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

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes OH 1A1G
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-995.195009
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-993.983901
Nuclear repulsion energy557.052269
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 CCSD/6-31G*
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 769 726 0.00      
2 Eg 683 645 0.00      
2 Eg 683 645 0.00      
3 T1u 1018 962 381.40      
3 T1u 1018 962 381.40      
3 T1u 1018 962 381.40      
4 T1u 584 551 33.64      
4 T1u 584 551 33.64      
4 T1u 584 551 33.64      
5 T2g 496 468 0.00      
5 T2g 496 468 0.00      
5 T2g 496 468 0.00      
6 T2u 333 315 0.00      
6 T2u 333 315 0.00      
6 T2u 333 315 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4714.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9443) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4451.8 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 CCSD/6-31G*
ABC
0.08785 0.08785 0.08785

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-31G*

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 1.589
F3 0.000 1.589 0.000
F4 1.589 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 -1.589 0.000
F6 -1.589 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 0.000 -1.589

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
S11.58911.58911.58911.58911.58911.5891
F21.58912.24732.24732.24732.24733.1782
F31.58912.24732.24733.17822.24732.2473
F41.58912.24732.24732.24733.17822.2473
F51.58912.24733.17822.24732.24732.2473
F61.58912.24732.24733.17822.24732.2473
F71.58913.17822.24732.24732.24732.2473

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