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All results from a given calculation for SF4 (Sulfur tetrafluoride)

using model chemistry: SVWN/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at SVWN/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-794.796856
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-794.796856
Nuclear repulsion energy292.649265
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 SVWN/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 A1 825 817 111.63 11.95 0.00 0.01
2 A1 546 540 4.10 10.08 0.50 0.67
3 A1 464 460 20.45 2.21 0.24 0.39
4 A1 191 189 0.67 0.58 0.72 0.84
5 A2 410 406 0.00 1.85 0.75 0.86
6 B1 800 791 168.43 4.77 0.75 0.86
7 B1 309 306 11.29 0.14 0.75 0.86
8 B2 750 742 514.91 1.27 0.75 0.86
9 B2 474 469 2.31 1.10 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2384.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9896) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2359.4 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 SVWN/6-311G**
ABC
0.21157 0.13051 0.10297

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.389
F2 0.000 1.675 0.278
F3 0.000 -1.675 0.278
F4 1.226 0.000 -0.624
F5 -1.226 0.000 -0.624

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S11.67871.67871.59031.5903
F21.67873.35002.26332.2633
F31.67873.35002.26332.2633
F41.59032.26332.26332.4520
F51.59032.26332.26332.4520

picture of Sulfur tetrafluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 S1 F3 172.427 F2 S1 F4 87.589
F2 S1 F5 87.589 F3 S1 F4 87.589
F3 S1 F5 87.589 F4 S1 F5 100.869
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at SVWN/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.143      
2 F -0.336      
3 F -0.336      
4 F -0.236      
5 F -0.236      


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 1.049 1.049
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.061 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -37.890 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.982
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.375 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.368 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.993
Polar
3z2-r27.986
x2-y25.829
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.182 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.272 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.468


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 109.391
(<r2>)1/2 10.459