Cyclic octaatomic sulfur
- Formula: S8
- Molecular weight: 256.520
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/S8/c1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: JLQNHALFVCURHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 10544-50-0
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file - Other names: Sulfur (S8); Sulfur octamer; Sulfur, mol. (S8); Cyclooctasulfur; Octathiocane; Orthorhombic sulfur; Sulfur molecule (S8); S8; Cyclooctasulphur; Octasulfur; 115725-44-5; Sulfur
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Gas phase ion energetics data
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
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
Electron affinity determinations
| EA (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.590 ± 0.050 | LPD | Hunsicker, Jones, et al., 1995 | Vertical Detachment Energy: 3.87 eV.; B |
Ionization energy determinations
| IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 ± 0.2 | EI | Rosinger, Grade, et al., 1983 | LBLHLM |
| 9.04 ± 0.03 | PI | Berkowitz and Lifshitz, 1968 | RDSH |
| 9.6 ± 0.2 | EI | Berkowitz and Chupka, 1964 | RDSH |
| 7.3 ± 0.3 | EI | Hagemann, 1962 | RDSH |
| 9.40 | PE | Richardson and Weinberger, 1975 | Vertical value; LLK |
| 9.23 | PE | Boschi and Schmidt, 1973 | Vertical value; LLK |
Appearance energy determinations
| Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3+ | 12.6 ± 0.5 | ? | EI | Berkowitz and Chupka, 1964 | RDSH |
| S4+ | 12.5 ± 0.3 | ? | EI | Berkowitz and Chupka, 1964 | RDSH |
| S5+ | 10.2 | S3 | PI | Berkowitz and Lifshitz, 1968 | RDSH |
| S6+ | ≤11.0 | S2 | PI | Berkowitz and Lifshitz, 1968 | RDSH |
| S6+ | 10.1 ± 0.3 | S2 | EI | Berkowitz and Chupka, 1964 | RDSH |
Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
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|---|---|
| Origin | GAZ DE FRANCE D.E.T.N., B.P. 33, LA PLAINE ST. DENIS, FRANCE |
| NIST MS number | 12510 |
References
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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]
Rosinger, Grade, et al., 1983
Rosinger, W.; Grade, M.; Hirschwald, W.,
Detection of ion states of S2 to S8 by electron impact,
Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes, 1983, 47, 239. [all data]
Berkowitz and Lifshitz, 1968
Berkowitz, J.; Lifshitz, C.,
Photoionization of high temperature vapors. II. Sulfur molecular species,
J. Chem. Phys., 1968, 48, 4346. [all data]
Berkowitz and Chupka, 1964
Berkowitz, J.; Chupka, W.A.,
Vaporization processes involving sulfur,
J. Chem. Phys., 1964, 40, 287. [all data]
Hagemann, 1962
Hagemann, R.,
Determination de la chaleur de formation de S2O par spectrometrie de masse,
Compt. Rend., 1962, 255, 1102. [all data]
Richardson and Weinberger, 1975
Richardson, N.V.; Weinberger, P.,
The electronic structure of the S8 molecule,
J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1975, 6, 109. [all data]
Boschi and Schmidt, 1973
Boschi, R.; Schmidt, W.,
The photoelectron spectrum and structure of sulfur in the gas phase at 140 C,
Inorg. Nucl. Chem. Lett., 1973, 9, 643. [all data]
Notes
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