sulfur

• Formula: S
• Molecular weight: 32.065
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/S Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: NINIDFKCEFEMDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7704-34-9
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Other names: Insoluble sulfur; Sulphur; Sulfur atom
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• Information on this page:
  • Condensed phase thermochemistry data
  • Phase change data
  • Reaction thermochemistry data
  • Ion clustering data
  • References
  • Notes
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Liquid Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Solid Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Phase change data

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Data compiled by: Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

(HS^- • 4294967295) +  = HS^-

By formula: (HS^- • 4294967295S) + S = HS^-

(CAS Reg. No. 12269-52-2 • 4294967295) +  = CAS Reg. No. 12269-52-2

By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 12269-52-2 • 4294967295S) + S = CAS Reg. No. 12269-52-2

(CAS Reg. No. 66524-41-2 • 4294967295) +  = CAS Reg. No. 66524-41-2

By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 66524-41-2 • 4294967295S) + S = CAS Reg. No. 66524-41-2

(CAS Reg. No. 66524-43-4 • 4294967295) +  = CAS Reg. No. 66524-43-4

By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 66524-43-4 • 4294967295S) + S = CAS Reg. No. 66524-43-4

=  + 

By formula: COS = CO + S

(CAS Reg. No. 12597-11-4 • 4294967295) +  = CAS Reg. No. 12597-11-4

By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 12597-11-4 • 4294967295S) + S = CAS Reg. No. 12597-11-4

(CAS Reg. No. 37301-16-9 • 4294967295) +  = CAS Reg. No. 37301-16-9

By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 37301-16-9 • 4294967295S) + S = CAS Reg. No. 37301-16-9

(CAS Reg. No. 184378-98-1 • 4294967295) +  = CAS Reg. No. 184378-98-1

By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 184378-98-1 • 4294967295S) + S = CAS Reg. No. 184378-98-1

(S₂^- • 4294967295) +  = S₂^-

By formula: (S₂^- • 4294967295S) + S = S₂^-

(S₃^- • 4294967295) +  = S₃^-

By formula: (S₃^- • 4294967295S) + S = S₃^-

(FS^- • 4294967295) +  = FS^-

By formula: (FS^- • 4294967295S) + S = FS^-

Ion clustering data

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Clustering reactions

(FS^- • 4294967295) +  = FS^-

By formula: (FS^- • 4294967295S) + S = FS^-

(HS^- • 4294967295) +  = HS^-

By formula: (HS^- • 4294967295S) + S = HS^-

(S₂^- • 4294967295) +  = S₂^-

By formula: (S₂^- • 4294967295S) + S = S₂^-

(S₃^- • 4294967295) +  = S₃^-

By formula: (S₃^- • 4294967295S) + S = S₃^-

References

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Chase, 1998
Chase, M.W., Jr., NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Monograph 9, 1998, 1-1951. [all data]

Cox, Wagman, et al., 1984
Cox, J.D.; Wagman, D.D.; Medvedev, V.A., CODATA Key Values for Thermodynamics, Hemisphere Publishing Corp., New York, 1984, 1. [all data]

Rau, Kutty, et al., 1973
Rau, H.; Kutty, T.R.N.; Guedes de Carvalho, J.R.F., High temperature saturated vapor pressure of sulphur and the estimation of its critical quantities, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1973, 5, 291-302. [all data]

Chaibi, Delsart, et al., 2006
Chaibi, W.; Delsart, C.; Drag, C.; Blondel, C., High precision measurement of the (SH)-S-32 electron affinity by laser detachment microscopy, J. Molec. Spectros., 2006, 239, 1, 11-15, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jms.2006.05.012 . [all data]

Breyer, Frey, et al., 1981
Breyer, F.; Frey, P.; Hotop, H., High Resolution Photoelectron Spectrometry of Negative Ions: Rotational Transitions in Laser-Photodetachment of OH-, SH-, and SD-, Z. Phys. A, 1981, 300, 1, 7, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01412609 . [all data]

Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979
Bartmess, J.E.; Scott, J.A.; McIver, R.T., Jr., The gas phase acidity scale from methanol to phenol, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 6047. [all data]

Shiell, Hu, et al., 1900
Shiell, R.C.; Hu, X.K.; Hu, Q.J.; Hepburn, J.W., A determination of the bond dissociation energy (D-0(H-SH)): Threshold ion-pair production spectroscopy (TIPPS) of a triatomic molecule, J. Phys. Chem. A, 1900, 104, 19, 4339-4342, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp000025k . [all data]

Gurvich, Veyts, et al.
Gurvich, L.V.; Veyts, I.V.; Alcock, C.B., Hemisphere Publishing, NY, 1989, V. 1 2, Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances, 4th Ed. [all data]

Polak, Fiala, et al., 1991
Polak, M.L.; Fiala, B.L.; Lineberger, W.C.; Ervin, K.M., The Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectrum of SO-, J. Chem. Phys., 1991, 94, 10, 6926, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.460223 . [all data]

Feldman, 1970
Feldman, D., Photoablosung von Elektronen bei einigen Stabilen Negativen Ionen, Z. Naturfor., 1970, 25A, 621. [all data]

Hunsicker, Jones, et al., 1995
Hunsicker, S.; Jones, R.O.; Gantefor, G., Rings and chains in sulfur cluster anions S- to S-9(-): Theory (simulated annealing) and experiment (photoelectron detachment), J. Chem. Phys., 1995, 102, 15, 5917, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.469326 . [all data]

Bechtold, 1965
Bechtold, V.E., Bestimmung des Standardwertes der freien Reaktionsenthalpie für die Bildung von Kohlenoxysulfid aus Kohlenmonoxyd, Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem., 1965, 69, 326-328. [all data]

Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G., Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press, New York, 1970, 1-636. [all data]

Moran and Ellison, 1988
Moran, S.; Ellison, G.B., Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Sulfur Ions, J. Phys. Chem., 1988, 92, 7, 1794, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100318a021 . [all data]

Nimlos and Ellison, 1986
Nimlos, M.R.; Ellison, G.B., Photoelectron spectroscopy of SO₂^-, S₃^-, and S₂O^-, J. Phys. Chem., 1986, 90, 2574. [all data]

Polak, Gilles, et al., 1992
Polak, M.L.; Gilles, M.K.; Lineberger, W.C., Photoelectron Spectroscopy of SF-, J. Chem. Phys., 1992, 96, 9, 7191, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.462526 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Pc	Critical pressure
  S°liquid,1 bar	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  S°solid,1 bar	Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  Tc	Critical temperature
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ρc	Critical density

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