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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-797.159689
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-797.159689
Nuclear repulsion energy291.831261
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 PBEPBE/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 202 200 0.83      
2 A1 466 462 12.88      
3 A1 515 511 4.54      
4 A1 814 807 95.08      
5 A2 411 407 0.00      
6 B1 311 308 7.15      
7 B1 780 774 164.71      
8 B2 472 468 0.46      
9 B2 698 692 574.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2334.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9918) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2315.2 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 PBEPBE/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.21077 0.12893 0.10235

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.381
F2 0.000 1.684 0.292
F3 0.000 -1.684 0.292
F4 1.224 0.000 -0.631
F5 -1.224 0.000 -0.631

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S11.68621.68621.58861.5886
F21.68623.36772.27752.2775
F31.68623.36772.27752.2775
F41.58862.27752.27752.4488
F51.58862.27752.27752.4488

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 173.962 F2 S1 F4 88.077
F2 S1 F5 88.077 F3 S1 F4 88.077
F3 S1 F5 88.077 F4 S1 F5 100.843
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.932      
2 F -0.314      
3 F -0.314      
4 F -0.152      
5 F -0.152      


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 0.638 0.638
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.647 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -37.457 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.352
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.758 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.958 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.200
Polar
3z2-r26.400
x2-y25.811
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.304 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.530 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.727


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 109.966
(<r2>)1/2 10.486