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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-797.506058
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-797.506058
Nuclear repulsion energy296.467437
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 B3LYP/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 868 837 95.38      
2 A1 560 540 2.69      
3 A1 509 491 15.70      
4 A1 212 204 0.59      
5 A2 448 433 0.00      
6 B1 846 816 138.47      
7 B1 339 327 7.56      
8 B2 766 739 499.51      
9 B2 514 496 0.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2530.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2442.0 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 B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.21696 0.13428 0.10534

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.381
F2 0.000 1.654 0.271
F3 0.000 -1.654 0.271
F4 1.215 0.000 -0.610
F5 -1.215 0.000 -0.610

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S11.65751.65751.56851.5685
F21.65753.30772.23372.2337
F31.65753.30772.23372.2337
F41.56852.23372.23372.4300
F51.56852.23372.23372.4300

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 172.388 F2 S1 F4 87.594
F2 S1 F5 87.594 F3 S1 F4 87.594
F3 S1 F5 87.594 F4 S1 F5 101.543
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.574      
2 F -0.248      
3 F -0.248      
4 F -0.039      
5 F -0.039      


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 0.575 0.575
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.429 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -35.602 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.141
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.443 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.317 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.874
Polar
3z2-r25.748
x2-y25.173
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.554 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.335 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.958


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 106.193
(<r2>)1/2 10.305