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

using model chemistry: HF/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 HF/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-989.047091
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-989.047091
Nuclear repulsion energy571.207177
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 HF/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 905 817 0.00      
2 Eg 810 731 0.00      
2 Eg 810 731 0.00      
3 T1u 1201 1084 466.57      
3 T1u 1201 1084 466.57      
3 T1u 1201 1084 466.57      
4 T1u 663 598 74.57      
4 T1u 663 598 74.57      
4 T1u 663 598 74.57      
5 T2g 563 508 0.00      
5 T2g 563 508 0.00      
5 T2g 563 508 0.00      
6 T2u 384 346 0.00      
6 T2u 384 346 0.00      
6 T2u 384 346 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5477.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4943.9 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 HF/3-21G*
ABC
0.09237 0.09237 0.09237

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/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 1.550
F3 0.000 1.550 0.000
F4 1.550 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 -1.550 0.000
F6 -1.550 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 0.000 -1.550

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
S11.54971.54971.54971.54971.54971.5497
F21.54972.19162.19162.19162.19163.0994
F31.54972.19162.19163.09942.19162.1916
F41.54972.19162.19162.19163.09942.1916
F51.54972.19163.09942.19162.19162.1916
F61.54972.19162.19163.09942.19162.1916
F71.54973.09942.19162.19162.19162.1916

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 HF/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 2.196      
2 F -0.366      
3 F -0.366      
4 F -0.366      
5 F -0.366      
6 F -0.366      
7 F -0.366      


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 -42.920 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -42.920 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -42.920
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 2.106 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.106 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.106


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 156.495
(<r2>)1/2 12.510