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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-797.596560
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-797.596560
Nuclear repulsion energy298.486329
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 mPW1PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 891 891 107.42 10.24 0.00 0.01
2 A1 559 559 3.71 9.61 0.46 0.63
3 A1 523 523 18.99 2.03 0.13 0.23
4 A1 222 222 0.75 0.33 0.66 0.80
5 A2 458 458 0.00 0.88 0.75 0.86
6 B1 863 863 173.03 3.80 0.75 0.86
7 B1 351 351 9.31 0.06 0.75 0.86
8 B2 738 738 634.39 0.95 0.75 0.86
9 B2 527 527 0.04 0.43 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2565.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2565.3 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 mPW1PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.22113 0.13563 0.10661

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.378
F2 0.000 1.647 0.269
F3 0.000 -1.647 0.269
F4 1.203 0.000 -0.605
F5 -1.203 0.000 -0.605

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S11.65081.65081.55381.5538
F21.65083.29432.21902.2190
F31.65083.29432.21902.2190
F41.55382.21902.21902.4069
F51.55382.21902.21902.4069

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 172.384 F2 S1 F4 87.592
F2 S1 F5 87.592 F3 S1 F4 87.592
F3 S1 F5 87.592 F4 S1 F5 101.518
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.002      
2 F -0.340      
3 F -0.340      
4 F -0.161      
5 F -0.161      


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 0.620 0.620
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.201 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -37.153 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.060
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.906 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.023 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.117
Polar
3z2-r26.235
x2-y25.953
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.953 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.919 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.410


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 105.773
(<r2>)1/2 10.285