Table 1. Bond Length (Å) of Isolated SF6 Molecule for Selected Exchange and Correlation Functionals, Using the 6-311Gd) Basis Seta.
functional | S–F (Å) |
---|---|
exp38 | 1.561 |
SVWN39−42 | 1.591 |
BLYP43,44 | 1.638 |
B3LYP44,45 | 1.603 |
CAM-B3LYP46 | 1.589 |
O3LYP47 | 1.600 |
PBE48,49 | 1.622 |
PBE050 | 1.588 |
WB97XD51 | 1.588 |
The computed SF6 bond length is compared with experimental data in the gas phase.38