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All results from a given calculation for SeF4 (Selenium tetrafluoride)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2786.951124
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2786.951124
Nuclear repulsion energy471.809871
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/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 A1 792 760 41.64 10.28 0.00 0.00
2 A1 664 637 0.39 8.42 0.49 0.66
3 A1 360 345 28.96 0.84 0.61 0.76
4 A1 166 159 0.29 0.39 0.73 0.85
5 A2 350 336 0.00 1.43 0.75 0.86
6 B1 795 763 68.72 4.34 0.75 0.86
7 B1 238 228 10.37 0.03 0.75 0.86
8 B2 770 739 225.80 0.74 0.75 0.86
9 B2 388 373 14.43 1.18 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2260.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9598) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2169.9 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/3-21G*
ABC
0.17102 0.11264 0.09169

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Se1 0.000 0.000 0.326
F2 0.000 1.758 0.158
F3 0.000 -1.758 0.158
F4 1.322 0.000 -0.774
F5 -1.322 0.000 -0.774

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Se1 F2 F3 F4 F5
Se11.76641.76641.72001.7200
F21.76643.51662.38892.3889
F31.76643.51662.38892.3889
F41.72002.38892.38892.6435
F51.72002.38892.38892.6435

picture of Selenium tetrafluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 Se1 F3 169.038 F2 Se1 F4 86.496
F2 Se1 F5 86.496 F3 Se1 F4 86.496
F3 Se1 F5 86.496 F4 Se1 F5 100.432
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Se 1.146      
2 F -0.317      
3 F -0.317      
4 F -0.256      
5 F -0.256      


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 1.779 1.779
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.093 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -41.641 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -34.619
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.037 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.285 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.248
Polar
3z2-r28.496
x2-y25.548
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.136 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.894 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.437


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 125.345
(<r2>)1/2 11.196