Sulfur pentafluoride

• Formula: F₅S
• Molecular weight: 127.057
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/F5S/c1-6(2,3,4)5 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HAQZDUWRNKKMQY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 10546-01-7
• Chemical structure:
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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
B - John E. Bartmess

View reactions leading to F₅S⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

References

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Chen and Chen, 2007
Chen, E.C.M.; Chen, E.S., Electron affinities and activation energies for reactions with thermal electrons: SF6 and SF5, Phys. Rev. A, 2007, 76, 3, 032508, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.76.032508 . [all data]

Chen, Shuie, et al., 1988
Chen, E.C.M.; Shuie, L.-R.; DSa, E.D.; Batten, C.F.; Wentworth, W.E., The Negative Ion States of SF₆, J. Chem. Phys., 1988, 88, 8, 4711, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.454710 . [all data]

Chase Jr., Curnutt, et al., 1982
Chase Jr.; Curnutt, J.L.; Downy Jr.; McDonald, R.A.; Syverrud, A.N.; Valenzuela, E.A., JANAF Thermochemical Tables 1982 Supplement, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1982, 11, 3, 695, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.555666 . [all data]

Compton, Reinhardt, et al., 1978
Compton, R.N.; Reinhardt, P.W.; Cooper, C.D., Collisional ionization between fast alkali atoms and selected hexafluoride molecules, J. Chem. Phys., 1978, 68, 2023. [all data]

Hubers and Los, 1975
Hubers, M.M.; Los, J., Ion pair formation in alkali-SF₆ collisions: Dependence on collisional and vibrational energy, Chem. Phys., 1975, 10, 235. [all data]

Compton and Cooper, 1973
Compton, R.N.; Cooper, C.D., Molecular electron affinities from collisional ionization of cesium. II. SF₆ and TeF₆, J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 59, 4140. [all data]

Lifshitz, Tiernan, et al., 1973
Lifshitz, C.; Tiernan, T.O.; Hughes, B.M., Electron affinities from endothermic negative-ion charge transfer reactions. IV. SF₆, selected fluorocarbons, and other polyatomic molecules, J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 59, 3182. [all data]

Curran, 1961
Curran, R.K., Positive and negative ion formation in CCl₃F, J. Chem. Phys., 1961, 34, 2007. [all data]

Kay and Page, 1964
Kay, J.; Page, F.M., Determination of Electron Affinities. Part 7.- Sulphur Hexafluoride and Disulphur Decafluoride, Trans. Farad. Soc., 1964, 60, 1042, https://doi.org/10.1039/tf9646001042 . [all data]

Becker, Hrusak, et al., 1994
Becker, H.; Hrusak, J.; Schwarz, H.; Bohme, D.K., Two isomers of SF₅ and SF₅⁺: Structures and energetics, J. Chem. Phys., 1994, 100, 1759. [all data]

Fischer, Kickel, et al., 1992
Fischer, E.R.; Kickel, B.L.; Armentrout, P.B., Collision-induced dissociation and charge transfer reactions of SF_x⁺ (x = 1-5_): Thermochemistry of sulfur fluoride ions and neutrals, J. Chem. Phys., 1992, 97, 4859. [all data]

Sieck and Ausloos, 1990
Sieck, L.W.; Ausloos, P.J., The ionization energy of SF₅ and the SF₅-F bond dissociation energy, J. Chem. Phys., 1990, 93, 8374. [all data]

Langford, Almeida, et al., 1990
Langford, M.L.; Almeida, D.P.; Harris, F.M., Measurements of single ionization energies or electron affinities of SF_n molecules (n = 1-5) using double-charge-transfer spectroscopy, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes, 1990, 98, 147. [all data]

Stone and Wytenberg, 1989
Stone, J.A.; Wytenberg, W.J., A high pressure mass spectrometric study of the formation and chemistry of the pentafluorosulphur cation (SF₅⁺), Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes, 1989, 94, 269. [all data]

Baumgartel, Jochims, et al., 1989
Baumgartel, H.; Jochims, H.-W.; Ruhl, E., Photoionenspektroskopic an schwefelchloridpentafluorid SF₅Cl, das ionisationspotential von schwefelpentafluorid SF₅, Z. Naturforsch. B:, 1989, 44, 21. [all data]

Babcock and Streit, 1981
Babcock, L.M.; Streit, G.E., Ion-molecule reactions of SF₆: Determination of I. P. (SF₆), A. P.(SF₅⁺/SF₆), and D(SF₅-F), J. Chem. Phys., 1981, 74, 5700. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  EA	Electron affinity
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy

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