tin sulphide

Formula: SSn
Molecular weight: 150.775
IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/S.Sn
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: AFNRRBXCCXDRPS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Registry Number: 1314-95-0
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Other names: Tin monosulfide
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Constants of diatomic molecules

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Data compiled by: Klaus P. Huber and Gerhard H. Herzberg

Data collected through August, 1977

Symbols used in the table of constants
Symbol	Meaning
State	electronic state and / or symmetry symbol
T_e	minimum electronic energy (cm^-1)
ω_e	vibrational constant – first term (cm^-1)
ω_ex_e	vibrational constant – second term (cm^-1)
ω_ey_e	vibrational constant – third term (cm^-1)
B_e	rotational constant in equilibrium position (cm^-1)
α_e	rotational constant – first term (cm^-1)
γ_e	rotation-vibration interaction constant (cm^-1)
D_e	centrifugal distortion constant (cm^-1)
β_e	rotational constant – first term, centrifugal force (cm^-1)
r_e	internuclear distance (Å)
Trans.	observed transition(s) corresponding to electronic state
ν₀₀	position of 0-0 band (units noted in table)

Diatomic constants for ¹²⁰Sn³²S
State	T_e	ω_e	ω_ex_e	ω_ey_e	B_e	α_e	γ_e	D_e	β_e	r_e	Trans.	ν₀₀
Continuous absorption from 56470 to 56887 cm^-1.
↳Barrow, Drummond, et al., 1953
G 2	[56171] 1										G ← X R	55928 H
G 2	↳Barrow, Drummond, et al., 1953
F 2	(52257)	(408) H	(4.5)								F ← X R	52217 H
F 2	↳Barrow, Drummond, et al., 1953
E ¹Σ⁺	33037.0	294.25 H	1.15								E ↔ X R	32941 H
E ¹Σ⁺	↳missing citation; Barrow, Drummond, et al., 1953; Douglas, Howe, et al., 1961
State	T_e	ω_e	ω_ex_e	ω_ey_e	B_e	α_e	γ_e	D_e	β_e	r_e	Trans.	ν₀₀
D ¹Π	28336.6₀	331.35 Z	1.265		0.12023 3 4	0.00070				2.3569	D ↔ X R	28258.67 Z
D ¹Π	↳missing citation; Douglas, Howe, et al., 1961
The spectrum in the visible and near UV region is very complex, both in absorption and in emission Rochester, 1935 Douglas, Howe, et al., 1961 Yamdagni and Joshi, 1966; partial analysis by Douglas, Howe, et al., 1961:
C' 1	[23950.3] 5				[0.1075]					[2.493]	C' ↔ X R	23707.0 Z
C' 1	↳Douglas, Howe, et al., 1961
B 1	(23589.8)	[366.60] 6 Z			[0.1214]	7				[2.345]	B ↔ X R	23529.82 Z
B 1	↳Douglas, Howe, et al., 1961
State	T_e	ω_e	ω_ex_e	ω_ey_e	B_e	α_e	γ_e	D_e	β_e	r_e	Trans.	ν₀₀
A 0⁺	[22915.97] 8				[0.1184]					[2.375]	A ↔ X R	22672.68 Z
A 0⁺	↳Douglas, Howe, et al., 1961
a 9											a → X	(18300)
a 9	↳Smith and Meyer, 1968
X ¹Σ⁺	0	487.26 Z	1.358		0.13686139 4	0.00050563 10		4.24E-8		2.209026 11
	↳Marino, Guerin, et al., 1974
	Microwave sp. 6
	↳Barrow, Fry, et al., 1963

Notes

v=0 only.

p and q of Barrow, Drummond, et al., 1953.

Perturbations.

RKR potential functions Nair, Singh, et al., 1965.

Only one level 13 analyzed.

The two levels x and w of Douglas, Howe, et al., 1961 are believed Barrow, Fry, et al., 1963 to belong to the same electronic state; v numbering uncertain. Rotational perturbations in both observed levels.

B₁ = 0.1218; see 6.

Only one level 14 analyzed.

fluorescence bands in rare gas matrices, 18300 - 14300 cm^-1.

α_v= -1.8₇E-7(v+1/2)² - 4E-9(v+1/2)³.

IR Spectrum 15

Thermochemical value Colin and Drowart, 1962; agrees fairly well with values derived from the continuous absorption (D₀⁰ ≤ 4.84 ev) and from a short extrapolation of the vibrational levels of the E state (D₀⁰ = 4.81 eV) if dissociation into ¹D + ¹D and ³P₁ + ³P₁, respectively, is assumed.

Ca1led z by Douglas, Howe, et al., 1961 and renamed C' by Barrow, Fry, et al., 1963; v numbering uncertain. Low J lines (J < 29) are weak or absent causing the headless appearance of the bands.

Called y by Douglas, Howe, et al., 1961,renamed A by Barrow, Fry, et al., 1963; v numbering uncertain.

In argon matrix.

μ_el = 3.17 + 0.022(v+1/2) D Hoeft, Lovas, et al., 1969, Hoeft, Lovas, et al., 1970; see also Murty and Curl, 1969. ³³S hf structure Hoeft, Lovas, et al., 1970.

References

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Barrow, Drummond, et al., 1953
Barrow, R.F.; Drummond, G.; Rowlinson, H.C., The absorption spectrum of SnS vapour in the ultra-violet and Schumann regions, Proc. Phys. Soc. London Sect. A, 1953, 66, 885. [all data]

Douglas, Howe, et al., 1961
Douglas, A.E.; Howe, L.L.; Morton, J.R., The spectrum of the SnS molecule, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1961, 7, 161. [all data]

Rochester, 1935
Rochester, G.D., The absorption spectrum of stannous sulphide, Proc. R. Soc. London A, 1935, 150, 668. [all data]

Yamdagni and Joshi, 1966
Yamdagni, R.; Joshi, M.M., The visible absorption spectrum of the SnS molecule, Indian J. Phys., 1966, 40, 495. [all data]

Smith and Meyer, 1968
Smith, J.J.; Meyer, B., The absorption and fluorescence spectrum of SnS and SnO: matrix-induced intersystem crossing, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1968, 27, 304. [all data]

Marino, Guerin, et al., 1974
Marino, C.P.; Guerin, J.D.; Nixon, E.R., Infrared spectra of some matrix-isolated germanium, tin, and lead chalcogenides, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1974, 51, 160. [all data]

Barrow, Fry, et al., 1963
Barrow, R.F.; Fry, P.W.; Le Bargy, R.C., Rotational analysis of bands of the absorption spectrum of PbS, Proc. Phys. Soc. London, 1963, 81, 697. [all data]

Nair, Singh, et al., 1965
Nair, K.P.R.; Singh, R.B.; Rai, D.K., Potential-energy curves and dissociation energies of oxides and sulfides of group IV A elements, J. Chem. Phys., 1965, 43, 3570. [all data]

Colin and Drowart, 1962
Colin, R.; Drowart, J., Thermodynamic study of tin sulfide and lead sulfide using a mass spectrometer, J. Chem. Phys., 1962, 37, 1120. [all data]

Hoeft, Lovas, et al., 1969
Hoeft, J.; Lovas, F.J.; Tiemann, E.; Tischer, R.; Torring, T., Elektrisches Dipolmoment und Mikrowellenrotationsspektrum von SnO, SnS, PbO und PbS, Z. Naturforsch. A, 1969, 24, 1222. [all data]

Hoeft, Lovas, et al., 1970
Hoeft, J.; Lovas, J.; Tiemann, E.; Torring, T., Dipole moments and hyperfine structure of the group IV/VI diatomic molecules, J. Chem. Phys., 1970, 53, 2736. [all data]

Murty and Curl, 1969
Murty, A.N.; Curl, R.F., Jr., Dipole moments of the sulfides of Pb, Sn, and Si from Stark effect measurements, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1969, 30, 102. [all data]

Notes

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