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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-797.601715
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-797.601715
Nuclear repulsion energy290.804382
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 822 794 118.29 11.88 0.00 0.00
2 A1 530 512 3.49 11.43 0.49 0.66
3 A1 475 459 24.25 2.26 0.24 0.39
4 A1 198 192 1.01 0.53 0.72 0.83
5 A2 418 404 0.00 1.80 0.75 0.86
6 B1 793 766 169.01 5.23 0.75 0.86
7 B1 316 305 13.33 0.16 0.75 0.86
8 B2 719 695 561.11 1.38 0.75 0.86
9 B2 481 465 0.30 0.93 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2375.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2295.8 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*
ABC
0.20986 0.12861 0.10123

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.387
F2 0.000 1.691 0.278
F3 0.000 -1.691 0.278
F4 1.234 0.000 -0.622
F5 -1.234 0.000 -0.622

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S11.69441.69441.59431.5943
F21.69443.38192.27902.2790
F31.69443.38192.27902.2790
F41.59432.27902.27902.4687
F51.59432.27902.27902.4687

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 172.652 F2 S1 F4 87.676
F2 S1 F5 87.676 F3 S1 F4 87.676
F3 S1 F5 87.676 F4 S1 F5 101.467
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.292      
2 F -0.380      
3 F -0.380      
4 F -0.266      
5 F -0.266      


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 1.150 1.150
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.006 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -38.695 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.819
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.751 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.282 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.531
Polar
3z2-r29.063
x2-y26.689
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.137 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.232 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.377


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 110.785
(<r2>)1/2 10.525