 1003 953 380.30      
3 T1u 1003 953 380.30      
3 T1u 1003 953 380.30      
4 T1u 574 546 28.49      
4 T1u 574 546 28.49      
4 T1u 574 546 28.49      
5 T2g 487 463 0.00      
5 T2g 487 463 0.00      
5 T2g 487 463 0.00      
6 T2u 326 310 0.00      
6 T2u 326 310 0.00      
6 T2u 326 310 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4639.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9503) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4409.1 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G*
ABC
0.08810 0.08810 0.08810

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G*

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 1.587
F3 0.000 1.587 0.000
F4 1.587 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 -1.587 0.000
F6 -1.587 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 0.000 -1.587

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
S11.58681.58681.58681.58681.58681.5868
F21.58682.24402.24402.24402.24403.1735
F31.58682.24402.24403.17352.24402.2440
F41.58682.24402.24402.24403.17352.2440
F51.58682.24403.17352.24402.24402.2440
F61.58682.24402.24403.17352.24402.2440
F71.58683.17352.24402.24402.24402.2440

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 PBE1PBE/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.650      
2 F -0.275      
3 F -0.275      
4 F -0.275      
5 F -0.275      
6 F -0.275      
7 F -0.275      


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 -41.807 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -41.807 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -41.807
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 3.485 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.485 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.485


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 162.074
(<r2>)1/2 12.731