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 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

View reactions leading to F₄S⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

References

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Miller, Miller, et al., 1995
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]

Viggiano, MIller, et al., 1991
Viggiano, A.A.; MIller, T.M.; Miller, A.E.S.; Morris, R.A.; Van Doren, J.M.; Paulson, J.F., SF4: Electron Affinity Determination by Charge Transfer Reactions, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc., 1991, 109, 327, https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-1176(91)85112-Y . [all data]

Babcock and Streit, 1981
Babcock, L.M.; Streit, G.E., Negative ion-molecule reactions of SF₄, J. Chem. Phys., 1981, 75, 3864. [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]

Donovan, Harland, et al., 1974
Donovan, R.J.; Harland, P.W.; Knox, J.H.; Makowski, J.A.; Thynne, J.C.J., Electron affinity of SF₄, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1974, 13, 464. [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]

Costa, Lloyd, et al., 1981
Costa, N.C.V.; Lloyd, D.R.; Roberts, P.J.; Cruickshank, D.W.J.; Avramides, E.; Chablo, A.; Collins, G.A.D.; Dobson, B.; Hillier, I.H., Experimental and theoretical study of the electronic structures of thionyl fluoride, sulphur tetrafluoride and sulphur tetrafluoride Oxode, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1981, 77, 899. [all data]

Hildenbrand, 1973
Hildenbrand, D.L., Mass spectrometric studies of some gaseous sulfur fluorides, J. Phys. Chem., 1973, 77, 897. [all data]

Muller and Fenderl, 1971
Muller, J.; Fenderl, K., Reaktionen des π-Cyclopentadienyl-Mangantricarbonyl-Kations mit einfachen Fluorverbindungen in der gasphase, Chem. Ber., 1971, 104, 2207. [all data]

Glemser, Muller, et al., 1968
Glemser, O.; Muller, A.; Bohler, D.; Krebs, B., Die N-S-Bindung: Bindungslangen Kraftkonstanten, Bindungsgrade und Bindungsenergien, Z. Anorg. Allgem. Chem., 1968, 357, 184. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  EA	Electron affinity
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy

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