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

using model chemistry: HF/STO-3G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-785.058188
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-785.058188
Nuclear repulsion energy286.881685
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 HF/STO-3G
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 873 713 5.78 20.11 0.05 0.10
2 A1 462 377 40.68 1.02 0.75 0.86
3 B1 481 393 0.00 3.45 0.75 0.86
4 B2 739 603 0.00 9.16 0.75 0.86
5 B2 148 121 0.00 0.35 0.75 0.86
6 E 1036 846 78.19 1.03 0.75 0.86
7 E 1036 846 78.19 1.03 0.75 0.86
8 E 462 378 26.04 0.11 0.75 0.86
9 E 462 378 26.04 0.11 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2849.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8165) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2326.9 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 HF/STO-3G
ABC
0.16683 0.16683 0.09059

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/STO-3G

Point Group is C4v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.413
F2 0.000 1.565 -0.183
F3 0.000 -1.565 -0.183
F4 1.565 0.000 -0.183
F5 -1.565 0.000 -0.183

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S11.67461.67461.67461.6746
F21.67463.12972.21302.2130
F31.67463.12972.21302.2130
F41.67462.21302.21303.1297
F51.67462.21302.21303.1297

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 138.276 F2 S1 F4 82.714
F2 S1 F5 82.714 F3 S1 F4 82.714
F3 S1 F5 82.714 F4 S1 F5 138.276
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.950      
2 F -0.238      
3 F -0.238      
4 F -0.238      
5 F -0.238      


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 1.313 1.313
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.622 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.622 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.247
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.188 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.188 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.375
Polar
3z2-r28.750
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 2.657 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.657 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.432


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 110.308
(<r2>)1/2 10.503