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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-797.526054
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-797.526054
Nuclear repulsion energy297.295434
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 B3PW91/Def2TZVPP
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 885 885 116.44 10.55 0.00 0.00
2 A1 551 551 3.61 9.28 0.50 0.67
3 A1 518 518 19.50 2.04 0.24 0.38
4 A1 222 222 0.82 0.41 0.70 0.83
5 A2 454 454 0.00 1.18 0.75 0.86
6 B1 854 854 183.98 4.33 0.75 0.86
7 B1 343 343 9.63 0.09 0.75 0.86
8 B2 734 734 640.37 1.22 0.75 0.86
9 B2 522 522 0.05 0.65 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2540.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2540.2 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 B3PW91/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.21933 0.13421 0.10590

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.378
F2 0.000 1.654 0.276
F3 0.000 -1.654 0.276
F4 1.206 0.000 -0.611
F5 -1.206 0.000 -0.611

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S11.65731.65731.55931.5593
F21.65733.30832.23072.2307
F31.65733.30832.23072.2307
F41.55932.23072.23072.4110
F51.55932.23072.23072.4110

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 172.942 F2 S1 F4 87.763
F2 S1 F5 87.763 F3 S1 F4 87.763
F3 S1 F5 87.763 F4 S1 F5 101.271
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.814      
2 F -0.271      
3 F -0.271      
4 F -0.136      
5 F -0.136      


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 0.631 0.631
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.055 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -37.073 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.770
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.866 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.160 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.294
Polar
3z2-r26.589
x2-y26.017
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.476 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.509 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.889


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 106.375
(<r2>)1/2 10.314