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

using model chemistry: CCD/6-311G*

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/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-995.519129
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-994.132568
Nuclear repulsion energy561.665426
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/6-311G*
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 751 718 0.00      
2 Eg 648 619 0.00      
2 Eg 648 619 0.00      
3 T1u 973 930 443.11      
3 T1u 973 930 443.11      
3 T1u 973 930 443.11      
4 T1u 609 582 39.56      
4 T1u 609 582 39.56      
4 T1u 609 582 39.56      
5 T2g 515 492 0.00      
5 T2g 515 492 0.00      
5 T2g 515 492 0.00      
6 T2u 345 330 0.00      
6 T2u 345 330 0.00      
6 T2u 345 330 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4687.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9551) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4476.9 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 CCD/6-311G*
ABC
0.08931 0.08931 0.08931

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/6-311G*

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 1.576
F3 0.000 1.576 0.000
F4 1.576 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 -1.576 0.000
F6 -1.576 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 0.000 -1.576

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
S11.57601.57601.57601.57601.57601.5760
F21.57602.22892.22892.22892.22893.1521
F31.57602.22892.22893.15212.22892.2289
F41.57602.22892.22892.22893.15212.2289
F51.57602.22893.15212.22892.22892.2289
F61.57602.22892.22893.15212.22892.2289
F71.57603.15212.22892.22892.22892.2289

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