Sulfur tetrafluoride

• Formula: F₄S
• Molecular weight: 108.059
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/F4S/c1-5(2,3)4 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QHMQWEPBXSHHLH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7783-60-0
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Sulfur fluoride (SF4), (T-4)-; Sulfur fluoride (SF4); Tetrafluorosulfurane; SF4; UN 2418; Sulfur fluoride; sulphur tetrafluoride
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  • Gas phase thermochemistry data
  • Phase change data
  • Reaction thermochemistry data
  • Gas phase ion energetics data
  • Ion clustering data
  • References
  • Notes
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Gas 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 (cal/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kcal/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (cal/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
B - John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + F₄S = (F^- • F₄S)

( • 4294967295) +  =

By formula: (F^- • 4294967295F₄S) + F₄S = F^-

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + F₄S = (CN^- • F₄S)

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
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess

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Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

Ion clustering data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Clustering reactions

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + F₄S = (CN^- • F₄S)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + F₄S = (F^- • F₄S)

( • 4294967295) +  =

By formula: (F^- • 4294967295F₄S) + F₄S = F^-

References

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Chase, 1998
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Tollock, C.W.; Fawcett, F.S.; Smith, W.C.; Coffman, D.D., The Chemistry of Sulfur Tetrafluoride I. The Synthesis of Sulfur Tetrafluoride, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1960, 82, 539. [all data]

Dykyj, Svoboda, et al., 1999
Dykyj, J.; Svoboda, J.; Wilhoit, R.C.; Frenkel, M.L.; Hall, K.R., Vapor Pressure of Chemicals: Part A. Vapor Pressure and Antoine Constants for Hydrocarbons and Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium and Hydrogen Containing Organic Compounds, Springer, Berlin, 1999, 373. [all data]

Brown and Robinson, 1955
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Miller, A.E.S.; Miller, T.M.; Viggiano, A.A.; Morris, R.A.; Vandoren, J.M.; Arnold, S.T.; Paulson, J., Negative ion chemistry of SF4, J. Chem. Phys., 1995, 102, 22, 8865, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.468940 . [all data]

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  EA	Electron affinity
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  S°gas,1 bar	Entropy of gas at standard conditions (1 bar)
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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