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

using model chemistry: B1B95/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes OH 1A1G
Energy calculated at B1B95/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-991.704081
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-991.704081
Nuclear repulsion energy535.312473
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 B1B95/3-21G
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 679 649 0.00      
2 Eg 673 643 0.00      
2 Eg 673 643 0.00      
3 T1u 1007 963 261.15      
3 T1u 1007 963 261.15      
3 T1u 1007 963 261.15      
4 T1u 437 418 45.68      
4 T1u 437 418 45.68      
4 T1u 437 418 45.68      
5 T2g 362 347 0.00      
5 T2g 362 347 0.00      
5 T2g 362 347 0.00      
6 T2u 237 226 0.00      
6 T2u 237 226 0.00      
6 T2u 237 226 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4075.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3899.2 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 B1B95/3-21G
ABC
0.08112 0.08112 0.08112

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/3-21G

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 1.654
F3 0.000 1.654 0.000
F4 1.654 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 -1.654 0.000
F6 -1.654 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 0.000 -1.654

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
S11.65361.65361.65361.65361.65361.6536
F21.65362.33862.33862.33862.33863.3073
F31.65362.33862.33863.30732.33862.3386
F41.65362.33862.33862.33863.30732.3386
F51.65362.33863.30732.33862.33862.3386
F61.65362.33862.33863.30732.33862.3386
F71.65363.30732.33862.33862.33862.3386

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 B1B95/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.964      
2 F -0.327      
3 F -0.327      
4 F -0.327      
5 F -0.327      
6 F -0.327      
7 F -0.327      


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 -43.441 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -43.441 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -43.441
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 3.230 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.230 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.230


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 174.796
(<r2>)1/2 13.221