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

using model chemistry: BLYP/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-793.421717
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-793.421717
Nuclear repulsion energy288.797755
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 BLYP/3-21G*
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 811 805 82.37      
2 A1 567 563 1.01      
3 A1 439 436 18.02      
4 A1 182 181 0.40      
5 A2 382 379 0.00      
6 B1 809 803 105.86      
7 B1 287 285 8.51      
8 B2 808 803 350.92      
9 B2 447 444 3.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2365.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9935) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2349.6 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 BLYP/3-21G*
ABC
0.20221 0.12803 0.10111

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.394
F2 0.000 1.682 0.296
F3 0.000 -1.682 0.296
F4 1.248 0.000 -0.646
F5 -1.248 0.000 -0.646

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S11.68501.68501.62481.6248
F21.68503.36432.29702.2970
F31.68503.36432.29702.2970
F41.62482.29702.29702.4967
F51.62482.29702.29702.4967

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 173.354 F2 S1 F4 87.874
F2 S1 F5 87.874 F3 S1 F4 87.874
F3 S1 F5 87.874 F4 S1 F5 100.407
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.110      
2 F -0.311      
3 F -0.311      
4 F -0.243      
5 F -0.243      


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 0.894 0.894
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.773 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -35.469 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.836
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.879 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.165 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.285
Polar
3z2-r26.570
x2-y24.696
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.759 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.713 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.023


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 110.564
(<r2>)1/2 10.515