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All results from a given calculation for S8 (Octasulfur)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D4D 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3185.572984
Energy at 298.15K-3185.573285
HF Energy-3185.572984
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 B97D3/6-31G*
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 444 435 0.00      
2 A1 209 205 0.00      
3 B1 280 275 0.00      
4 B2 234 229 5.39      
5 E1 430 422 3.40      
5 E1 430 422 3.40      
6 E1 186 182 5.69      
6 E1 186 182 5.69      
7 E2 416 408 0.00      
7 E2 416 408 0.00      
8 E2 138 135 0.00      
8 E2 138 135 0.00      
9 E2 70 68 0.00      
9 E2 70 68 0.00      
10 E3 336 329 0.00      
10 E3 336 329 0.00      
11 E3 243 238 0.00      
11 E3 243 238 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2400.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9804) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2353.9 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 B97D3/6-31G*
ABC
0.02068 0.02068 0.01120

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G*

Point Group is D4d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 2.426 0.494
S2 2.426 0.000 0.494
S3 0.000 -2.426 0.494
S4 -2.426 0.000 0.494
S5 -1.715 1.715 -0.494
S6 -1.715 -1.715 -0.494
S7 1.715 -1.715 -0.494
S8 1.715 1.715 -0.494

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8
S13.43054.85143.43052.10344.58994.58992.1034
S23.43053.43054.85144.58994.58992.10342.1034
S34.85143.43053.43054.58992.10342.10344.5899
S43.43054.85143.43052.10342.10344.58994.5899
S52.10344.58994.58992.10343.43054.85143.4305
S64.58994.58992.10342.10343.43053.43054.8514
S74.58992.10342.10344.58994.85143.43053.4305
S82.10342.10344.58994.58993.43054.85143.4305

picture of Octasulfur state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
S1 S5 S4 115.023 S1 S8 S2 115.023
S2 S7 S3 115.023 S3 S6 S4 115.023
S5 S1 S8 115.023 S5 S4 S6 115.023
S6 S3 S7 115.023 S7 S2 S8 115.023
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.000      
2 S 0.000      
3 S 0.000      
4 S 0.000      
5 S 0.000      
6 S 0.000      
7 S 0.000      
8 S 0.000      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -103.541 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -103.541 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -104.433
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.446 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.446 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.892
Polar
3z2-r2-1.785
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 27.279 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 27.279 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.883


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 849.304
(<r2>)1/2 29.143