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Experimental data for S3 (Sulfur trimer)

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INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/S3/c1-3-2 NVSDADJBGGUCLP-UHFFFAOYSA-N S=S=S
State Conformation
1A1 C2V
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Hfg(298.15K) enthalpy of formation 144.70 4.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 146.00 4.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 276.29   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 11.97   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 48.96   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Information can also be found for this species in the NIST Chemistry Webbook
Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
1 A1 581   webbook      
2 A1 281   webbook      
3 B2 680   webbook      

vibrational zero-point energy: 771.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for S3 (Sulfur trimer).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
0.79964 0.09835 0.08747 2004McC/Tho:4096

Calculated rotational constants for S3 (Sulfur trimer).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
696382.7amu3Å6   3.18871682734725E-114gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Sulfur trimer

Point Group C2v


Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
Description Value unc. Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4
rSS 1.917 0.001 1 2 2004McC/Tho:4096
aSSS 117.36 0.06 2 1 3 2004McC/Tho:4096

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.0000 0.0000 0.6643
S2 0.0000 1.6377 -0.3322
S3 0.0000 -1.6377 -0.3322

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  S1 S2 S3
S1   1.91701.9170
S2 1.9170   3.2753
S3 1.91703.2753  

Calculated geometries for S3 (Sulfur trimer).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
S2 S1 S3 117.360

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
S-S 2

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
S1 S2
S1 S3
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
9.680 0.030     1968Ber/Lif:4346

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
2.093 0.025 2002Rie/Tsc:231
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment dipole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A1 C2v True           C2v 1 2
1 2 1A1' D3h          
Experimental dipole measurement abbreviations: MW microwave; DT Dielectric with Temperature variation; DR Indirect (usually an upper limit); MB Molecular beam
Calculated electric dipole moments for S3 (Sulfur trimer).
Electric quadrupole moment quadrupole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Quadrupole (D Å) Reference comment Point Group Components
xx yy zz dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A1 C2v True       C2v 1 2
1 2 1A1' D3h      

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for S3 (Sulfur trimer).

References
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squib reference DOI
1968Ber/Lif:4346 J Berkowitz, C Lifshitz "Photoionization of High-Temperature Vapors. II. Sulfur Molecular Species" J. Chem. Phys. 48, 4346, 1968 10.1063/1.1667997
2002Rie/Tsc:231 JC Rienstra-Kiracofe, GS Tschumper, HF Schaefer III, S Nandi, GB Ellison "Atomic and Molecular Electron Affinities: Photoelectron Experiments and Theoretical Computations" Chemical Reviews 2002, 102, 231-282 10.1021/cr990044u
2004McC/Tho:4096 MC McCarthy, S Thorwirth, CA Gottlieb, P Thaddeus "The Rotational Spectrum and Geometrical Structure of Thiozone, S3" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 4096-4097 10.1021/ja049645f
Gurvich Gurvich, L.V.; Veyts, I. V.; Alcock, C. B., Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances, Fouth Edition, Hemisphere Pub. Co., New York, 1989  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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