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All results from a given calculation for S8 (Octasulfur)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D4D 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3185.745668
Energy at 298.15K-3185.746182
Nuclear repulsion energy1176.288249
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/6-311G*
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 446 431 0.00      
2 A1 206 199 0.00      
3 B1 332 321 0.00      
4 B2 238 230 6.10      
5 E1 435 420 3.08      
5 E1 435 420 3.08      
6 E1 186 180 4.42      
6 E1 186 180 4.42      
7 E2 428 414 0.00      
7 E2 428 414 0.00      
8 E2 141 136 0.00      
8 E2 141 136 0.00      
9 E2 70 68 0.00      
9 E2 70 68 0.00      
10 E3 370 357 0.00      
10 E3 370 357 0.00      
11 E3 241 233 0.00      
11 E3 241 233 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2481.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2397.4 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/6-311G*
ABC
0.02060 0.02060 0.01116

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*

Point Group is D4d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 2.430 0.498
S2 2.430 0.000 0.498
S3 0.000 -2.430 0.498
S4 -2.430 0.000 0.498
S5 -1.718 1.718 -0.498
S6 -1.718 -1.718 -0.498
S7 1.718 -1.718 -0.498
S8 1.718 1.718 -0.498

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8
S13.43644.85973.43642.10954.59894.59892.1095
S23.43643.43644.85974.59894.59892.10952.1095
S34.85973.43643.43644.59892.10952.10954.5989
S43.43644.85973.43642.10952.10954.59894.5989
S52.10954.59894.59892.10953.43644.85973.4364
S64.59894.59892.10952.10953.43643.43644.8597
S74.59892.10952.10954.59894.85973.43643.4364
S82.10952.10954.59894.59893.43644.85973.4364

picture of Octasulfur state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
S1 S5 S4 109.075 S1 S8 S2 109.075
S2 S7 S3 109.075 S3 S6 S4 109.075
S5 S1 S8 109.075 S5 S4 S6 109.075
S6 S3 S7 109.075 S7 S2 S8 109.075
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.000      
2 S 0.000      
3 S 0.000      
4 S 0.000      
5 S 0.000      
6 S 0.000      
7 S 0.000      
8 S 0.000      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x 0.048 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.048 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.097
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.072 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.072 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.145
Polar
3z2-r2-0.290
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 27.652 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 27.652 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.288


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000