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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-106.831186
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-106.831186
Nuclear repulsion energy117.328727
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/CEP-31G*
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 835 807 110.93      
2 A1 545 526 4.00      
3 A1 476 459 22.11      
4 A1 200 193 0.96      
5 A2 421 407 0.00      
6 B1 808 780 170.51      
7 B1 318 307 10.48      
8 B2 748 722 601.73      
9 B2 484 467 0.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2417.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2334.2 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.20752 0.12759 0.10077

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.391
F2 0.000 1.694 0.283
F3 0.000 -1.694 0.283
F4 1.238 0.000 -0.631
F5 -1.238 0.000 -0.631

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 F2 F3 F4 F5
S11.69781.69781.60461.6046
F21.69783.38882.28862.2886
F31.69783.38882.28862.2886
F41.60462.28862.28862.4752
F51.60462.28862.28862.4752

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 172.737 F2 S1 F4 87.689
F2 S1 F5 87.689 F3 S1 F4 87.689
F3 S1 F5 87.689 F4 S1 F5 100.936
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.895      
2 F -0.294      
3 F -0.294      
4 F -0.154      
5 F -0.154      


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 0.901 0.901
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.865 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -37.253 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.220
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.872 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.710 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.838
Polar
3z2-r27.677
x2-y26.388
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.443 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.563 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.695


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 89.718
(<r2>)1/2 9.472