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

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-795.250929
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-795.250929
Nuclear repulsion energy301.641173
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/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 978 884 157.98 9.45 0.00 0.00
2 A1 603 545 6.77 10.80 0.43 0.61
3 A1 582 526 43.84 1.40 0.61 0.76
4 A1 247 223 1.36 0.24 0.73 0.84
5 A2 511 462 0.00 1.04 0.75 0.86
6 B1 964 872 201.22 4.66 0.75 0.86
7 B1 394 356 20.80 0.13 0.75 0.86
8 B2 763 690 765.83 1.45 0.75 0.86
9 B2 585 529 2.01 0.53 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2812.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2543.2 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 HF/6-311G*
ABC
0.22752 0.13898 0.10811

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.379
F2 0.000 1.635 0.245
F3 0.000 -1.635 0.245
F4 1.196 0.000 -0.582
F5 -1.196 0.000 -0.582

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S11.64041.64041.53401.5340
F21.64043.26992.18822.1882
F31.64043.26992.18822.1882
F41.53402.18822.18822.3923
F51.53402.18822.18822.3923

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 170.687 F2 S1 F4 87.087
F2 S1 F5 87.087 F3 S1 F4 87.087
F3 S1 F5 87.087 F4 S1 F5 102.477
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.591      
2 F -0.468      
3 F -0.468      
4 F -0.328      
5 F -0.328      


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 1.175 1.175
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.733 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -39.394 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.818
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.373 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.119 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.745
Polar
3z2-r29.491
x2-y27.661
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.749 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.487 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.995


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 104.562
(<r2>)1/2 10.226