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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-797.416481
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-797.416481
Nuclear repulsion energy296.397199
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 B1B95/6-31G*
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 907 861 105.72      
2 A1 609 578 2.74      
3 A1 509 483 23.62      
4 A1 197 187 0.43      
5 A2 455 432 0.00      
6 B1 895 850 157.71      
7 B1 348 330 10.60      
8 B2 838 795 533.34      
9 B2 518 492 3.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2637.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9493) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2503.8 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 B1B95/6-31G*
ABC
0.21558 0.13564 0.10530

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.391
F2 0.000 1.647 0.256
F3 0.000 -1.647 0.256
F4 1.225 0.000 -0.603
F5 -1.225 0.000 -0.603

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S11.65261.65261.57731.5773
F21.65263.29432.22532.2253
F31.65263.29432.22532.2253
F41.57732.22532.22532.4496
F51.57732.22532.22532.4496

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 170.661 F2 S1 F4 87.060
F2 S1 F5 87.060 F3 S1 F4 87.060
F3 S1 F5 87.060 F4 S1 F5 101.879
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.336      
2 F -0.386      
3 F -0.386      
4 F -0.281      
5 F -0.281      


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 0.872 0.872
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.613 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -35.992 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.961
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.363 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.705 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.341
Polar
3z2-r26.683
x2-y25.379
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 3.929 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.503


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 106.115
(<r2>)1/2 10.301