Infrared intensities: A model for the quantitative prediction of the vibrational strengths of SF6 and UF6

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Abstract
Using an atomic polar tensor for the F atom obtained from an analysis of the experimental infrared intensities of CH3F and normal coordinate analyses of SF6 and UF6, the infrared spectra of SF6 and of UF6 have been predicted and compared with experiment. The absolute infrared intensities predicted for the infrared‐active fundamental vibrations of SF6 agree quite well with experimental values; for UF6, the experimental values are less well‐determined, but the agreement also appears to be satisfactory. The intensities of the binary combination bands have also been calculated, using anharmonic force constants introduced by the use of curvilinear coordinates supplemented by terms in the valence‐bond stretching coordinates estimated from an assumed Morse potential, and using the calculated intensities for the fundamentals neglecting electrical anharmonicities. These predictions also appear to be in semiquantitative agreement with the experimental data.