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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-787.110044
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-787.110044
Nuclear repulsion energy275.393673
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 B3LYP/STO-3G
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 744 664 3.75      
2 A1 387 346 20.76      
3 B1 395 352 0.00      
4 B2 592 528 0.00      
5 B2 91 81 0.00      
6 E 849 758 80.77      
7 E 849 758 80.77      
8 E 373 333 8.16      
9 E 373 333 8.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2326.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2076.4 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 B3LYP/STO-3G
ABC
0.15375 0.15375 0.08382

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G

Point Group is C4v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.440
F2 0.000 1.627 -0.196
F3 0.000 -1.627 -0.196
F4 1.627 0.000 -0.196
F5 -1.627 0.000 -0.196

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S11.74651.74651.74651.7465
F21.74653.25362.30072.3007
F31.74653.25362.30072.3007
F41.74652.30072.30073.2536
F51.74652.30072.30073.2536

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 137.327 F2 S1 F4 82.393
F2 S1 F5 82.393 F3 S1 F4 82.393
F3 S1 F5 82.393 F4 S1 F5 137.327
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.678      
2 F -0.170      
3 F -0.170      
4 F -0.170      
5 F -0.170      


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 0.992 0.992
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.424 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.424 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.247
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.589 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.589 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.177
Polar
3z2-r26.355
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 2.977 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.977 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.567


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 117.464
(<r2>)1/2 10.838