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

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes OH 1A1G
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-996.561617
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-996.561617
Nuclear repulsion energy565.541103
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 HSEh1PBE/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1g 772 739 0.00 14.56 0.00 0.00
2 Eg 655 627 0.00 2.30 0.75 0.86
2 Eg 655 627 0.00 2.30 0.75 0.86
3 T1u 983 942 353.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
3 T1u 983 942 353.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
3 T1u 983 942 353.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 T1u 607 581 21.97 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 T1u 607 581 21.97 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 T1u 607 581 21.97 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 T2g 514 492 0.00 1.13 0.75 0.86
5 T2g 514 492 0.00 1.13 0.75 0.86
5 T2g 514 492 0.00 1.13 0.75 0.86
6 T2u 342 328 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 T2u 342 328 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 T2u 342 328 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4709.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4510.3 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 HSEh1PBE/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.09054 0.09054 0.09054

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31G(2df,p)

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 1.565
F3 0.000 1.565 0.000
F4 1.565 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 -1.565 0.000
F6 -1.565 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 0.000 -1.565

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
S11.56521.56521.56521.56521.56521.5652
F21.56522.21362.21362.21362.21363.1305
F31.56522.21362.21363.13052.21362.2136
F41.56522.21362.21362.21363.13052.2136
F51.56522.21363.13052.21362.21362.2136
F61.56522.21362.21363.13052.21362.2136
F71.56523.13052.21362.21362.21362.2136

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 HSEh1PBE/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.732      
2 F -0.122      
3 F -0.122      
4 F -0.122      
5 F -0.122      
6 F -0.122      
7 F -0.122      


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 -41.234 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -41.234 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -41.234
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 3.851 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.851 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.851


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 158.054
(<r2>)1/2 12.572