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Experimental data for SO3- (Sulfur trioxide anion)

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Other names
Sulfan; Sulfur oxide (SO3); Sulfur trioxide; Sulfur trioxide, stabilized; Sulfuric anhydride; Sulfuric oxide;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/O3S/c1-4(2)3 AKEJUJNQAAGONA-UHFFFAOYSA-N O=S(=O)=O Sulfur trioxide
State Conformation
1A1' D3H
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 -395.90 0.70 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -390.16 0.70 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 256.54   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 11.69   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 50.62   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' 1065   Shim       SO3 s-stretch
2 A2" 498   Shim       OPLA
3 E' 1391   Shim       SO3 d-stretch
4 E' 530   Shim       SO3 d-bend

vibrational zero-point energy: 2702.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for SO3- (Sulfur trioxide anion).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
0.34854 0.34854 0.17399 1991Mey/Sut:710

Calculated rotational constants for SO3- (Sulfur trioxide anion).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
226650.3amu3Å6   1.03782550627519E-114gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Sulfur trioxide anion

Point Group D3h


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
rSO 1.418   1 2 1991Mey/Sut:710
aOSO 120 2 1 3 1991Mey/Sut:710

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
O2 0.0000 1.4175 0.0000
O3 1.2276 -0.7088 0.0000
O4 -1.2276 -0.7088 0.0000

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  S1 O2 O3 O4
S1   1.41751.41751.4175
O2 1.4175   2.45522.4552
O3 1.41752.4552   2.4552
O4 1.41752.45522.4552  

Calculated geometries for SO3- (Sulfur trioxide anion).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 S1 O3 120.000 O2 S1 O4 120.000
O3 S1 O4 120.000

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
O=S 3

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
S1 O2
S1 O3
S1 O4
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
12.800 0.040     webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
1.900 0.100 webbook
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' D3h True 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 NSRDS-NBS10   D3h 0 1
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 SO3- (Sulfur trioxide anion).
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' D3h True       D3h 0 1

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for SO3- (Sulfur trioxide anion).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
4.297 0.222 2015Tha/Wu:144302

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for SO3- (Sulfur trioxide anion).

References
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squib reference DOI
1991Mey/Sut:710 Meyer, V.; Sutter, D.; Dreizler, H. "The Centrifugally Induced Pure Rotational Spectrum and the Structure of Sulfur Trioxide. A Microwave Fourier Transform Study of a Nonpolar Molecule." Z. Naturforsch. 46a, 710-714 (1991) 10.1515/zna-1991-0811
2015Tha/Wu:144302 AJ Thakkar, T Wu "How well do static electronic dipole polarizabilities from gas-phase experiments compare with density functional and MP2 computations?" J. Chem. Phys. 143, 144302 (2015) 10.1063/1.4932594
Gurvich Gurvich, L.V.; Veyts, I. V.; Alcock, C. B., Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances, Fouth Edition, Hemisphere Pub. Co., New York, 1989  
NSRDS-NBS10 R. D. Nelson Jr., D. R. Lide, A. A. Maryott "Selected Values of electric dipole moments for molecules in the gas phase" NSRDS-NBS10, 1967 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.10
Shim Shimanouchi, T. , Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies, Consolidated Volu 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.39
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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