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

using model chemistry: LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-794.700368
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-794.700368
Nuclear repulsion energy298.730544
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 LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
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 876 862 87.92      
2 A1 578 569 2.60      
3 A1 503 495 13.24      
4 A1 206 203 0.39      
5 A2 443 436 0.00      
6 B1 857 843 130.11      
7 B1 335 330 6.14      
8 B2 802 789 452.23      
9 B2 510 502 1.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2555.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.984) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2514.8 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 LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.21943 0.13660 0.10739

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.383
F2 0.000 1.637 0.270
F3 0.000 -1.637 0.270
F4 1.205 0.000 -0.611
F5 -1.205 0.000 -0.611

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S11.64061.64061.56221.5622
F21.64063.27332.21512.2151
F31.64063.27332.21512.2151
F41.56222.21512.21512.4105
F51.56222.21512.21512.4105

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 172.078 F2 S1 F4 87.481
F2 S1 F5 87.481 F3 S1 F4 87.481
F3 S1 F5 87.481 F4 S1 F5 100.973
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.334      
2 F -0.180      
3 F -0.180      
4 F 0.013      
5 F 0.013      


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 0.444 0.444
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.393 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -34.774 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.240
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.114 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.458 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.344
Polar
3z2-r24.687
x2-y24.381
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.596 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.357 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.042


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 104.599
(<r2>)1/2 10.227