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

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-989.887169
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-989.043173
Nuclear repulsion energy561.906372
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 CCD/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 829 793 0.00      
2 Eg 752 719 0.00      
2 Eg 752 719 0.00      
3 T1u 1116 1068 391.65      
3 T1u 1116 1068 391.65      
3 T1u 1116 1068 391.65      
4 T1u 617 590 58.92      
4 T1u 617 590 58.92      
4 T1u 617 590 58.92      
5 T2g 525 502 0.00      
5 T2g 525 502 0.00      
5 T2g 525 502 0.00      
6 T2u 356 340 0.00      
6 T2u 356 340 0.00      
6 T2u 356 340 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5086.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4865.4 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 CCD/3-21G*
ABC
0.08938 0.08938 0.08938

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/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 1.575
F3 0.000 1.575 0.000
F4 1.575 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 -1.575 0.000
F6 -1.575 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 0.000 -1.575

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
S11.57541.57541.57541.57541.57541.5754
F21.57542.22792.22792.22792.22793.1507
F31.57542.22792.22793.15072.22792.2279
F41.57542.22792.22792.22793.15072.2279
F51.57542.22793.15072.22792.22792.2279
F61.57542.22792.22793.15072.22792.2279
F71.57543.15072.22792.22792.22792.2279

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