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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes OH 1A1G
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-996.527181
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-996.121019
Nuclear repulsion energy555.140468
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 744 706 0.00 15.76 0.00 0.00
2 Eg 662 628 0.00 3.37 0.75 0.86
2 Eg 662 628 0.00 3.37 0.75 0.86
3 T1u 984 934 372.13 0.00 0.00 0.00
3 T1u 984 934 372.13 0.00 0.00 0.00
3 T1u 984 934 372.13 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 T1u 569 540 28.30 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 T1u 569 540 28.30 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 T1u 569 540 28.30 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 T2g 484 459 0.00 1.63 0.75 0.86
5 T2g 484 459 0.00 1.63 0.75 0.86
5 T2g 484 459 0.00 1.63 0.75 0.86
6 T2u 323 306 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 T2u 323 306 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 T2u 323 306 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4573.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9487) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4339.1 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
0.08724 0.08724 0.08724

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 1.595
F3 0.000 1.595 0.000
F4 1.595 0.000 0.000
F5 0.000 -1.595 0.000
F6 -1.595 0.000 0.000
F7 0.000 0.000 -1.595

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
S11.59461.59461.59461.59461.59461.5946
F21.59462.25512.25512.25512.25513.1891
F31.59462.25512.25513.18912.25512.2551
F41.59462.25512.25512.25513.18912.2551
F51.59462.25513.18912.25512.25512.2551
F61.59462.25512.25513.18912.25512.2551
F71.59463.18912.25512.25512.25512.2551

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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.717      
2 F -0.286      
3 F -0.286      
4 F -0.286      
5 F -0.286      
6 F -0.286      
7 F -0.286      


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 -42.195 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -42.195 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -42.195
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 3.523 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.523 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.523


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 163.658
(<r2>)1/2 12.793