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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-997.104002
Energy at 298.15K-997.108448
HF Energy-997.104002
Nuclear repulsion energy553.257348
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 TPSSh/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 734 704 0.00      
2 Eg 650 624 0.00      
2 Eg 650 624 0.00      
3 T1u 971 931 365.95      
3 T1u 971 931 365.95      
3 T1u 971 931 365.95      
4 T1u 550 528 25.97      
4 T1u 550 528 25.97      
4 T1u 550 528 25.97      
5 T2g 466 447 0.00      
5 T2g 466 447 0.00      
5 T2g 466 447 0.00      
6 T2u 312 300 0.00      
6 T2u 312 300 0.00      
6 T2u 312 300 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4466.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4285.3 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 TPSSh/6-31G*
ABC
0.08665 0.08665 0.08665

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/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 1.600
F3 0.000 1.600 0.000
F4 1.600 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 -1.600 0.000
F6 -1.600 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 0.000 -1.600

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
S11.60001.60001.60001.60001.60001.6000
F21.60002.26272.26272.26272.26273.2000
F31.60002.26272.26273.20002.26272.2627
F41.60002.26272.26272.26273.20002.2627
F51.60002.26273.20002.26272.26272.2627
F61.60002.26272.26273.20002.26272.2627
F71.60003.20002.26272.26272.26272.2627

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 TPSSh/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.629      
2 F -0.272      
3 F -0.272      
4 F -0.272      
5 F -0.272      
6 F -0.272      
7 F -0.272      


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


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.624 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.624 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.624


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 164.336
(<r2>)1/2 12.819