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II.A.3. (XII.A.1.)

Listing of experimental geometry data for SF4 (Sulfur tetrafluoride)

Rotational Constants (cm-1)


See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C
0.22308 0.13632 0.10741
Rotational Constants from 2003Raf/Smi:1095
Calculated rotational constants for SF4 (Sulfur tetrafluoride).

Point Group C2v

Internal coordinates

(distances (r) in Å) (angles (a) in degrees) (dihedrals (d) in degrees)
Description Value Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4
rSF 1.646 1 2 1962Tol/Gwi:1119 axial
rSF 1.545 1 4 1962Tol/Gwi:1119 equatorial
aFSF 173.07 2 1 3 1962Tol/Gwi:1119 axial
aFSF 101.55 4 1 5 1962Tol/Gwi:1119 equatorial
aFSF 87.81 2 1 4 1962Tol/Gwi:1119 by symmetry, axial to equatorial
picture of Sulfur tetrafluoride

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
F-S 4

Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.0000 0.0000 0.3726
F2 0.0000 1.6430 0.2731
F3 0.0000 -1.6430 0.2731
F4 1.1969 0.0000 -0.6044
F5 -1.1969 0.0000 -0.6044

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)

  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S11.64601.64601.54501.5450
F21.64603.28602.21402.2140
F31.64603.28602.21402.2140
F41.54502.21402.21402.3937
F51.54502.21402.21402.3937

Calculated geometries for SF4 (Sulfur tetrafluoride).
References
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squib reference DOI
1962Tol/Gwi:1119 WM Tolles, WD Gwinn, "Sturcture and Dipole moment for SF4" J. Chem. Phys. 36(5), 1119, 1962 10.1063/1.1732702
2003Raf/Smi:1095 KD Raffael, DM Smith, DA Newnham "High Resolution Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy of the nu1 and nu8 fundamental bands of sulphur tetrafluoride (SF4)" Mol. Phys. 2003, 101(8), 1095-1104 10.1080/0026897031000068497

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