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Experimental data for SbCl5 (Antimony pentachloride)

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Other names
Antimony(V) chloride;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/5ClH.Sb/h5*1H;/q;;;;;+5/p-5 VMPVEPPRYRXYNP-UHFFFAOYSA-I Cl[Sb](Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl Antimony(V) chloride
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
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' 357   webbook       SbCl3 s-str
2 A1' 307           SbCl2 s-str
3 A2" 384           SbCl2 a-str
4 A2" 154           SbCl3 op-deform
5 E' 398           SbCl3 d-str
6 E' 177           SbCl3 d-deform
7 E' 72           SbCl bend
8 E" 165           SbCl bend

vibrational zero-point energy: 1413.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for SbCl5 (Antimony pentachloride).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment

Calculated rotational constants for SbCl5 (Antimony pentachloride).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Antimony pentachloride

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
rSbCl 2.338 0.007 1 2 1982Iva/Ish:144-147 axial re
rSbCl 2.277 0.005 1 3 1982Iva/Ish:144-147 equatorial re
aClSbCl 90 2 1 3 by symmetry
aClSbCl 120 3 1 4 by symmetry

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Sb1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Cl2 0.0000 0.0000 2.3380
Cl3 0.0000 2.2770 0.0000
Cl4 1.9719 -1.1385 0.0000
Cl5 -1.9719 -1.1385 0.0000
Cl6 0.0000 0.0000 -2.3380

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  Sb1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5 Cl6
Sb1   2.33802.27702.27702.27702.3380
Cl2 2.3380   3.26363.26363.26364.6760
Cl3 2.27703.2636   3.94393.94393.2636
Cl4 2.27703.26363.9439   3.94393.2636
Cl5 2.27703.26363.94393.9439   3.2636
Cl6 2.33804.67603.26363.26363.2636  

Calculated geometries for SbCl5 (Antimony pentachloride).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 Sb1 Cl3 90.000 Cl2 Sb1 Cl4 90.000
Cl2 Sb1 Cl5 90.000 Cl2 Sb1 Cl6 180.000
Cl3 Sb1 Cl4 120.000 Cl3 Sb1 Cl5 120.000
Cl3 Sb1 Cl6 90.000 Cl4 Sb1 Cl5 120.000
Cl4 Sb1 Cl6 90.000 Cl5 Sb1 Cl6 90.000

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
Cl-Sb 5
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
10.800   11.470 0.150 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           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 SbCl5 (Antimony pentachloride).
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 SbCl5 (Antimony pentachloride).

References
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squib reference DOI
1982Iva/Ish:144-147 LS Ivashkevich, AA Ishchenko, VP Spiridonov, TG Strand, AA Ivanov, AN Nikolaev "Electron diffraction study of the structure and pseudorotation of antimony pentachloride in the gas phase" Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii 1982, 23(2), 144-147  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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